Welcome to Algerian Championships, 193 riders start the race, of those 6 MGUCI professionals.
Start list (only professionals):
Spoiler
Faycal Hamza
Eritel - Sonatrach
Nabil Baz
Eritel - Sonatrach
Youcef Reguigui
Eritel - Sonatrach
Abdalla Ben Youcef
Haute Route - Mavic
Adel Barbari
Haute Route - Mavic
Abdelkader Belmokhtar
Indosat Ooredoo - ANZ
Preview: Baz a clear favorite to win this race, as Algerian top cobbler Azzeddine Lagab is not on the startlist this time. Barbari and Belmokhtar expected to fight for the secondary medals with Ben Youcef as outsider.
The Race:
We got a breakaway of 3 amateurs, over the first cobbled section reduced to two, they got 2’01 over the first section.
The peloton speed up a bit and with 35 km left, on the 2nd sector only one riders in front, he got 1’31”
The amateur has 35” when the peloton now 81 riders start the last section.
With 12 km left Baz takes the race lead, the peloton right behind him
6 km left now we got a clear selection, the favorites riding one by one now Baz in front Barbari at 47” Belmokhtar at 1’18” Ben Youcef at 1’56”
Peloton 94 riders at 2’07”
3.6 km left, Baz now at the final asphalt section. Barbari at 59” Belmokhtar at 1’39” Ben Youcef back in the peloton
As expected Baz wins the Algerian National Road Race Championships.
Welcome back to the Algerian National Championships, now with the ITT. 6 riders are ready to compete.
Start list:
Spoiler
Faycal Hamza
Eritel - Sonatrach
Nabil Baz
Eritel - Sonatrach
Youcef Reguigui
Eritel - Sonatrach
Abdalla Ben Youcef
Haute Route - Mavic
Adel Barbari
Haute Route - Mavic
Abdelkader Belmokhtar
Indosat Ooredoo - ANZ
Preview: Hamza is the riders to beat, a very clear favorite, Reguigui the only rider who might be strong enough to challenge although it is unlikely. Belmokhtar and Barbari most likely to fight for bronze.
The Race:
The weather is not perfect, heavy showers today. Reguigui first on the course, he gets a 1h09’44” time, may be ok in this weather. Wind speed at 30-36 km/hour.
Algerian National RR Championships 
