15th Tour d'Algerie - 2.5

Algeria, April 29-May 10, 2001

Stages

  • Prologue - April 29: Alger, 1.5 km
  • Stage 1 - April 30: Alger - Aïn Benian, 121 km
  • Stage 2 - May 1: Circuit in Souidania, 105 km.
  • Stage 3 - May 2: Riadh el-Feth - Riadh el-Feth, 155 km
  • Stage 4 - May 3: Circuit in Rouiba, 105 km
    Two rest and transportation days
  • Stage 5 - May 6: Tlemcen
  • Stage 6 - May 7: Sidi Bel-Abbès
  • Stage 7 - May 8: Mascara
  • Stage 8 - May 9: Chlef
  • Stage 9 - May 10: Blida
  • Stage 10 - May 11: Alger

Due to the civil war like situation in western Algeria the stages planned to be held there was cancelled and substituted new parcours in the Alger area.

Results

Prologue - April 29: Alger, 1.5 km

1. Omar Slimane Zitoune (Alg)       3.33
2. Ahmed Mohamed Khaled (Egy)       0.01
3. Amr El-Nady (Egy)                0.03

Stage 1 - April 30: Alger - Aïn Benian, 121 km

Stage 2 - May 1: Circuit in Souidania, 105 km 

1. Ahmed Mohamed Khaled (Egy)    2.55.31
2. Amr El-Nady (Egy)
3. Ahmed M'Raïhi (Tun)
4. Mohamed Abd El Fatah (Egy)       0.02
5. Brahim El-Ouaret (Alg)           0.08

General classification:

1. Amr El-Nady (Egy)             6.19.25
2. Mohamed Abd El Fatah (Egy)       0.04
3. Ahmed M'Raïhi (Tun)              0.17
4. Brahim El-Ouaret (Alg)           0.33

Stage 3 - May 2: Riadh el-Feth - Riadh el-Feth, 155 km

Only 58 riders remained for the third stage. At the first sprint in Fouka three riders attacked. Algerians Andjechairi and Zerguine, both riding for Algeria B and German Thomas Hartmann kis no threat in the general classification so they were allowed a generous gap, ten minutes as most. But when three other riders, Bouamama, Bendjeriou and the Syrian Ghanem, tried to bridge the Egyptians sped up the peloton in defence of the yellow jersey worn by none the less than Amr El-Nady, remembered for his gallant ride at the World's in Verona two years ago. The first trio managed to stay away though and towards the end Tunisian Baâtout managed to get away enough to steal the yellow jersey.

1. Karim Andjechairi (Alg)       3.52.41
2. Thomas Hartmann (Ger)            0.12
3. Badis Zerguine (Alg)             0.51
4. Ryadh Baâtout (Tun)              3.51
5. Samir Belhani (Alg)

General classification:

1. Ryadh Baâtout (Tun)

Stage 4 - May 3: Circuit in Rouiba, 105 km

1. Samir Belhani (Alg) Algerian National B Team             2.32.32 (41,30 km/h )
2. Youcef Ali Chadi (Lib) Libyan National Team 
3. Chérif Merabet (Alg) Algerian National A Team
4. Mohamed Bouamama (Alg) Algerian National B Team
5. Abdellatif Hamzaoui (Tun) Tunisian National Team
6. Salim Abbad (Alg) Algerian National A Team

General classification after stage 4:

1. Ryadh Baâtout (Tun) Tunisian National Team
2. Khaled Awad (Egy) Egyptian National Team 
3. Amer Ennadi (Egy) Egyptian National Team 
4. Mohamed Abdelfattah (Egy) Egyptian National Team  
5. Ahmed M'raïhi (Tun) Tunisian National Team /U23 leader

Stage 5 - May 6: Tlemcen

Not counting in the general classification

1. Khaled Awad (Egy) Egyptian National Team 
2. Amar El Nady (Egy) Egyptian National Team  
3. Mahmoud Abbas (Egy) Egyptian National Team

Stage 6 - May 7: Sidi Bel-Abbès

1. Zineddine Mérabet (Alg)                             3.26.43
2. Mahmoud Abbas (Egy) Egyptian National Team 
3. Mohamed Abd El Fatah (Egy) Egyptian National Team

Stage 7 - May 8: Mascara

Stage 8 - May 9: Chlef

Stage 9 - May 10: Blida

Stage 10 - May 11: Alger

Results by courtesy of Cycling4all and other sources.