Three cyclists from Moldova set to cross mountainous road segment in Romania in one-week period

Chisinau, 19 July /MOLDPRES/ – Three cyclists from Cahul started this week in a seven – day race in which they proposed to cross Transfagarasan, one of the most imposing tourist routes in Romania, with reference to report of local media.

These ones are: Stefan Boitan, Alexandr Popov and Vasile Iariomenco, cyclists from Cahul which launched this audacious plan. "Some have proposed to discover seas and oceans, but we decided to conquer a beautiful route in Romania, which is particularly rich in picturesque places. We have been practicing cycling for 03 years and together with the team we have planned this race since 2018. We shall travel with folding bicycles and with a 100 per cent autonomy. The road will be combined – by train and by bicycle, the idea of ​​this trip is to promote a healthy lifestyle," said Stefan Boitan to ziuadeazi.md.

Vasile Iaromenco has already had the experience of travelling by bicycle throughout mountains, but only in Ukraine, while now he wants to explore mountains of Romania.

Transfagarasan (numbered DN7C) is a traffic road of Romania, which starts in commune Bascov, Arges district near Pitesti, in direction of Curtea de Arges and ends at intersection with DN1 road between Sibiu and Brasov, near Cartisoara commune, with a length of 151 km, crossing the north – south axis of the Fagaras Mountains. The portion of the Vidraru dam to Cartisoara crosses a mountainous terrain at high altitudes and was built in 1970 – 1974 on a length of almost 91 km.

In summer 2016, an inhabitant of Balti of 33 years of age, Vasili Demciuc, also made an unprecedented trip. He covered for 1,130 km in 11 days, visiting 04 European states. In 2013, the agency wrote about Andrei Popa, a native of Cahul, the only Moldovan which left Moldova on foot. In 20 days he walked 1,100 km from Giurgiulesti to Naslavcea and back. After this performance, he intended to walk around the world in 800 days.