African champion Natnael Berhane (EUC) proved Eritrean cycling had come of age when he gave his country its most significant victory to date By Cycling News, Natnael Berhane (Team Europcar) won the stage two mountain finish to Elmali with a powerful surge to the line after leading the attack that decided the queen stage of […]
Continue ReadingThe buzz at the Tropicale Amissa Bongo stage race in Gabon is all about the Eritreans. By Andy McGrath, Four days into the race, the national squad leads the African teams’ classification and have five riders in the top twenty overall, having matched strong European squads like Europcar and Lotto-Belisol blow for blow. And all […]
Continue ReadingBy Shabait, Finalizing its preparation as of the 23rd of December, the Eritrean Cycling Team left Wedenesday (9th) to take part in Tour de Gabon due to be conducted from 14 – 20 this month. Members of the team coached by Mussie Asehel include cyclists of under 23 age like Meron Amanuel, Tesfom Ogbamariam, Merhawi […]
Continue ReadingBy Africa Top Sports, Africa Top Sports reported that renowned Eritrean cyclist Daniel Teklehaimanot has been nominated among the candidates for Best African Sportsman of 2012. The other candidates include Dider Drogba and Yaya Tor’e of Ivory Coast, Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon and Andri’e Ayaw of Gana. Moreover, the website indicated that the Eritrean Cycling Federation […]
Continue ReadingBy Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Natnael BERHANE has been elected African Cyclist of the year 2012 by a jury sponsored by the Tropical Amissa Bongo and chaired by five-times Tour de France champion Bernard Hinault. The award established this year for the first time by the organizers of Tropicale Amissa Bongo (Gabon) rewards African cyclist who made […]
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, Ever since 2010, the Land of a Thousand Hills, Rwanda, has become the favorite show ground for the relentless Eritrean riders to showcase their talents and capability to the rest of the world. This year’s edition of the Tour of Rwanda is no different as the Eritreans maintain their dominance after claiming 5 […]
Continue ReadingBy Shabait, The National Cycling Team returned home today after proving to be the “Gold Team” at the 8th African Continental Cycling Championship which took place in the capital city of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, despite the severe hot weather. In an interview he conducted at Asmara International Airport, Mr. Musie Asehel, the team’s coach, told Eri-Tv […]
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, The African Continental Cycling Championship that starts today in Burkina Faso witnessed the extraordinary performance of the Eritrean National Cycling team that comfortably won the Team Time Trial (TTT) competition. The Eritrean cyclists finished the 42.4 kilometers race in just 51 minutes and 49 seconds. Today’s win was a show case of team […]
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