The Lebanese Cycling Federation is the Lebanese mountain bike championship at an altitude of about 2000 meters. The Lebanese Elite and Masters Championship race started on the highway connecting the Zaaroor district with the city of Baskinta in the upper Metna, with 30 cyclists belonging to 9 federal clubs, in addition to the cyclists of the Lebanese army. and internal security forces for a distance of 114 km (8 laps) for the elite and 85.5 km (6 laps) for the masters.
Aley Cycling Club cyclist Gilbert Hannouche, based in France, did well in the Lebanese Road Cycling Championship, beating every remaining player.
While Osman Adra (Al-Ghazal Sports Club) came in second and third place was taken by Abdul Aziz Al-Mana (Homenet Club from Beirut).
In the Masters category, Homenetmen Antelias player George Wadih took the championship title, while Bassam Dennaoui (Ghazal Sports Club) came in second and Jean Wahba (Aley Cycling Club) came in third.
Technical results
The full technical results of the race were as follows:
A-Elite category:
1- Gilber Hannoush (Aley Bicycle Club) 3 hours 29 minutes 44 seconds.
2- Osman Adra (Al Ghazal Sports Club) 3 hours 30 minutes 39 seconds
3- Abdul Aziz Al-Manea (Homenet Beirut) 3h 30d 41s
The ranking of teams in the elite category was as follows: (in the overall ranking, three players are preferred)
1- Aley Cycling Club: 38 points.
2- Sports Gazelle: 24 points.
3- Lebanese Army: 20 points
B – Master Category:
1- George Wadih (Homenet Antelias) 2h 35d 38s
2- Bassam Al-Dennawi (Al-Ghazal Sports Club) 2h 35d 48s.
3- Jan Wahba (Aley Bicycle Club) 2 h 38 min 20 sec.
Source: El Iktisad