Gabonese National Road Race Championship Kenyan National Road Race Championship Mauritian National Road Race Championship Namibian National Road Race Championship Ugandan National Road Race Championship
Five African countries with minor presence in the world of cycling join together for a combined championship. A very nice initiative with thirteen riders at the start for this hilly race in Gabon.
The host country Gabon is represented by a legend ( Bakari) and a young apprentice ( Moulingui). Both are most comfortable on cobblestones but this route contains none.
Kemboi won the Kenyan title in the sprint last year, and must defend on a different type of profile against Ariko, Hussein and Kangangi.
Mauritius has two professionals, both called Lecourt. To differentiate between them, one has a space ( Le Court) and one has an extra bit of name ( Lecourt de Billot).
Seibeb is favored to win the Namibian Championship against Redecker.
Finally, Uganda brings a guy called Schleck (not to be confused with his Luxembourgian brothers from another mother) as well as Kivumbi and Ssabagwanya.
An attack of five riders blasts past the breakaway which had led until then: Seibeb, Ssabagwanya, Redecker, Schleck and Kemboi are gone. Two Namibians, Two Ugandans and a Kenyan.
Kangangi and Le Court try to get back but are too late for the final hill. Le Court on his way to win the Mauritian title, with the Gabonese title still up for grabs in the peloton.
Redecker leads inside the final kilometer but Kemboi looks to be gaining ground, it looks like a proper sprint despite the incline.
Heiko Redecker wins the Mixed African Hill Championship, which automatically gives him the Namibian title. Second place goes to Samuel Ssabagwanya, extending his stint in the Ugandan jersey. Seibeb is third but beaten by Redecker so no jersey for him. Salem Kemboi lost ground in the final meters but was the only Kenyan in the front group, therefore winning that championship again. Schleck fifth, also without reward.
A minute and a bit down, Kim Le Court wins the battle of the Lecourts for the Mauritian title, while Clenne Morvan Moulingui distanced Bakari to claim his first Gabonese Championship.
Gabonese National Time Trial Championship Kenyan National Time Trial Championship Mauritian National Time Trial Championship Namibian National Time Trial Championship Ugandan National Time Trial Championship
The combined African Time Trial Championship features twelve riders which have never raced on a time trial bike, and Hussein. It's like he has to compete against juniors.
The end is near ladies and gentlemen, Amadou Bakari wins a race! Not because he is particularly good at this but his only competitor, Moulingui, is less aerodynamic than a brick, posting the slowest time out of all and three minutes slower than the myth, the legend, the GOAT, the new Gabonese Time Trial Champion, AMADOU BAKARI.
The Ugandan Championship is also a nightmare for any time trial enthusiast. John Bosco Kivumbi wins in a time not worth mentioning, nearly two minutes faster than Ssabagwanya and four and a half minutes faster than Schleck.
One rider in Mauritius has a tiny bit of talent in the time trial and the other absolutely none, an easy win for Olivier Lecourt de Billot over Le Court.
The fastest time excluding Hussein goes to Costa Seibeb, making him the moral winner of the race. He wins the Namibian Time Trial Championship by 2'12 over Redecker.
Mujtaba Hussein made everyone else look like a bunch of amateurs, winning in 1h03'57 which is five and a half minutes faster than Seibeb. His nearest rival for the Kenyan title, Kemboi, is beaten by six!
Gabonese National Road Race Championship 
Kenyan National Road Race Championship 
Mauritian National Road Race Championship 
Namibian National Road Race Championship 
Ugandan National Road Race Championship 
