From 10 to 13 September, the first edition of the Tour of Armenia will take place. It will start in Gavar and finish in Yerevan after four stages, covering 568 kilometres and more than 5,000 metres of elevation gain. More than sixty years late, the riders will discover “the best country in the world for cycling training”.

In Nikol Pashinyan’s new government programme, Moscow loses its status as a strategic ally. Yerevan is turning to the EU, the US and new partners, whilst seeking to break free from its dependence on Russia for trade, gas and railways