\u0100frika pasaules \u010dempion\u0101tu \u0161osejas rite\u0146brauk\u0161an\u0101 uz\u0146ems pirmo reizi v\u0113stur\u0113. Ar \u0161o soli UCI v\u0113las papla\u0161in\u0101t jau t\u0101 vienu no liel\u0101kajiem un komerci\u0101li augo\u0161\u0101kajiem sporta veidiem pasaul\u0113. Ruanda ir viena no sakopt\u0101kaj\u0101m, za\u013c\u0101kaj\u0101m un k\u0101pumiem bag\u0101t\u0101kaj\u0101m \u0100frikas valst\u012bm. Ar\u012b rite\u0146brauk\u0161ana taj\u0101 neb\u016bt nav sve\u0161a \u2014 ik gadu \u0161eit norisin\u0101s Ruandas t\u016bre, kur\u0101 pirms p\u0101ris sezon\u0101m start\u0113jis ar\u012b pa\u0161reiz\u0113jais Latvijas izlases mened\u017eeris Alekss Krasts. Liela interese par rite\u0146brauk\u0161anu ir ar\u012b viet\u0113jiem iedz\u012bvot\u0101jiem, kuri akt\u012bvi un liel\u0101 skait\u0101 j\u016bt l\u012bdzi ne tikai saviem sportistiem, bet ar\u012b citiem dal\u012bbniekiem. Interesanti, ka Ruandu k\u0101 vienu no sav\u0101m m\u0101jviet\u0101m izv\u0113l\u0113jies ar\u012b Igaunijas rite\u0146brauk\u0161anas zvaigzne Reins T\u0101ram\u0113.<\/p>\n
Pateicoties valsts, feder\u0101cijas, sponsoru un Latvijas Olimpisk\u0101s vien\u012bbas atbalstam, k\u0101 ar\u012b sportistu sasniegtajiem rezult\u0101tiem, Latvija Ruand\u0101 b\u016bs p\u0101rliecino\u0161i visvair\u0101k p\u0101rst\u0101v\u0113t\u0101 Baltijas valsts. Sarkanbaltsarkanie Ruand\u0101 start\u0113s se\u0161u sportistu sast\u0101v\u0101. M\u016bs\u0113jie b\u016bs p\u0101rst\u0101v\u0113ti elites v\u012bru un junioru grup\u0101s.<\/p>\n
Elites v\u012bru grup\u0101 visi \u010detri latvie\u0161i start\u0113s tikai grupas braucien\u0101. Komandas l\u012bderi b\u016bs p\u0113rn pasaules \u010dempion\u0101t\u0101 ceturto vietu izc\u012bn\u012bju\u0161ais Toms Skuji\u0146\u0161 un v\u0113l viens augst\u0101kaj\u0101 l\u012bmen\u012b start\u0113jo\u0161ais Krists Neilands. Vi\u0146iem pal\u012bdz\u0113s un sevi apliecin\u0101t cent\u012bsies ar\u012b Kristi\u0101ns Belohvo\u0161\u010diks un M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Pluto. Latvijai start\u0113t piln\u0101 sast\u0101v\u0101 ir \u013coti svar\u012bgi ar\u012b atbalsta nodro\u0161in\u0101juma zi\u0146\u0101 \u2013 \u013coti nepiecie\u0161amo pavado\u0161o auto sa\u0146ems t\u0101s n\u0101cijas, kur\u0101m ir vismaz \u010detri sportisti. Iztikt bez pavado\u0161\u0101 auto tik tehnisk\u0101 sporta veid\u0101 k\u0101 \u0161osejas rite\u0146brauk\u0161ana b\u016btu \u013coti riskanti.<\/p>\n
Elites grupas brauciens, kas notiks n\u0101kamaj\u0101 sv\u0113tdien\u0101, 28. septembr\u012b, noteikti b\u016bs viena no visu laiku kalnain\u0101kaj\u0101m un fiziski gr\u016bt\u0101kaj\u0101m tras\u0113m, k\u0101das jebkad biju\u0161as \u010dempion\u0101tos. 267,5 kilometru garaj\u0101 distanc\u0113 sportistiem j\u0101p\u0101rvar iespaid\u012bgi 5475 augstuma metri. Sacens\u012bbu trase, kas ved\u012bs pa ap\u013ciem, iek\u013caus ar\u012b bru\u0123a sektorus. Papildu riska faktors ir p\u0113k\u0161\u0146s un \u013coti sp\u0113c\u012bgs lietus, kas var p\u0101rsteigt brauc\u0113jus tras\u0113. T\u0101pat j\u0101r\u0113\u0137in\u0101s ar sam\u0113r\u0101 lielu karstumu. Galveno favor\u012btu vid\u016b ir Tadejs Poga\u010dars, Remko Evenep\u016bls, Valent\u012bns Madu\u0101, Huans Ajuso, Egans Bern\u0101ls un citi.<\/p>\n
Junioru konkurenc\u0113 Latvijai \u0161ogad ir v\u0113rojams visai strauj\u0161 progress sal\u012bdzin\u0101jum\u0101 ar iepriek\u0161\u0113jiem gadiem. M\u016bsu valsti pasaules \u010dempion\u0101t\u0101 p\u0101rst\u0101v\u0113s Georgs Tjumins un Marks J\u0101kobsons. Georgs \u0161ogad ar pan\u0101kumiem p\u0101rst\u0101v vienu no pasaules sp\u0113c\u012bg\u0101kaj\u0101m junioru komand\u0101m \u2013 \u201cGrenke Auto Eder\u201d, bet Marks \u2013 Be\u013c\u0123ij\u0101 b\u0101z\u0113to \u201cCannibal Victourius\u201d vien\u012bbu. Georgs \u0161ogad izc\u012bn\u012bjis uzvaru UCI 1. kategorijas sacens\u012bb\u0101s It\u0101lij\u0101, bijis otrais Flandrijas klasik\u0101, k\u0101 ar\u012b nupat izc\u012bn\u012bjis tre\u0161o vietu \u201cGrand Prix R\u00fcebliland\u201d velobrauciena kopv\u0113rt\u0113jum\u0101 \u0160veic\u0113. Tikm\u0113r Marks J\u0101kobsons guvis otro vietu interklubu sacens\u012bb\u0101s Be\u013c\u0123ij\u0101. Gan Georgam, gan Markam \u0161is ir pirmais gads junioru konkurenc\u0113.<\/p>\n
Georgs Tjumins n\u0101kamo otrdien, pulksten 15:00, start\u0113s individu\u0101laj\u0101 braucien\u0101, veicot 22,6 kilometrus garu distanci. Tikm\u0113r grupas brauciens vi\u0146am un Markam J\u0101kobsonam paredz\u0113ts piektdien, 26. septembr\u012b, pulksten 09:00 p\u0113c Latvijas laika. Juniorus \u0161aj\u0101 distanc\u0113 sagaida 119,3 kilometri ar 2435 augstuma metriem. Trase abiem m\u016bsu sportistiem ir labi piem\u0113rota.<\/p>\n
\u010cempion\u0101ta norisei var\u0113s sekot l\u012bdzi tie\u0161raid\u0113 kan\u0101l\u0101 \u201cEurosport1\u201d. Uz eksotisko zemi dosies ar\u012b Latvijas Telev\u012bzijas komanda \u2013 \u017eurn\u0101lists Mat\u012bss Timofejevs un operators Rolands Veik\u0161a \u2013, kuru gatavotajiem si\u017eetiem var\u0113s sekot l\u012bdzi \u201cSporta Studijas\u201d soci\u0101lo t\u012bklu kontos un LTV1 \u201cPanor\u0101mas\u201d sporta zi\u0146u si\u017eetos.<\/p>\n
Latvijas izlases sast\u0101vs UCI \u0160osejas rite\u0146brauk\u0161anas pasaules \u010dempion\u0101t\u0101 Kigal\u012b, Ruand\u0101:<\/p>\n
Elites v\u012bri:<\/p>\n
Toms Skuji\u0146\u0161, 1991., Lidl \u2013 Trek (ASV)
Krists Neilands, 1994., Premier Tech
Kristi\u0101ns Belohvo\u0161\u010diks, 2002., Monzon – Incolor \u2013 Gub (Rum\u0101nija)
M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Pluto, 1998., Beat Cycling Club (N\u012bderlande)<\/p>\n
Juniori:<\/p>\n
Georgs Tjumins, 2008., Grenke \u2013 Auto Eder (V\u0101cija)
Marks J\u0101kobsons, 2008., Cannibal \u2013 Victourius (Be\u013c\u0123ija)<\/p>\n
Apkalpe: Linards Veide \u2013 sporta direktors, Gatis Smukulis \u2013 izlases treneris, Raivis Jansons \u2013 meh\u0101ni\u0137is, J\u0101nis Kaupe \u2013 sporta \u0101rsts, Aksels Bresme \u2013 sporta \u0101rsts (rezidents).<\/p>\n