“The UCI broke the terrible news about a young cyclist Pavel Sveshnikov who died at the Moscow Grand Prix.
A letter of condolences will be sent to the national cycling federation.
Our federation is in solidarity with the family, friends of the rider and the national cycling federation, ”the UCI quoted TASS as saying.
The athlete died on September 4 after losing consciousness at the Moscow Grand Prix on the track.
Doctors fought for Sveshnikov's life, but could not save him.
Earlier it was reported that the Ministry of Sports reacted to the death of the cyclist Sveshnikov.