Regional Cycling Cup continued by a stage starting in Dolná Mičiná and finishing in Hrochoť village
Cyclists were exposed to extremely bad weather conditions with rain and cold following them all race long.
Temperature on the finishing hilltop was only 10 degrees Celsius.
Race tempo was very fast from the very beginning, an 11-person group was formed already on the top of the first climb in Čerín. This group was later devided into two groups in Zolná. Čanecký, Debnár, Fraňo, Špilák and Gažúr were leading the race and one by one they tried to attack and get rid of their competitors in the climb leading from Očová to Hrochoť. Later on in the race, noone of them was able to respond to Marek Čanecký’s attack. He crossed the finish line alone and lost only 35 seconds to the race record still held by Martin Haring. Considering the extreme weather conditions, the race speed and obtained times were exceptionally good.
Meanwhile in the chasing group, first Fraňo dropped off, later also Špilák lost contact with the remaining duo fighting for silver. Debnár won a sprint for second place, Gažúr finished third. The overall leader of the series, Martin Haring flatted and thus finished only on 20th position. Gažúr became the new overall leader with Fraňo in the runner-up position loosing only 3 points.
Regional Cycling Cup will continue in Pršany on June 4th at 16.45.