The king of African Road ChampionshipsIt is Henok Mulubrhan ! After his coronations in 2022 in Egypt and 2023 in Ghana, the Eritrean won the road race this Sunday in Iten (Kenya) for the third consecutive year. Thanks to this success, and when he was only 24 years old, he became the absolute record holder for victories in this event, leaving his compatriots in his rearview mirror Tesfom Okubamariam et Natnael Berhane !
Video – Henok Mulubrhan’s victory at the 2023 Tour of Rwanda
“I am extremely happy and proud to bring this victory to Eritrea”
At the end of the 154.4 kilometers which were to be covered, the runner of the formation Astana Kazakhstan Teamwho went out alone in the last kilometer, was 2 seconds ahead of the South African Emile Van Niekerk and the African time trial champion, the Ugandan Charles Kagimu. “We had a fantastic race with the Eritrean national team. My teammates worked all day, completely controlling the situation”explain Henok Mulubrhan on the website ofAstana Kazakhstan Team.
“In the last 2 kilometers there were several attacks, and I closely followed my competitors responding to accelerations. Finally, I managed to annihilate all the attacks and, in the last kilometer, I attacked myself to get the victory I am extremely happy and proud to bring this victory to Eritrea. I dedicate this victory to my country and my family! which no one had ever done before I am proud of this and very happy to have done it with the Eritrean national team.concludes the winner of the Tour of Rwanda 2023.
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