On September 27, the Russian Mountain Bike Cycling Championship commenced in Izhevsk. At the tracks of the Sports School of Olympic Reserve, 19 athletes (12 men and 7 women) fr om Samara, Sverdlovsk, Kursk, and Tula Oblasts are competing. The first competition day featured the cross-country eliminator discipline. Cross-country is one of the mountain bike disciplines, involving races over rough terrain with descents, long climbs, and high-speed and technical sections. The track...