Eritrea's Mekseb Debesai wins Stage 4 of Tour of Algeria

Mekseb Debesai wins stage 4 of Tour of Algeria, while the Eritrean Cycling Team took 1st overall in Teams General Classification. 

Eritrea's Mekseb Debesai wins Stage 4 of Tour of Algeria, Eritrean Team Takes 1st overall 


By Abel Goitom Gazella,


Stage 4
Tour d'Algérie 12/03/2014
Oran - Ain Temouchent 143km

At a late stage of Tour of Algeria Cycling, 2nd round of Grand Tour of Algeria (GTAC 2014), the competition has been a new twist on Wednesday and a new yellow jersey. Disputed between Oran and Santa Cruz on a long route of 143 km, this stage saw the coronation Eritrean rider Mekseb Debesay.
.........Spurred Eritreans, the peloton split again in Ain Kerma (84.6 km) before the second GPM, on a neck of 1st category. Teammates Mekseb Debesay printed a breakneck pace in the race, something that allowed him to win the second GPM and the second intermediate sprint.

The end of the race came down to a new breakaway of four riders to exit Andalusians. Four kilometers from the finish, and Yeung Ying Hon Mekseb Debesay have parted company with the other two carrying an ultimate attack to attend the end of a sprint victory Mekseb Debesay.

The Algerian runners out 

Besides the Moroccan training, holds three jerseys yesterday (Yellow, red and blue), the Algerian runners are the big losers in this stage and the Tour of Algeria in general. While many hope was worn on Azzedine Laagab (GSP), neither he nor any other Algerian runner could not hold the pace set by the diabolical ERITREAN RIDERS.

While it was left behind three small seconds of the former leader of the Tour, Laagab sees his dream of winning the Tour again, after 2011, since it is evaporated lags 3 minutes and 8 seconds the leader. For his part, Adil Barbari (Sovac) lost his polka dot jersey of best climber and Abderrahmane Mansouri of Ooredoo Team team also squandered his white jersey for best hope.

Stage 4 Results
1. Mekseb Debesai ......Eritrea...........03:45:18
2. Ying Hon Yeung.......Singapore........"" "" ""
3. Thomas Rabou........Singapore.......00:00:30
4. Devid Tintori...........Greece...........00:00:32
5. Azzedine Laagab.....GSP/Algerie....00:03:07
6. Amanuel G/zgabher..Eritrea...........00:03:09
11. Bereket Yemane......Eritrea...........00:04:31
15. Elyas Afewerki.........Eritrea...........00:14:15
16. Yonas Tekeste.........Eritrea............"" "" ""
17. Aron Debretsion.......Eritrea............"" "" ""

Overall General Classification (Yellow Jersey)
1. Mekseb Debesai.......Eritrea............10:19:42
2. Devid Tintori............Greece............00:00:52
3. Ying Hon Yeung........Singapore.......00:01:17
4. Azzedine Laagab......GSP/Algerie/....00:03:08
5. Mouhassine Lahsaini.Morocco..........00:04:16

Best Sprinter:(Red Jersey)
1. Mekseb Debesai........Eritrea

Best climber: (Polka Dot Jersey)
1. Mohamed Youcef ....Al Nasr Dubai club

Over Best Young Rider: (White Jersey)
1. Amanuel G/zgabher...Eritrea

Teams General classification
1. Eritrea National Team
2. Morocco National Team
3. OCBC Singapore Conti Cycl
4. Cevital Team
5. Sports Association of Petroleum

The Eritrean Cycling Team leads all teams in Tour of Algeria

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