In this intense weekend of racing we start from Ukraine Championships which were held in Ivano-Frankivsk between yesterday and today.
20km men
Victory to Nazar Kovalenko in the lead from the first meters with a time of 1:22:57 (average of 4:08/km)
These his split times:
- 5km: 21:18
- 10km: 41:50
- 15km: 1:02:26
Second place to Ivan Losev who competed shoulder to shoulder with Kovalenko up to 17km and then gradually give way to finish the race in 1:23:24 (average of 4:10/km)
Third place to Oleksiy Kazanin him also in the top three until 17th km then ended the test in 1:24:03 (average of 4:12/km).
Only seventh Ruslan Dmytrenko (1:26:39) back from a bad flu the week before the Championship.
Twenty-one athletes at the start of which 18 have completed the race
10km U20 men
Victory to Viktor Shumik with a time of 42:49 (new personal best; previous 42:57 established last year always in Ivano-Frankivsk on Oct. 15, 2016).
His victory has never been questioned since the athlete started with a pace of 4:18/km, leaving far behind the others right away. His split time after the first half was of 21:41 to finish the race with an impressive regularity with an average of 4:16/km.
Second place to Eduard Zabuzhenko in 45:16 that with the last km in 4:24 has managed to overcome Viktor Kononenko (45:17) that at 9km was behind by 5".
Twelve athletes at the start and all have completed the race
10km U20 Women
Victory to Darya Khusainova in 50:03 (new personal best; previous 52:10 established last year in Rome on May 7, 2016).
She also in the lead from the first meter has had no difficulty in winning. At 5km (24:38) his advantage on the second it was 1:14 and at the finish became of 2:04.
Second place went to Xenia Belova in 52:07.
Third place went to Iryna Chernukha in 52:37 (new personal best; previous 53:14 established last year in Ivano-Frankivsk Oct. 15, 2016).
Thirteen athletes to the start and eleven on arrival.
35km men
Only eight athletes at the start.
Victory to Ihor Hlavan (Glavan) in 2:31:40 on the pace of 4:20/km
Second place to Ivan Banzeruk in 2:32:23
Third place to Maryan Zakalynitsykiy in 2:34:56 (average of 4:39/km)
20km donne
Victory to Nadia Borovska in 1:31:44.
Second place to Inna Kashina in 1:33:49
Third place to Olena Mizernyuk in 1:35:25
Twenty-three athletes at the start and finished the race.
