Pavel ShivakovIneos Grenadiers cyclist, has decided change nationality from russian to french, procedure that was accepted by the International Cycling Union last Wednesday, so the broker will not be affected by the veto against Russia by the UCI and will be able to compete normally.
Shivakov, born in San Donà di Piave (Italy) 24 years ago, he moved to France with his family when he was barely a year oldso his training and education, both personal and sports, is French.
The Ineos climber who I had been thinking about this change for a few months, and decided speed up the paperwork after the recent invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army.
“I was born in Italy and moved to France when I was one year old. France is where I grew up and was educated, and where I fell in love with cycling, which is what made me happy. That’s how I became a professional. It’s like home,” says Pavel Sivakov, who grew up in Haute-Garonne.
The already French cyclist, who will be able to compete with the tricolor jersey in international competitionswas grateful to the UCI for their welcome in the face of the aforementioned events.
“I had wanted to become French for a long time and I enrolled in the UCIbut given what is happening in Ukraine at the moment, I wanted to speed things up. I would like to thank the UCI and the Ineos team for their support in this process,” he noted.
Sivakov shows himself “very happy” for the sake of power compete as a French citizen.
“Would a dream to run in Paris at the 2024 Olympics for France and that is something that the team knows, they would fully support it, “he concluded. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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