The Russian route M1 (also known as the ''Belarus Highway'', road to Minsk) is a major
trunk road that runs from
Moscow through
Smolensk before reaching the border with
Belarus. The length is . The highway runs south of
Odintsovo,
Kubinka,
Mozhaysk,
Gagarin
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin; Gagarin's first name is sometimes transliterated as ''Yuriy'', ''Youri'', or ''Yury''. (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space. Tr ...
, north of
Vyazma, through
Safonovo Safonovo (russian: Сафоново) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
* Safonovo, Safonovsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a town in Safonovsky District of Smolensk Oblast; administratively incorporated as Safo ...
and
Yartsevo. After crossing the border with Belarus, the highway continues (as
olimpijka
Olimpijka was an informal name for the planned in 1970s motorway connecting Berlin with Moscow. One of the reasons for the decision to build the highway were the then-upcoming 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The decision was made that in Poland, ...
) to
Minsk,
Brest, and
Warsaw. The entire route is part of
European route E30 and
AH6.
During the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
, a stretch between the mark and the mark was used for the
road team time trial cycling event.
References
Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic cycling venues
Roads in Russia
Constituent roads of European route E30
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