Bicyclists were welcomed at Branitelja Square in Kiseljak by the president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lidija Bradar, together with the mayor of Kiseljak municipality, Mladen Mišurić Ramljak.
The twelfth cycling caravan of friendship Mostar Vukovar successfully completed the first stage of 130 kilometers on Sunday.
Bicyclists were welcomed at Branitelja Square in Kiseljak by the president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lidija Bradar, together with the mayor of Kiseljak municipality, Mladen Mišurić Ramljak.
The road is 400 kilometers long
About thirty cyclists from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia were escorted out of Mostar on Sunday morning by Mayor Mario Kordić, together with the Minister of Interior of HNŽ, Mario Marić, sending greetings of friendship to the City of Vukovar, but also to all cities and municipalities that host the cycling caravan.
Cyclists have a 400-kilometer journey to the heroic City of Vukovar, and this cycling journey will last four days.
The first and most difficult stage from Mostar to Kiseljak was successfully completed, and upon arrival in Kiseljak, a candle-lighting ceremony was held at Veterans Square and tributes were paid to all the victims.
“Sincere congratulations to these guys and girls who have been maintaining this project for many years and in a beautiful, sporting way they are honoring the victims of Vukovar and all other victims of the war. Their energy, will, and positive spirit are truly infectious and something we all need in our daily challenges. Association “Hercegovina Bicikl” as well as numerous others with whom they work and cooperate, especially in Herzegovina, are doing commendable things in the promotion of sports and tourism and deserve every possible support. Therefore, I am glad to greet them at least today in Kiseljak and wish them luck!”, said Bradara.
Friendship link
“This is the twelfth time in a row that the municipality of Kiseljak has the honor of hosting the Mostar Vukovar Friendship Bicycle Caravan. Behind them is the first stage, which is the most demanding, and Kiseljak is the right place to rest and refresh before continuing the journey towards the city of Vukovar. I am happy that this is a tradition in which we pay tribute to the fallen veterans on Veterans’ Square and that we are part of a beautiful story in which we convey greetings to the city of Vukovar and are a link of friendship between all cities and municipalities on the section from Mostar to Vukovar,” said the mayor of the municipality. Kiseljak Mladen Mišurić Ramljak.
After the ceremony of lighting candles and paying tribute, a joint photo session followed, after which the organizers presented gifts to their hosts.
“Today we had a long and difficult stage with some really high temperatures, but we successfully overcame it and I would like to congratulate all the participants. Upon arrival in Kiseljak, we were delighted by the presence of the President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lidija Bradar, as well as our host, Chief Mladen Mišurić Ramljak. This really gives importance to our caravan and it is important to say that the municipality of Kiseljak has been a friend of the caravan for all these twelve years, and we believe that in the coming years we will nurture this friendship and cooperation on the Mostar – Vukovar caravan project”, said the president of the HerzegovinaBike association Toni Zorić.
On Monday, the cyclists head towards the municipality of Žepče, where they will be met by the mayor Mato Zovko, and before them is a slightly easier and flatter stage of 80 km.
The organizers hereby thank all the sponsors and friends of the Mostar-Vukovar Bicycle Caravan, for their support and preservation of friendship between the cities and municipalities through which the caravan passes, namely: Sports Association of the City of Mostar, Continental Tires, Škoda Apolo Mostar, Euroherc Insurance, Restoran konoba Goranci , Delta Security, Podrumi Andrija, Andritz Tep and of course the cities of Mostar, Županja, Vukovar and the municipalities of Kiseljak and Žepče.
Source: blesak.info
