Algeria’s Azzedine Lagab grabs lead at Tour of Zubarah
Algerian rider Azzedine Lagab on Thursday won stage one of the Tour of Zubarah with an impressive finish in Dukhan. The 28-year-old topped the 120.1km stage – that began in Madina Al Shamal – ahead of Kristjan Fajt and grabbed the yellow jersey. In third place yesterday was Algeria’s Abderrahmane Mansouri. Lagab’s clocked a time of 2 […]
Algerian rider Azzedine Lagab on Thursday won stage one of the Tour of Zubarah with an impressive finish in Dukhan.
The 28-year-old topped the 120.1km stage – that began in Madina Al Shamal – ahead of Kristjan Fajt and grabbed the yellow jersey. In third place yesterday was Algeria’s Abderrahmane Mansouri. Lagab’s clocked a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 19 seconds.
Fajt finished with the same while Mansouri was 37 seconds slower than the day’s winner. Wednesday’s blue jersey winner David Per of Slovenia was fifth, a notch above Austria’s Martin Weiss. Dutchman Wauter Sybrandy was placed seventh while Austria’s Mario Schoibl secured the eighth spot.
Yellow jersey winner on Thursday Roman Van Uden of New Zealand ended the day in ninth spot while Croatia’s Radoslav Rogina of team Adria Mobil rounded off the top-10 riders on Thursday.
Lagab now heads the overall classification with a time of 2:50.29, some 19 seconds better than Fajt. Van Uden is in third spot, some 30 seconds adrift of Lagab. Defending champion UAE’s Yusif Mirza yesterday finished 14th to drop down the pecking order.
Qatari riders haven’t done well in the two days, going down the points table following indifferent performances.
Abdullah Afifi is in 32nd spot after two days in the individual classification after stage one. Diego Hossfledt is in 39th spot whereas his team-mate Moosa Said is in 47th place.
Per still holds the blue jersey after two days of competition.
