Natnael Berhane Europcar
May 31, 2014 (Asmara) - Natnael Berhane (Europcar) wins the Eritrean National Individual Time Trial (ITT) Championship ahead of Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN-Qhubeka) on Saturday.
The Europcar rider returned home to Eritrea after the Tour de Romandie to prepare for the Eritrean National Championships and is expected in France next week to be on the starting line for the Criterium du Dauphine race.
Along with the Tour de Suisse, the Criterium du Dauphine is an important race in the lead-up to the Tour de France in July, and it is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar.
The route is a mountainous area and therefore the winners often turns out to be a climbing specialists
In 2012 it was Daniel Teklehaimanot who took the first place at the Eritrean National Championship ahead of Natnael who finished 5th place.
Last year Metkel Kiflay won ahead of Meron Russom (MTN-Qhubeka) who came second.
