Written by Fujimoto Masaaki
As we are looking back on the week behind us we are always at a venue that is of interest to the OCM calender. This time we could not let the opportunity pass to visit Minsk. Minsk is something you should not have high on your list to go to but it should be there, it is special, nothing like you have ever seen before. It is so far off the grid yet you see familiar things. Which makes you look the odd ball on the street. The amount of churches and post war monuments is blowing your mind away but the enthousiasm and lovable looks are something Western Europe can learn from. Minsk, your favourite destination to be. The race, CBGP Minsk, showed us numerous awesome views of the city and I would recommend it to you if you can choose between Lloret de Mar and Minsk. The end was a decent finish by Cloud Atlas who send them all home.
Minsk CBGP
1. Kirby Ussery, Cloud Atlas
2. Rune Horn, Team airik
3. Norbert Moerenhout, Pro Cycling Manager
In Austria | | we had a Classic that was in division eight and it involded the infamous Alpes around Zell am See. After some great battles it was Quinty Franken who beat Agus Mardi on the finish line with a bike length ahead of Leendert Eggens. The three jumped away a few kilometers of the finishline to battle it out on the last meters.
Zell am See
1. Quinty Franken, Jumentus CT
2. Agus Mardi, IDX Garuda Kestrel
3. Leendert Eggens, Roze Parel
With the Classics on their way and many teams working for a great ride on the big tours in the upper divisions, division three started their Giro di Montelbano The race through southern Italy that is made in honour of Sandro Montelbano.
Giro di Montelbano
1. Bård Kaspersen, Team WonderDee
2. Samuel Trujillo, Quick step minded
3. Maurio
| | Caffetto, Bing Team
The Youth Classification was settled with the General Classification and we could see the same riders on top.
1. Bård Kaspersen, Team WonderDee
2. Maurio Caffetto, Bing Team
3. Tyler Richardson, AusGo
With all the Classics and Tours settled all we have left is one of the most prestigious races in the OCM calendar. The Top Division race Zurich Bern Zurich. A race over Swiss Alpes and from one famous city to another. It was a surprising winner this season, who send NECFTW to a well earned but not expected second place. Team Stredet beat everybody with great tactics and a super guy in great shape from the Aftican continent. Is this the uprising of the Algerian cycling federation. Only time will tell.
Zurich Bern Zurich
1. Aberrahim Touil, Team Stredet
2. Juan Lozana, NECFTW
3. Sebastian Van Veen, Ron Cycling Team
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