The Belarusian National Road Race Championships is a cycling race where the Belarusian cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come.
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Region | Belarus |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1926[1] |
First winner | Viatcheslav Guerman |
Most wins | Yauhen Sobal (7 wins) |
Most recent | Yauhen Sobal |
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Race details | |
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Region | Belarus |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1999 |
First winner | Tatsiana Makeyeva |
Most wins | Tatsiana Sharakova (10 wins) |
Most recent | Hanna Tserakh |
Source: [4]
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