With three weeks to go,
the 2010 Cyprus Sunshine Cup announced its participations with the
winners of the overall Cup from last year – Alexandra Engen of Sweden
and Periklis Ilias from Greece- included.
The young Engen suprised many last season by winning all three
rounds, but she followed up her early season success with strong
performances throughout the year including winning a silver medal at the
Under 23 cross country World Championships and the Under 23 European
championships. Engen will appear on the start line in the jersey of her
new team, Rothaus-Cube.
In the men’s Cup, defending champ Ilias will return to the island
of Cyprus to race with his ISD teammates. The race won’t be easy while
his competition will include Ukraine’s Sergiy Rysenko and
Swizterlands’ Christoph Bischof.
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) is backing the Sunshine Cup.
It expects lots of riders to make the trip to the island as cycling is
the nation’s second largest tourism industry after football.
