ITERA Hosted Meeting of Russian Cycling Federation
OREANDA-NEWS. July 30, 2010. The meeting of the Management Committee of the Russian Cycling Federation (RCF) took place in the Head Office of ITERA International Group of Companies.
Igor Makarov, the RCF President, addressed the meeting to make an assessment for a difficult situation in the national cycling in recent years. He believed that "only joint effort and tight-knit work could stop its downfall". "Today, we have reached the bottom line, - he stressed. – To ensure ascent, it is important to organize close cooperation with regions of the country and listen to what healthy opposition is saying. It is necessary to engage governors and heads of city administrations into area of interests of cycling, and to organize efficient dialogue with the world of business. Without doing this and, certainly, without employing the latest achievements of global science and practice it would be impossible to move forward".
Igor Makarov, among first-priority tasks cited "creation of comfortable conditions in cycling centers and physical culture school for children and youth". He is sure it is necessary to hold mass cycling races to popularize cycling. "A
I. Makarov pointed out: "cycling should obtain subsidized financing. One should remember that cyclists shall contest for 18 sets of medals during the Olympic Games".
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The meeting discussed an issue of preparing to the Continental Championship-2010 at a racetrack in
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