African Cycling Championships 2016

11th African Cycling Championships 2016
Velodrome	Velodrome d'Anfa
city	Casablanca / Benslimane
Host country	Morocco
Competition period	February 15-27, 2016
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The 11th African Cycling Championships were held in Morocco from February 15th to 27th. Road races and individual time trials of the elite men are part of the UCI Africa Tour 2016 in the CC category. The participants from 30 countries each started in the national teams of their home countries.

The patron of the championships was the Moroccan King Mohammed VI.

The road races took place in and around Benslimane , around 50 kilometers from the capital, Casablanca . For the second time, track cycling competitions were held within the same championships. The venue was the Vélodrome d'Anfa in Casablanca.

The championships were dominated by athletes from North African countries, especially those from the host country, which ultimately led the medal table with twelve gold medals. The main reason for this was that many countries traditionally strong in cycling - such as South Africa, Namibia or Rwanda - did not see themselves in a position to cover the travel expenses to Morocco. Athletes from these countries had to finance their trip themselves, which was made possible in part by crowdfunding and local sponsors, such as in the case of the South African Jean Spies or the Namibian Vera Adrian .

The most successful female athlete in the continental championships was the Egyptian Ebtisam Zayed , who won three gold medals and one silver medal in various track cycling disciplines. The fourth gold medal for Egypt went to junior Donia Rashwan in the individual time trial on the road, who was the only starter in this race; She also won a silver and two bronze medals on the track. The Moroccan Fatima Zahra El Hiyani won three gold medals and one silver medal on the track. The Namibian Vera Adrian won two gold medals on the road .

Among the men, the most successful rider was the Moroccan track cyclist Mohcine Elkouraji with three gold medals in the individual and team pursuit as well as in the scratch . His compatriot Yassine Aghaous was African champion in sprint and team sprint and third in the single pursuit . Jean Spies from Namibia won gold in the points and time trials on the track, as did the Moroccan. Issak Tesfom Okubamariam from Eritrea became African champion in road racing and team time trial .

Results

Road cycling

Men

discipline	space	country	athlete
Road race (180 km)	1	Eritrea	Issak Tesfom Okubamariam
	2	Algeria	Youcef Reguigui
	3	Eritrea	Mekseb Debesay
Individual time trial (40.4 km)	1	Morocco	Mouhssine Lahsaïn
	2	Ethiopia	Tsgabu Grmay
	3	Eritrea	Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team time trial (59 km)	1	Eritrea	Elias Afewerki Tesfom Okubamariam Amanuel Gebreigzabhier Mekseb Debesay
	2	Algeria	Azzedine Lagab Abderrahmane Mansouri Abderrahmane Bechlagheme Saidi Nassim
	3	Morocco	Lahcen Saber Mouhssine Lahsaïn Salah Eddine Mraouni Mohmed Amine Errafai

Women

discipline	space	country	athlete
Road race (120 km)	1	Namibia	Vera Adrian
	2	South Africa	An-Li Kachelhoffer
	3	Mauritius	Kimberley Le Court
Individual time trial (27 km)	1	Namibia	Vera Adrian
	2	Rwanda	Jeanne D'arc Girubuntu
	3	South Africa	Samantha Sanders
Team time trial (36 km)	1	South Africa	Samantha Sanders An-Li Kachelhoffer Lise Olivier Anriette Schoeman
	2	Ethiopia	Tsega Beyene Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru Mhirte Asgele Eden Bekele
	3	Eritrea	Wehazit Kidane Mossana Debesay Wogahta Ghebrehiwet Yohana Dawit

Juniors

discipline	space	country	athlete
Road race (120 km)	1	Algeria	Hanza Mansouri
	2	Mauritius	Christopher Lagane
	3	Algeria	Abdelraouf Bengayou
Individual time trial (25.2 km)	1	Algeria	Abdelraouf Bengayou
	2	Mauritius	Christopher Lagane
	3	Algeria	Hanza Mansouri
Team time trial (31 km)	1	Morocco	Anouar Motassadeq Ayoub Bairi Mohammed Medrazi Anas Jaouy
	2	Algeria	Abdelraoud Bengayou Amar Bradai Merouane Brini's Oussama Chablaoui
	3	Angola	Bruno Araujo Marcio Jose Jose Rocha Antonio Vidal

Juniors

discipline	space	country	athlete
Individual time trial (24 km)	1	Egypt	Donia Rashwan

Track cycling

Men

discipline	space	country	athlete
sprint	1	Morocco	Yassine Aghaous
	2	Morocco	El Mehdi Laanaya
	3	Morocco	Mohamed Ennasiry
Team sprint	1	Morocco	Mohamed Ennasiry Yassine Aghaous Mehdi Belfares
	2	Algeria	Abdelbasset Hannachi Yazine Hamza El Khacib Sasanne
	3	Egypt	Islam Shawky Islam Ramadan Abdulla Idris
Keirin	1	Morocco	Ahmed Galdoune
	2	Algeria	Yacine Chalel
	3	Algeria	Ayoub Kerrar
Time trial (1 km)	1	South Africa	Jean Spies
	2	Algeria	Abdelbasset Hannachi
	3	Morocco	Yassine Aghaous
One's pursuit	1	Morocco	Mohcine Elkouraji
	2	Algeria	Abdelbasset Hannachi
	3	Morocco	Abderrahim Zahiri
Team pursuit	1	Morocco	Abderrahim Aouida Soufiane Sahbaoui Mohcine Elkouraji El Mehdi Chokri
	2	Algeria	Abdelbasset Hannachi Mohamed el Mahdi Seguouini El Khacib Sassabe Abderrahmane Mehdi Hamza
	3	Egypt	Islam Ragaey Abdullah Idris Islam Shawky Islam Ramadan
Scratch	1	Morocco	Mohcine Elkouraji
	2	Morocco	Abderrahim Aouida
	3	Algeria	Abderrahmane Mehdi Hamza
Points race	1	South Africa	Jean Spies
	2	Algeria	Yacine Chalel
	3	Morocco	Ahmed Galdoune

Women

discipline	space	country	athlete
sprint	1	Egypt	Ebtisam Zayed
	2	Morocco	Nadia Skoukdi
	3	Morocco	Mounia Benaji
Keirin	1	Egypt	Ebtisam Zayed
	2	Morocco	Nadia Skoukdi
	3	Egypt	Donia Rashwan
Team sprint	1	Morocco	Fatima Zahra El Hiyani Nadia Skoukdi
	2	Egypt	Ebtisam Zayed Donia Rashwan
	3	Egypt	Toka Khaled Ahmed Hamdia Hassam Helmy
Time trial (500 m)	1	Morocco	Fatima Zahra El Hiyani
	2	Egypt	Ebtisam Zayed
	3	Morocco	Nadia Skoudi
One's pursuit	1	Morocco	Fatima Zahra El Hiyani
	2	Egypt	Ebtisam Zayed
	3	Egypt	Khadija El Moutchou
Scratch	1	Morocco	Nadia Skoukdi
	2	Egypt	Toka Khaled Ahmed
	3	Egypt	Hamdia Hassam Helmy
Points race	1	Egypt	Ebtisam Zayed
	2	Morocco	Fatima Zahra El Hiyani
	3	Egypt	Donia Rashwan

Medal table

nation total 1  Morocco 12 5 7th 24 2  Egypt 4th 4th 7th 15th 3  South Africa 3 1 1 5 4th  Algeria 2 9 4th 15th 5  Eritrea 2 - 3 5 6th  Namibia 2 2 7th  Mauritius - 2 1 3 8th  Ethiopia - 2 - 2 9  Rwanda - 1 - 1 10  Angola - - 1 1 Total 25th 24 24 73

Web links

• 11ème Championnats Continentaux Africains de Cyclisme Piste et Route. In: marocainecyclisme.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016 (French). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Algeria: African Cycling Championships Men's Scratch Race. In: allafrica.com. February 22, 2016, accessed February 22, 2016 . 
2. ^ Cyclists Adrian and Vorster off to Casablanca. In: New Era. February 23, 2016, accessed February 26, 2016 .