ROLLER SKIING, Belmeken, 15 august 2010, 14:30 (SKI.BG) -- Roller ski race SIVEN Cup 2010 finished less than an hour ago. After fierce men fighting in the first kilometers, the roller ski climb on the road between Yundola and Belmeken won national competitor Veselin Tsinzov, followed by Russians Alexander Kuznetsov and Artyom Norin.

The winner of last year's race Veselin Tsinzov lead column, and despite strong competition he managed to hold its dominant position to the finish and won for the second consecutive time the summer Roller Ski SIVEN Cup

VIDEO FOOTAGE SIVEN CUP 2010 HERE !

On the ladies' side Olga Rocheva from Tyumen, Russia overcame Bulgarian national champion Teodora Malcheva, ranked second on 9km distance and third is Ulyana Cherepanova also from Russia.

In the first Bulgarian Roller ski race of the year over 100 athletes participated, including the national team of cross-country skiing, skiers, biathletes and ski-orienteers from many sport clubs in the country and a significant number of national and clubs' teams from Russia.

29 men started from Yundola for the 19-kilometer climb

The The fight in the first kilometer was extremely contested

Veselin Tsinzov lead the column and firmly occupy leadership

National cross-country skiing competitor of SC Alexander Logistics Veselin Tsinzov crosses the finish line first, almost minute ahead of pursuing Russian Alexander Kuznetsov

The start of juvenile girls, boys, girls and veterans for the 5km climb

Podium of the 19km men competiton

Second place for Theodora Malcheva

In the ceremony participated official guests - Vice-Minister of Physical Education and Sports Prof. Lazar Kamenov, the mayor of Velingrad Mr. Ivan Lebanov who is also the first medallist for Bulgaria from the Winter Olympics with a bronze in cross-country skiing in Lake Placid ( USA) in 1980, Bulgarian Olympic champion from Nagano and Chairman of the Bulgarian Biathlon Federation Mrs. Ekaterina Dafovska and Chairman of the Municipal Council of Velingrad Mr. Mustafa Djambaz..

Special Award by the organizers and get ranked 20th place start in the men Sergei Erminov which is double Olympic champion for people with impaired hearing.

On behalf of SKI&BOARD and WWW.SKI.BG, as major media partners, all of the winners on the podium received a copy of the latest NO20 of SKI&BOARD magazine and all present - players and audience - had the opportunity to get free with previous issues of the journal containing interesting topics for various winter and summer sports including skiing and roller skiing.

National cross-country ski competitors Theodora Malcheva and Antonia Grigorova

Roller skiing is a very accessible and very easy way to practice for a wider range of sports athletes, and in this aspect we have a very large margin to develop its poteltsial in Bulgaria. This is an excellent way to develop winter sports in the summer.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROLLER SKI SIVEN CUP 2010 HERE (ON BULGARIAN) !

BIG PHOTO GALLERIES FROM SIVEN CUP 2010 HERE !

PHOTO GALLERIES FROM BELKEMEN HERE !

VIDEO FOOTAGE SIVEN CUP 2010 HERE !

MORE ABOUT ROLLER SKI SIVEN CUP 2010 HERE (ON BULGARIAN) !

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