{"id":6011,"date":"2026-05-17T07:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6011"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:52:47","slug":"thousands-of-cyclists-compete-in-new-russian-amateur-road-race-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/thousands-of-cyclists-compete-in-new-russian-amateur-road-race-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of cyclists compete in new Russian amateur road race (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The eight-stage series will cover 504 km across the Golden Ring cities before its Moscow finale in September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An amateur cycling race taking riders through the &#8220;Golden Circle&#8221; surrounding Moscow has begun in the city of Kostroma, launching a summer-long series of mass events.<\/p>\n<p>Around 2,400 riders are expected to take part in the 504 km <em>\u201cRossiya\u201d<\/em> competition, which combines cycling with tourism and cultural events along Russia\u2019s Golden Ring route, known for its historic towns and UNESCO-listed landmarks.<\/p>\n<p>The race involves\u00a0eight stages\u00a0passing through Vladimir, Suzdal, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Kalyazin, Nizhny Novgorod, Sergiev Posad, and Moscow, where the finale will take place on September 12.<\/p>\n<p>The project is backed by the Russian Cycling Federation, the Sports Ministry and Liga Geroev (<em>\u201cLeague of Heroes\u201d<\/em>), a company known for organizing large amateur sports events and obstacle races across Russia. While aimed mainly at amateur cyclists, experienced semi-professional riders are also expected to join.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/609920-russia-history-related-tourism-boom\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n            <span>READ MORE: <\/span>History-related tourism booming in Russia (PHOTOS)<br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Alongside the races, organizers are planning festivals, local food fairs and sightseeing programs in host cities as part of a wider sports tourism initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>\u201cRossiya\u201d<\/em> race first launched in June 2025 with a three-stage event through Murom, Vladimir and Suzdal in Vladimir Region. Organizers hope it will grow into Russia\u2019s biggest amateur cycling series, similar to popular mass-participation races held across Europe, attracting riders from across the country and eventually from abroad as well.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The eight-stage series will cover 504 km across the Golden Ring cities before its Moscow finale in September An amateur [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6011"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6012,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6011\/revisions\/6012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}