The competitions of the first day of the African Road Cycling Championship, held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 22 to 27 March, with the participation of 30 countries, resulted in the Egyptian team winning three bronze medals.
The junior team won the third place and the bronze medal, in the junior races, while the Eritrea team won the first place and the gold medal, and the Algerian team won the second place and the silver medal.
In the women’s race, the Egyptian team won the third place and the bronze medal, while the Eritrea team won the first place and the gold medal, and the Moroccan team won the second place and the silver medal for the race
In the women's under-23 elite race, the Egyptian team won the third place and the bronze medal, while Eritrea won the gold in the race, and the Mauritius team won the second place and the silver medal.
In the men's under-23 elite race, the Eritrean team won the first place and the gold medal, the South Africa team won the second place and the silver medal, and the Algerian team won the third place and the bronze medal.
Dr. Wajih Azzam, Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee of the Championship, President of the Egyptian and African Cycling Federations and Vice President of the International and Arab Federations, confirmed that the first day of the African Cycling Championship witnessed strong competitions between all participating teams.
Azzam praised the results achieved by the Egyptian team on the first day, which won 3 medals, after a fierce competition with strong teams such as the Eritrean team, which depends on players, all of whom are professionals in France, in addition to other distinguished teams such as South Africa, Algeria and Morocco.
