MOSCOW, Aug 6 Pavel Sivakov, who changed sports citizenship from Russian to French, from team Ineos Grenadiers became the winner of the Vuelta Burgos cycling race. The cyclist took third place at the last, fifth stage. According to the results of the entire race, Sivakov became the best in the general classification, showing a time of 19 hours 23 seconds. Second place went to João Almeida of Portugal (UAE Team Emirates; +35 seconds), rounding out the top three was Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Qazaqstan; +35 seconds). great shape. It's been a long time since I won, so I got a lot of satisfaction. It gives me a lot of confidence. I needed it,» Sivakov is quoted by France Press. UCI). Sivakov is 25 years old. In March, he changed his sports citizenship from Russian to French. Earlier, the UCI imposed sanctions on Russian cycling due to the situation in Ukraine, including annulling the status of Russian teams, depriving the international status of several cycling races planned in the country, removing the Russian team from participating in international competitions, and banning Russian symbols from competitions. Russian riders can participate in competitions under the auspices of the UCI only in a neutral status.
