Cycling/Tour of Algeria 2025 (5 stage): fifth consecutive victory for Algerian Yacine Hamza

BOUSSAADA- Algerian Hamza Yacine (Team Madar Pro-Cycling) won the fifth stage of the Tour of Algeria cycling (TAC-2025), raced Thursday between Biskra and Boussaâda over a distance of 171.2 km, keeping the yellow leader’s jersey in the process.

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The 27-year-old Algerian rider crossed the finish line in 4 hours 53 minutes and 17 seconds, ahead of Eritrean Maekele Milkiyas and German Lucas Carstensen, with the same time.

After this 5th stage, Yacine Hamza retained the yellow leader’s jersey, the green jersey for best sprinter, the red jersey for best Algerian cycler, as well as the blue jersey for stage winner.

The sixth stage of TAC-2025, scheduled for Friday, will take the peloton from Boussaâda to Djelfa over a distance of 115 km.

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