Grand Prix Chantal Biya : Mugisha Moise Emerges First Lap Winner

The 20th edition of the Grand Prix Chantal Biya international cycling race kicked off yesterday in Douala with Rwandan-born, Mugisha Moise emerging the winner of the criterium of the race and thereby winning the yellow jersey of the leader of the race. He was followed by two Cameroonians, Tiencheu Michel and Kuere Nounawe Rodrigue Eric in the second and third positions respectively. Meanwhile, it was the Cameroonians who took an early lead in the race raising hopes of a Cameroonian victory especially with the early injury suffered by the dreaded Joseph Areruya who was on the honour roll in the last edition of the Tropical Amissa Bongo in Gabon. However, this was not counting on the prowess of the Rwandan who left the peloton to catch up with the escape and finally carrying the day on sprint. “I am very happy to have won this lap. When I was leaving, I promised my country to win and I have done it thanks to my team mates. It’s a good race and I plan to keep the yellow jersey till the end”, he said.
However, all hopes are not yet lost for Cameroon given that the first and the second have the same time record and the third is separated from the first by 44 seconds. Hence, Cameroon’s chances of winning the competition still remain intact as all hopes now lie on Tiencheu and Kuere to make the country proud. It was however an honourable performance for Cameroon given that competitions at the national level had either been cancelled or postponed due to Covid-19 leaving the cyclists without enough training for the competition. The first three Cameroonians on the classification table on points were awarded prizes besides the other traditional awards like the coveted yellow...