Bulgarian Drag bicycles achieve an unique success on world and european scene

Bulgarian Drag bicycles score a legendary success through the past year, winning 16 medals for Ukraine women’s national team on world and european competitions. Read more »

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Our racers Rosen Kovachev and Todor Angelov took the prize for best Bulgarian bicyclist in categories Cross Country and DH. The winners was named with an inquiry in the specialized Bulgarian site for cycling - Probike. The ceremony was on 14 01 2010, in the presence of bicyclists, trainers, journalists.
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Lesya Kalitovska of the Ukrainian Cycling Team, who rides with bulgarian Drag Bluebird bicycle, finished with third time in women’s 3000m individual pursuit at the Melbourne World Cup round. Britain’s Wendy Houvenaghel took the gold, and New Zealand’s world champion Alison Shanks is silver medalist.
For the first time in our annual “DRAG - Cherni vrah” race (climbing up and down the highest point of Vitosha mountain) the winner this year is a foreign racer – this is Wouter Cleppe from Belgium, who lives in Bulgaria now for a few years with his wife and daughter. His score – 2:51:52h. for the 42 km to the top and back – is a record for all the six issues of the competition. He was first on the top (2290 м AMSL) for a 1:59:26h, and was fastest in getting down for a 52:26 min.
Todor Angelov from the Drag Team won the last issue of 100km tour around the Vitosha mountain. In a cold and rainy conditions he finished first after 5:03h. Second, 27min. after Angelov finished Stanimir Statev, and the third place took other Drag racer - Feodor Dragolov, with 5:47h.
The young Austrian Reinhard Zach realize over 2500km trip through Europe, after he got his Drag Grand Canyon this summer. The tour begins in Sofia, from where he goes first to Istanbul, then took the ferry to Odessa. From Odessa through Ukraine with his bike he goes to Budapest. Then to Austria, through Vienna, he reaches Linz. And than he wrote a letter and send us pictures from this trip with his Drag bicycle.

Five Gold medals on European Championship Track ‘09 won the Ukrainian Women Team with Drag Bluebird.