By Daniel Wedi Korbaria, ON MAY 24th, about 450 people attended the joyful celebrations in occasion of the 24th anniversary of Independence in Rome. This year’s theme was “Development Trough Resilience“, the same resilience that has characterized Eritreans including in the Diaspora since the days of the Struggle for Liberation first and the nation-building process […]
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When sport and politics clash: we talk to Eritrea’s top talents denied a chance of racing in Europe by bureaucratic red tape By Andy McGrath, THE brightest cycling talents from one of Africa’s strongest nations are being handicapped by visa problems that prevent them from racing in Europe. Top under-23 Eritrean riders Tesfom Okubamariam, Metkel […]
Continue ReadingBy Final Kilometre, It was former UCI President Pat McQuaid who pushed for the global expansion of the sport, around 2009, when Cycling was quite stagnant. The same races were competed by riders from the same nations, with a few exceptions but not many. Tour of Oman, Tour of Dubai and the Montreal and Quebec […]
Continue ReadingBy Alula Abrha, The greedy Eritrean athletes who took part in the Tour d’Algiers have just won all, but one, medal that was on offer. But they were so generous, though, that the only medal that they had let slip through their fingers is the very one that they are famous for. Natnael Berhane, Merhawi […]
Continue ReadingBy Green Edge Cycling, Daniel Teklehaimanot soloed to victory at Prueba Villafranca-Ordiziako Klasika. The Eritrean left his eight former break companions behind in the closing three kilometres of the one day Spanish classic in Basque Country. It is the first professional victory for Teklehaimanot in Europe. “I’m really happy,” said Teklehaimanot. “I’m so happy to […]
Continue ReadingEritrean Cyclist Natnael Berhane (Europcar) who stood second in the 2013 Tour of Turkey might possibily be the automatic winner if Turkish winner Mustafa Sayar confirmed positive for doping test By velonews.com, Turkish rider Mustafa Sayar has been provisionally suspended after returning a positive doping test at the Tour of Algeria in March. Sayar (Torku […]
Continue ReadingThe Turk finished the race 41 seconds ahead of Eritrea’s Natnael Berhane (Europcar) and 44 seconds clear of Yoann Bagot (Cofidis). By Capital Eritrea, Natnael Berhane of Eritrea finished overall 2nd place in the General Classification (GC) of the Tour of Turkey behind Turkish rider Sayar Mustafa of Konya Torku Seker. The General Classification tracks […]
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lee, “They’re the next Columbians.” Those prophetic words, uttered earlier this year by none other than five time Tour de France winner Bernaud Hinault, were in reference to a promising performance by the Eritrean national team at January’s Tropicale Amissa Bongo in Gabon.
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