Haadi & Al Mansoori pedal to victory at Nad Al Sheba tournament

Sport360 staff 08:54 06/07/2015
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  • The annual NAS Ramadan Tournament now enters its final week.

    Soufiane Haadi and Mohammed Yousef Ahmed Abdullah Al Mansoori proved to be the strongest in the field of nearly 200 riders when they picked up the top honours in the expat men’s elite and the Emirati men’s elite on the second day of cycling at the third Nad Al Sheba (NAS) Ramadan Sports Tournament.

    The Moroccan cyclist Soufiane Haadi was the fastest on the night as he occupied the top spot with a time of one hour, 30 minutes and 55.37 seconds to leave Rafaa Chtioui of Tunisia in second place (1:30.58.59) while Sky Dive Dubai’s rider from Spain Francisco Mancebo finished in third place in a time of 1:31.27.83.

    The race for UAE cyclists was the next to finish with the Al Mansoori brothers from Umm Al Quwaim battling it out till the end.

    Eventually, it was Mohammed – four years junior to defending champion Ahmed – who took the glory with a time of 1:34.22.72. Tariq Obaid Murad occupied the second place.

    “This was the most perfect race for me,” Mohammed Al Mansoori said. “Victories like this one that come against the best riders from the country can only increase my confidence for the future.”

    The elite expat female category was won by Aimee Wright, a regular competitor on the domestic circuit. On a hot and humid evening, the British cyclist finished with a time of 1:51.28.07 leaving New Zealand’s Natasha Leask (1:51.28.62) for second and Deirdre Casey (1:51.28.84) of Ireland in third.

    The elite Emirati female category too was a close affair with Fatima Jassim Mohammed Abdullah Ali (2:1106.09) finishing a split second ahead of Reem Eisa Ramadan Abdullah Raei Al Boom.

    Meanwhile, the annual NAS Ramadan Sports Tournament now enters its final week of competitions. Next up will be the archery finals in three categories along with the knockout stages of futsal and volleyball competitions.

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