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Cycling / International Tour of Constantine (Step 2): Mansouri winner's yellow jersey changes shoulders
03/26/2015 - 4:37 p.m.
Algerian runner, Abderrahmane Mansouri Club Sovac Thursday won the second stage of international cycling Tour of Constantine, the eighth round of the GTAC-2015, while the yellow jersey was taken over by the Eritrean Amanuel Ghebreigzbhi.
At the end of a stage ridden in heavy rain, the Algerian Abderrahmane Mansouri finished the distance of 134 km linking Constantine Constantine-Mila-in 3:28: 10, before his teammates Abdelkader Belmokhtar GS Oil (3:28: 10) and Nabil Baz Club Sovac (3:28: 14).
For its part, the Eritrean Amanuel Ghbreigzbhi endorsed the yellow leader jerseys and white best hope, while the red jersey of best sprinter returned to the Algerian Abdelmalek Madani GS Oil. The polka dot jersey of best climber is supported by the Eritrean Tesfatsion Mehari.
The course of this second stage was marked by heavy rainfall in the wilaya of Constantine hosting for the third consecutive year the caravan of the Grand Tour of Algeria.
The first breakaway of the day was the piece of the Algerian £ Benrais Nadir Club Sovac triggered at kilometer 13 of the stage, getting even to play the first pass first class, located in the town of Tidis.
But the descent of this climb, the Algerian has been joined by eight riders to form a group of nine riders including five Algerians, who played the sprint Oued Rumel and the second pass of the stage, located Mila (1st category).
At the foot of the Col de Sidi Khelifa, a climb of the first category, three riders broke away from the leading group: Algerian Nabil Baz (Club Sovac) and Eritreans Amanuel Ghebreigzbhi and Tesfatsion Mehari.
After the sprint of Ain Smara (93 Km), Algerian Nabil Baz (Club Sovac) and the Eritrean Amanuel Ghebreigzbhi, only took the lead of the race, before being taken in the last 20 kilometers of the stage.
At four kilometers from the finish, three Algerian runners, Abderrahmane Mansouri (Sovac), Abdelkader Belmokhtar (GS Petroleum) and Nabil Baz (Sovac), decided to launch a final acceleration. The last word went to Abderrahmane Mansouri in the final sprint.
On Friday, the third and final stage of the International Tour de Constantine Constantine lead the squad to Oum El-Bouaghi then back to Constantine, a total journey of 137 km.
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Wednesday, 25 March 2015 17:13
International Tour of Constantine: Madani Abdelmalek wins first stage, wears yellow jersey
CONSTANTINE (Algeria)- Algerian cyclist Madani Abdelmalek (GS Petroliers) won, Wednesday, the first stage of the Constantine International Cycling Tour, eighth event of the Grand Tour of Algeria, snatching the leader’s yellow jersey.
At the end of the 115-km section run between the city of Berrahal (Annaba) and Constantine, Madani Abdelmalek crossed the finish line in 3:05:35, ahead of Eritreans Amanuel Ghebreigzbhi (3:05:35) and Mekseb Debesay (3:07:21).
Madani snatched the leader’s yellow jersey and best sprinter’s red jersey while Algerian Adil Barbari (GS Petroliers), won best climber’s polka dot jersey.
The best hopeful’s white jersey was won by Eritrean Amanuel Ghebreigzbhi.
On Thursday, cyclists will run the second stage of the Constantine International Tour (Constantine-Mila-Constantine) over a distance of 134 km.
Received on Thu Mar 26 2015 - 13:38:10 EDT