On August 24 at the square “St. Alexander Nevsky” in Sofia, a preliminary stage of the “71st International Cycling Tour of Bulgaria” will be held with a length of 1 km around the cathedral. The results of this prologue, to which the general public is also invited, will decide the starting positions for the real start of the cycling tour, the following day.
Apart from the participation of the municipalities, the main organizers of the tour are the Bulgarian Cycling Federation (BFC), the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Tourism and the Municipality of Sofia. The general sponsor of BFC in the implementation of the sports event is the insurance company DZI. The partnership aims to popularize cycling in our country and improve the culture and safety of cyclists as road users.
This year the tour coincides with the 100th anniversary of sports cycling in Bulgaria.