Azerbaijani cyclist shines in Italy
By Amina Nazarli
Azerbaijani cycling team took part in the "Giorni delle Rose" cycling competition of the first category in Italy on the eve of World Cup and European Championship.
The member of Azerbaijani team, Olga Ismailova, took the first place at sprint competitions in the scratch race at 200 meters, thus adding 80 points to her rating.
Olga also well performed on keirin competitions, where she took the second place, adding 72 points to her rating.
Another Azerbaijani cyclist Yelena Pavlukhina got the 12th place among 26 sportsmen on sketch competitions. In the men' competition, Sergey Omelchenko took the 7th place among 34 cyclists on sprint competitions.