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2021 Elite Track European Championships in Minsk canceled

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MINSK, 27 May (BelTA) – A decision to cancel the Elite Track European Championships scheduled in Minsk, Belarus from 23 to 27 June 2021 was taken by the UEC Management Board, held at the Lausanne headquarters in Switzerland on 27 May, BelTA has learned.

The decision was taken in light of the current international situation, the post on the UEC official website reads. “We have recently been monitoring the situation with the Belarus Cycling Federation which has now developed into an international debate and today during the Management Board meeting, we have decided to cancel the event in Minsk. I would like to thank the Belarus Cycling Federation and its President and Management Board member, Natallia Tsylinskaya, who has worked with great dedication to help prepare the event and for the important initiatives planned to develop the sport of cycling in Belarus with a program of additional activities during the European Championships,” UEC President Enrico Della Casa commented on the decision.

It is also known that the UEC is already working on finding an alternative solution to enable the riders from the 50 National Federations to compete in this season’s continental event.

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