Jubilee tenth edition of the rally was to be held in the territory of Russia, Kazakhstan and China. First, the organizers had to make the decision to change the route and carrying it only in Russia. The participants had to start in Moscow on red square on 3 July and finish in Kazan on July 11. However, now the competition is cancelled.
“on 27 may, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation – Chairman of the organizing Committee on preparation and holding of the Russian stage of the annual international rally “silk way” Jn. Chernyshenko supported the proposal of the Ministry of sports of Russia and the Russian Automobile Federation on the abolition of competition in 2020,” – said in a statement on the website of the rally-RAID.
project Manager Vladimir Chagin noted that the priority for the “silk road” is the health and safety of people.
“After a forced pause, we have more energy, we will start organizing next year’s race and will do everything to make it a memorable event for our participants,” he said.
