On the “M4” road… The start of the “Tishreen Trail” bike...

The race extends for five days, and the start of the competitions was the teams’ race against the clock for the male category, which started from the (Al-Bassa) highway knot on the new (Lattakia-Aleppo) highway, for the contestants to travel a distance of 55 km to reach the bridge of the town of (Salma), which was liberated from terrorist organizations In the northern countryside of Lattakia, and back to the starting point at the Al-Bassa node, while the female category traveled 42 km from the (Al-Bassa) node to the (Zobar) bridge and back to the starting point.

In the female category, the Syrian “A” team won first place in the opening competitions, followed by the Syrian “B” team, and the Russian team (Orenburg) came third. As for the male category race, the Syrian team “A” won first place, followed by the Iraqi team In second place, the Syrian team (B) took third place.

In the atmosphere of competition saturated with a spirit of challenge and love, the singles competition against the clock was launched this morning for the female category, for a distance of 21 km, and the males for a distance of 42 km.

The November Trail Cycling Race is scheduled to conclude its competitions next Saturday, with a large race in which 150 male and female athletes will participate. The competitors will start from the town of Slanfeh to the city of Haffa in the northern countryside of Lattakia, and the race will include artistic performances.

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The head of the Syrian Arab Cycling Federation, Khaled Kokash, told “Sputnik”: “The Tishreen Trail race comes in its second edition this year, after last year’s race met with success, which was a great motivation for us to organize it this year, referring to the Arab and international participation of teams from Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Russia.

Kokash added: The participation of 10 teams from Arab countries, in addition to Russia, gave the race an international character, and he continues: We were officially informed by the International Cycling Union that the Tishreen Tishreen trail race has been approved on the International Cycling Union’s agenda for next year, which means that the race has become an international championship.

Koksch continued: “The approval of the race by the International Federation is a very important step and will be a great incentive for us to make the race next year more distinguished and with wide participation.”

strong competition

A strong but interesting competition. With this sentence, the Sudanese player Manar Al-Sheikh described her participation in the competition, and added: This is the first time I visit Syria, so I am happy to participate in this race.. Syria is a very beautiful country and its people are good people, so I will continue to participate in the race in the coming years.

The Russian player Roman Kostadencher expressed his happiness at his invitation to participate in the Tishreen Trail race, which constitutes a distinctive return to Syrian activities after the years of the terrorist war, hoping that he will participate every year in this race.

In turn, the Iraqi player, Sajjad Muhammad, stressed the importance of organizing such races in Syria, which confirms every time that it is capable of organizing distinguished international tournaments.

The Lebanese player Abdul Aziz Al-Manea praised the distinguished organization of the race, describing it as an important experience to refine the personal experience of each participant, pointing to the strong competition between him and the other players, which was dominated by an atmosphere of enthusiasm and love.

Syrian player Helen Tarraf said: I was keen to participate in the race alongside Arab players and from the friend Russia, the competition is strong and fun, and the race is a message from the peace-loving Syrian people to the whole world that the Syrians who fought terrorism for years are returning to life to build tomorrow’s Syria and secure a better future for generations coming.

President of the Russian Cycling Federation Oleg Reba referred to his country’s participation in the race with three teams and seven players, describing the race as evidence of Syria’s recovery after long and difficult years of the terrorist war, in addition to an opportunity to explore the tourist areas in the countryside of Lattakia.

In turn, the organizing official for the Russian Karim team, Tatiana Kalina, expressed her happiness at inviting the team to participate in the Tishreen Trail race, noting the good organization that confirms Syria’s ability to organize events at the international level.

Message to restore the “M4” route

The head of the Syrian Referees Committee, and the general referee in the tournament, Jihad Hallaq, stated in an interview with “Sputnik” that the Tishreen Trail race is one of the first sports and tourism events hosted by Syria after the years of war, as it was an announcement of Syria’s return to its health.

Hallaq confirmed that the new “M4” Latakia-Aleppo highway was chosen as the starting and ending point for the competitions, as it is a well-equipped and suitable road for organizing such races on it.

Hallaq added: Not to mention that choosing this international highway linking Latakia and Aleppo through the Idlib countryside, part of which is controlled by Turkish-backed terrorist organizations, is a message to the whole world that the entire highway will be restored, and international races will be organized starting from Latakia and ending in Aleppo.

Turkey has failed to implement its obligations in accordance with the March 5, 2020 agreement, which provides for the separation of terrorist organizations from the armed organizations loyal to them, and the opening of the “M4” road linking Latakia and Aleppo, and also failed to conduct joint patrols safely with the Russian side and failed to secure the minimum level of protection in areas They are considered areas of influence for its army.

The terrorist organization Jabhat al-Nusra controls the greater part of Idlib governorate, along with dozens of allied organizations, such as the (Turkistan Party) and (Al-Alban Group), which control parts of the northern countryside of Latakia and northwestern Hama.

In addition to all of these, armed organizations allied to Turkey are also spread, along with lesser terrorist formations, such as (Ansar al-Tawhid) ISIS, (Ajnad al-Caucasus) and (Guardians of Religion) pledged allegiance to the leader of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, and others.