General sponsor of the Plovdiv Cycling Society “Tsar Simeon” - “Bachkovo” spring water

The Plovdiv Cycling Society “Tsar Simeon” is one of the oldest cycling societies in Bulgaria. It was founded on 11 March 1898. The society is a public-benefit organisation and carries out publicly useful activity - organising and conducting training and competition in the sport of cycling, helping the socially disadvantaged, disabled and needy former cyclists, and supporting their social integration and personal fulfilment. The society is a member of the Bulgarian Cycling Union. The awards won by the riders who proudly wear the club’s jersey are numerous. Executive director Yordan Zashev, the coaches, led by Petar Pavlov, and the people associated with them do everything in their power for the prosperity of the club and for the development of the young boys as competitors at world level. The Plovdiv Cycling Society “Tsar Simeon” is one of the few in the country whose ranks include riders of all age groups. The club has very good facilities. Bicycles are provided for all competitors in the different age groups, and they are matched to the requirements of the different disciplines. To ensure the smooth running of the training and competition process, the cycling society has provided all the necessary resources, such as equipment, support vehicles and so on.

And here is just a small part of the club’s successes for 2018:

• “Tsar Simeon 1898” became national track champion of Bulgaria for senior juniors - the Plovdiv team won the team championship title by taking the gold medals in the traditionally demanding 4,000 metres team pursuit, where it blew away its main rival for first place, “Hemus” of Troyan. The big success was brought by the young talents of the “Tsarists” Ivo Uzunov, Trayko Cherpokov and Ventsislav Popov. “Tsar Simeon 1898” reached the national title after winning another 3 individual championship titles, 5 silver medals and 4 bronze awards in the individual championship.
• Bulgaria won 3 new championship titles at the Balkan Track Championships at the Kolodrum in Plovdiv - the hero for our national riders was Radoslav Konstantinov, who won two gold medals in the prestigious Olympic disciplines of the points race and the omnium. Another title was added by the sprinter Miroslav Minchev, in the 1,000 metres time trial. The national squad of Nikolay Stanchev, Radoslav Konstantinov and Miroslav Minchev became runners-up in the team sprint, behind the strong team of Romania.
• The first championship title for Bulgaria at the Balkan Track Championships in Plovdiv: Niki Genov - Balkan champion in the scratch race. The 20-year-old from Plovdiv applied excellent tactics and forged the victory with a strong final sprint. Another Bulgarian, Radoslav Konstantinov, who rides for the French club “Martigues”, took third place, and later added another bronze medal in the tempo race. Genov narrowly missed a second men’s championship title in one of the most attractive disciplines, the elimination race, where he became runner-up.
• “Tsar Simeon 1898” with a team championship title at the national track championships in Pazardzhik - The riders of “Tsar Simeon 1898” (Plovdiv) won the Bulgarian team championship title at the national individual and team track championship for younger juniors, which finished in Pazardzhik. The Plovdiv team took gold in the traditionally demanding 3,000 metres team pursuit. The big success was brought by the young talents of the “Tsarists” Damyan Ivanov, Deniz Ryustemov, Konstantin Marinkov and Myumyur Balaban, with head coach Petar Pavlov.
• The riders of “Tsar Simeon 1898” became national team champions of Bulgaria. The big star of the national championship was the junior international of “Tsar Simeon 1898”, Nikolay Genov, who won two championship titles in the men under 23 category - in the individual time trial and in the mass start. In the “men - elite” category, the “Tsarists” Nikolay Genov, Plamen Dimov, Ivan Azhi, Yordan Andreev and Hristo Hristov became team runners-up on the road, and in the final team standings were beaten only by the “Nesebar” team. Among the senior juniors, Trayko Cherpokov, Ventsislav Popov and Ivo Uzunov won the team championship title for “Tsar Simeon 1898”.
• A rider of “Tsar Simeon 1898” took second place in the “Vitosha 100” mountain bike tour. The young rider of “Tsar Simeon 1898”, Ventsislav Popov, finished in a prestigious 2nd place at the traditional “Vitosha 100” mountain race, in the age group for youths under 18. The race, also known as the Vitosha Cycling Tour, brought together more than 1,200 mountain bikers from Bulgaria and abroad and was organised by Vitosha Nature Park. In the men’s race, the road cycling ace Aleksandar Aleksiev, who competes in France, was unchallenged and came first with a course record.
• “Tsar Simeon 1898” became national road champion for juniors. The big success of the Plovdiv team was brought by the young talents Damyan Ivanov, Deniz Ryustemov, Konstantin Marinkov and Myumyur Balaban, with head coach Petar Pavlov. The race was for the “Vasil Levski” cup and was held in Lukovit and the surrounding region, bringing together riders from all the centres in our country.