Rotem Tene, 20, became one of the biggest surprises at the world championships in velodrome (track) in France, finishing yesterday (Sunday) in ninth place in the world the prestigious elimination race won by the Italian Ella Viviani.
"A phenomenal achievement, almost unbelievable," Israel national team coach Steve McEwan described the achievement of his young trainee - in light of the inconceivable fact that Tena, a rider on an academic cycling team - began training at the Velodrome - only at the beginning of last season.
"Such a thing almost never happens," McEwan said.
Yatzinin that Tena's achievement arranged for him to be summoned immediately to the new Champions League round in which only the best riders in the world will participate, a round of five races that will close at the Velodrome in Tel Aviv on December 11.
"It proves that Israelis are winners," said Israel Startup Nation owner Sylvain Adams.
'This sport (velodrome racing) has been around for a hundred years, while it has only recently come to us.
And here we suddenly have an Israeli rider who brings a world result. "
Rotem Tene himself tried to be modest and give most of the credit to our coach: "I am almost tempted to say that this would have happened to any other rider she would have worked with."
'I entered the field after losing a bit of road riding last season and in one of my first races I stunned myself with fourth place at the European Junior Championships.
I have since improved step by step as I cultivate a love and hate relationship with this race - the most chaotic and intelligent there is: you give it your all to the point that your legs can no longer stand the strain.
Yesterday in France, everything connected. '
