On May 11, Moscow / Eduard Pivovar - BELTA /. The cycling race "Youth of Russia and Belarus - the Road to the Future of the Union State" will start on May 20 in Smolensk. It will run along the route Smolensk - Krasny - Orsha - Vitebsk - Velizh - Demidov, BELTA was informed by the Permanent Committee of the Union State. The total length of the cycling race will be 345 km. The organizers of this information and propaganda campaign are the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and the Department of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Smolensk Region, with the support of the Permanent Committee of the Union State, the Department for Youth Affairs of the Ministry of Education of Belarus, the Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy of Russia, and the administrations of municipalities of the Smolensk Region. The cycling race will be attended by leaders of youth public organizations, young teachers and students of educational institutions, young scientists, and young parliamentarians. Within its framework, it is planned to hold youth patriotic events, cultural and leisure, patriotic and charitable events, sports festivals, and friendly matches in team sports. -0-

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