The Israeli National Road Race Championships are held annually to decide the cycling champions in the road race discipline, across various categories. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey, just like the national flag, these colours can be worn by the rider at other road racing events in the country to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider's team kit design for this purpose.
Race details | |
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Region | Israel |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1998 |
First winner | Yuval Steinman |
Most wins | Dor Dviri Niv Libner Guy Sagiv (3 wins) |
Most recent | Itamar Einhorn |
Race details | |
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Region | Israel |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 2006 |
First winner | Inbar Ronen |
Most wins | Omer Shapira (6 wins) |
Most recent | Omer Shapira |
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