“Together with the Cycling Federation in Moscow, we decided to cancel the third day of the competition.
Athletes who participate in the Grand Prix will come to the cycle track on Saturday to honor the memory of Pavel, "RIA Novosti quotes Ekimov.
Earlier it was reported that Sveshnikov lost consciousness, and then died at the Moscow Grand Prix.
The incident with the 22-year-old athlete occurred during the team sprint in Krylatskoye.
The medical team tried to resuscitate the athlete, but to no avail.