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Race Horizon Park — is an international cycling road race (category UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) ) 1.2, within the Europe Tour calendar), held annually in the capital of Ukraine, during the celebration of the Day of Kyiv. As a part of the bicycle race also a traditional parade of amateur cyclists is held – Bicycle day. == History == Kyiv cycle race has more than 60-year history. Even during the USSR time cycling on Khreschatyk Street in the Day of Kyiv was one of the main attributes and traditions of the holiday, performed with great resonance and mass audience. Many people remember the fatal Peace Race held in 1986 on Khreshchatyk immediately after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, when the authorities didn’t report about the Chernobyl tragedy. For long period of time there had been no cycle races on Khreshchatyk. But in 2008, the capital cycling was revived and acquired a new name - Race Horizon Park, and greatly expanded the number and level of activities. Since that time Race Horizon Park cycling is a few bright racing on the highway, passing in a closed ring of the city and collecting a large number of spectators In 2011, Ukrainian cycling Race Horizon Park was recognized by the international experts. Having received the status of a categorical race (1.2), it was registered in the calendar of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). In addition to the image and prestige, this status greatly expanded the number of participants, the length of the route, the level of judges and the professionalism of riders. In 2012, the first cycling of the new international status was held at the highest level by confirmation of the chief judge, the UCI International Commissioner Vladimiros Petsas. In 2013, insdead of one-day international race the organizers decided to hold two one-day cycling Race Horizon Park of full status and categorization. One of which was held in Holosiyivo district, and the second one - traditionally in Solomyanskyi district of Kyiv. In 2014, the UCI confirmed the holding of the three-day international cycling Race Horizon Park in Kyiv. The traditional Saturday Criterium on Khreshchatyk, that in 2014 has already taken place in the international status on Velyka Vasylkivska street. The rerouting was associated with an overlap of the main street - Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti after the revolutionary events on Euromaidan. One of the new route’s sections laid on the pavement, that made the race even more spectacular and difficult.〔(В международной велогонке Race Horizon Park-2014 примут участие 19 профессиональных команд )〕 In 2012–2014 such famous people as Alexander Vinokourov, Dzhamolidin Abduzhaparov, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Sergey Bubka, Dmytro Bulatov were the guests of the event under the name Race Horizon Park. ;Routes in 2014 〔(Расписание гонок Race Horizon Park )〕 The first day, May 30. Race Horizon Park-1 (road race) was held in a circle: Holosiivskyi Ave., Holosiivska str., Sciences Ave., Blakitnogo str., Heroiv Oborony str. The second day, May 31. Race Horizon Park-2 (road race) was held in a circle: Velyka Vasylkivska str., Kovpak str., Gorky str., Lubchenco str., Velyka Vasylkivska str., Tolstoy str., Velyka Vasylkivska str. The third day, June 1. Race Horizon Park-3 (road race) takes place in a circle: Mykola Grinchenko str, Kirovogradska str., Chervonozіrkovy Ave., Andryi Golovko str., Solomyanska str., Protasiv Yar str. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Race Horizon Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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