Moroccan cyclist, Abdallah Hida won on Monday the international cycling tournament organized in Zibans (a region in Algeria). Eritrea's Kifel Abel arrived second, followed by Frenchman Deriaux Florian, reports MAP news agency. The orange cycling jersey was granted to the Algerian competitor Youcef Rekiki. Meanwhile, the Moroccan team, composed of Mohamed Nizar Sayel, Othman l Afi, Hicham Benouza, Abdeadim El Moutaouakil, Abdellah Hida and Badr Ifred, was ranked first in the competition. The first stage was played on Friday (197 kilometers), the second on Saturday in a 120 kilometers closed circuit and the third on Sunday 154 (kilometers). The closing ceremony was held at the finishing line of the final stage in Tolga. Fifty-two athletes from eleven European, African and Asian countries including Spain, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Tunisia, Eritrea, Iran and Morocco participated to the first edition of the Ziban International Cycling Tournament.
