Tehran (IP) - The cycling qualification competitions for the Iranian national team ended with introducing the top cyclists.

Iran Press/Iran News: In the competitions participated by 88 cyclists in Tehran, Hamid Pourhashemi completed the 146-kilometer race route earlier than the other cyclists and stood first in the race, with Mohammad Rajablu and Mohammad Ganjkhanlu respectively in the second and third.

In an interview with Iran Press on Thursday, Hamid Pourhashemi said the competitions were held with high quality, and experts chose the route. 

"The cyclists present in these competitions were well prepared, and we witnessed close competition," he added.

The caretaker of Iran's Cycling Federation (CFI), Afshin Davari, also told Iran Press that the Photo Finish system was used in the finish line for the first time in the cycling competitions to record the results with higher accuracy.  

"The national team's composition would be determined from among the cyclists present in the competitions," he said.

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