He covered the 92km race in 2h25’24.
History will have it that 19-year old Natnael Mebrahton from Eritrea is the winner of the maiden Race of Hope to be organised in Africa. He outsmarted the other competitors, arriving in solo, 11 seconds ahead of his closest rival who happens to also come from Eritrea in the person of Selemun Zemenses.
The third to cross the finish line is Moroccan, Chokri El Mehdi, though he had the same time difference from the bearer of the yellow jersey as the runner up.
Whereas the winner of the last edition of the Tropical Amissa bongo Areruya Joseph, from Rwanda surprisingly came fourth, winning the consolatory prize of the most combative rider.
Meanwhile it was a poor showing for Cameroonian cyclists as the first Cameroonian, Ismael Voukeng, only appeared in the 15th position. However the general supervisor of the Cameroon national team, Jacques Kuissi, says all hope is not yet lost for Cameroon given the fact that the time difference is not mush from the leader of the race. “Cameroon can still catch up during the three remaining laps of the race”.
The harsh weather in Douala caused many riders to abandon the race or collapsed even after the race; others developed mechanically problems like Elsayed Sherif from Egypt.
According to the winner, it wasn’t an easy race given the humid hot weather of Douala and that he had to surpass himself thanks to encouragement from team mates to forge ahead. As such, Natnael Mebrahton keeps the...
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