Passing through a number of villages of Lattakia, ‘Droub Tishreen’ cycling race starts

With international, Arab and local participation, “Droub Tishreen Race ” started today in the countryside of Lattakia Governorate. The cycling race is organized by the General Sports Federation in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism. It will continue until the sixth of this month.

Teams from the Russian Federation of Tatarstan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Palestine, in addition to several teams from Syria participate in the race which is taking place in three stages.

The first stage begins today from the village of Dalia in the countryside of Lattakia until the tomb of the Late President Hafez al-Assad in the city of Qardaha, passing through many charming villages which are rich in hills and plains stretching on for about 48 km long. The first stage will be interspersed with rest breaks of the participating teams, during which they will be supplied with water, food and the necessary logistical equipment.

The second day of the race includes a march that starts from Al-Amer restaurant junction in the city of Qardaha to the town of Slanfeh, which is 1130 meters above sea level. The race extends for a length of about 32 km, passing through many charming villages. During this stage,  the participating teams will plant trees in some of the sites that were exposed to fires, including al-Shuh and al-Arz Reserve.

On the third and final day, the mountain race will take place for the  “men and women, boys and girls,” veteran contestants on the Jouba Berghal road with a length of one kilometer, after which the winners will be crowned at Nessma Jabal Hotel in the countryside of Qardaha.

Regarding the preparations made by the governorate for the success of this sporting event, the deputy head of the executive office of Lattakia Municipality, Engineer Firas Al-Sousi, stressed that the governorate, through all directorates and public companies, is working on rehabilitating and maintaining the roads on the race axis with comprehensive cleaning campaigns.

Al-Sousi referred to the coordination with the Health Directorate to place fixed and mobile medical points on the road plus patrols at road junctions in preparation for any emergency during the race. The bumps will be painted  in accordance with the requirements of the General Sports Federation.

Inas Abdulkareem