Azzedine Lagab

Azzedine Lagab

Personal information
Full name	Azzedine Lagab
Born	(1986-09-18) 18 September 1986 (age 37) Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current team	Madar Pro Cycling Team
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2016	Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers d'Algérie
2017	Naturablue
2022–2023	Mouloudia Club Alger
Professional teams
2009	Doha Team
2011–2015	Groupement Sportif Pétrolier Algérie
2018	Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers d'Algérie
2019	VIB Sports
2020–2021	Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers
2021	Bike Aid
2024–	Madar Pro Cycling Team
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2010, 2012, 2021, 2024) National Time Trial Championships (2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024)

Azzedine Lagab (born 18 September 1986) is an Algerian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Madar Pro Cycling Team. During his career, he has won medals in Algerian national championships, in African and Arab cycling championships as well as at the All Africa Games and the Pan-Arab Games. ^[1]

Career

2006–2009

As a youngster, Lagab took part in the Tour de l'Espoir, a stage race within his own country for young and talented riders. He finished in second place in the first stage of this race with the finish line in Bordj Bou Arreridj. ^[2] It was the start of the career of a cyclist who would become one of the best cyclists in his country. The proof of that already came in the following year when he became second in the individual time trial of the Algerian national road cycling championships. ^[3] Then in 2008 he went on to win two races in Tunisia, the Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis and the Grand Prix de la Banque de l'Habitat. ^{[4] [5]} Later on he improved his national time trial second place by winning the event in 2008. ^[6] In addition he also became second in the road race at the same championships. ^[7] This all resulted in his first contract with a UCI Continental team namely Doha Team for the 2009 cycling season. ^[8] With this team, he took part in the Tour d'Alger in which he won the third stage, with start and departure in Alger as well as the general classification at the end. ^{[9] [10]} In another Algerian stage race, the Tour de Wilaya de Tipaza he finished in third place overall. ^[11] Then in the Jelajah Malaysia he rode to a fifth place in the sixth stage, while he ended up in eighth position overall in the Tour of Singkarak. ^{[12] [13]} Team Doha then let him ride on the Presidential Tour of Iran where he took the seventh place overall. ^[14] This year at the Algerian national road cycling championships he took a second place in the individual time trial. ^[15] He then won the Grandglise criterium in Belgium before taking part at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara in which he placed 17th in the individual time trial and 19th in the road race. ^{[16] [17] [18]} In the Tour des Aéroports in Tunisia he placed second in the first stage, before clinching the silver medal at the individual time trial of the 2009 Arab Cycling Championships. ^{[19] [20]} He finished 2009 with a third place in the Ouverture Saison de l'Algérie at the end of October. ^[21]

2010

For the 2010 cycling season, the Doha Team did not return to the Continental circuit. ^[22] As Lagab did not get a new contract with any other team he had to take a step back again. Still, 2010 turned out to be a good year for him in which he booked many successes. Already in January, he won a local Algerian race called Oued Al Alleug. ^[23] In the Grand Prix International d'Alger he finished third in both the first and third stage and also reached the third spot in the general classification. ^{[24] [25] [26]} Then in this year's Tour de Wilaya de Tipaza he won the first stage and finished third in the third stage. ^{[27] [28]} Lagab then traveled to Morocco to take part in the Challenges du Prince. He finished third in the Trophée Princier, second in the Trophée de l'Anniversaire, and fourth in the Trophée de la Maison Royale. ^{[29] [30] [31]} Back in Algeria it was time for the national road cycling championships again. This time Lagab took the national title on the road race arriving first at the finish in Chlef. ^[32] He went on to take part in the 2010 Arab Cycling Championships in Tunis where he took the silver medal in the individual time trial event. ^[33] A bronze medal was added in the same discipline at the African Cycling Championships that were held in Kigali. ^[34] There he also finished fourth in the team time trial (with Abdelmalek Madani and Hichem Chabane) and sixth in the road race. ^{[35] [36]}

2011

A newly set up UCI Continental Team in Algeria called Groupement Sportif Pétrolier Algérie contracted Lagab for the 2011 season, giving his career a new lift. ^[37] It turned out to be the best year of his career until then and he became the best scoring rider on the team. ^[38] It took however until April to book his first notable result with a second place in the Challenges Phosphatiers I (also named Challenge Khouribga). ^[39] Approximately a month later his first win of the season was clinched as he took the first place in the Trophée Princier of the Challenges du Prince. ^[40] In the Trophée Fédéral he won the first stage in Tiaret and became second in the second stage. ^{[41] [42]} This in combination with the results in the other stages gave him the win in the general classification as well. ^[43] In Birtouta Lagab took the national title in the individual time trial championship, while he became second in the road race championship that was held in Ouled Fayet. ^{[44] [45]} A great achievement followed in the Tour d'Algerie where he won the second stage after finishing third in the first stage. ^{[46] [47]} He then received the leader's jersey after that stage and wore it for the remaining stages until he crossed the finish line of the fifth stage in Chrea to add another win to his palmares. ^[48] This win was followed by another win in the Circuit d'Alger. ^[49]

2011 continued with the 16th place in the Tour of Eritrea in preparation for the 2011 All-Africa Games that were held in Maputo. ^[50] In the capital of Mozambique he finished in the fifth position of the road race, and he won the bronze medal at the individual time trial. ^{[51] [52]} His combined results of the year until then gave him an honorable third position in the 2011 UCI Africa Tour rankings. ^[53] Lagab himself was not ready to finish 2011 yet and went on to win stage two and stage 5 of the Tour du Faso. ^{[54] [55]} Then in Eritrea he finished 4th in the team time trial of the 2011 African Cycling Championships alongside Abdelbasset Hannachi, Abderrahman Bourezza and Abdelmalek Madani. ^[56] He also finished fourth in the individual time trial and 14th in the road race of the same Championships held in Asmara. ^{[57] [58]} After the Championships he won the Ouverture Saison de l'Algérie before heading to his next Championships, the 2011 Pan Arab Games in Doha. ^[59] In the Qatari capital he won three medals for Algeria. A bronze medal in the individual time trial and team trial (with Abdalla Ben Youcef, Abdelmalek Madani and Abderrahman Bourezza), as well as the silver medal in the road race. ^{[60] [61] [62]} Algeria ended up being the first country to arrive at the finish with three riders (the others being Abdelmalek Madani and Youcef Reguigui), which brought Lagab and his teammates the gold medal in the team road race event. ^[63]

2012

In 2012 Lagab was still contracted to the Groupement Sportif Pétrolier Algérie team. ^[64] He won the fifth stage of the Tour d'Algerie and got to the seventh position in the general classification. ^{[65] [66]} In the Tour du Maroc he finished in 14th position overall, while during La Tropicale Amissa Bongo he rode to a ninth position in the general classifications. ^{[67] [68]} At the second stage of the Tour of Eritrea he finished in third position. ^[69] In June, he won another gold medal at the national road cycling championships, winning the individual time trial in Souk Ahras. ^[70]

Major results

2007

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

2008

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

1st Road race

1st Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis

1st Grand Prix de la Banque de l'Habitat

2009

1st Overall Tour d'Alger

1st Stage 3

2nd Time trial, Arab Road Championships

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

3rd Overall Tour de Wilaya de Tipaza

3rd Ouverture Saison de l'Algérie

7th Overall International Presidency Tour

8th Overall Tour de Singkarak

2010

National Road Championships

1st Road race

3rd Time trial

1st Oued Al Alleug

1st Stage 1 Tour de Wilaya de Tipaza

2nd Time trial, Arab Road Championships

Challenge du Prince

2nd Trophée de l'Anniversaire

3rd Trophée Princier

4th Trophée de la Maison Royale

African Road Championships

3rd Time trial

6th Road race

3rd Overall Grand Prix International d'Alger

1st Stages 1 & 3

2011

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

2nd Road race

Pan Arab Games

1st Team road race

2nd Road race

3rd Team time trial

3rd Time trial

1st Overall Trophée Fédéral

1st Stage 1

1st Overall Tour d'Algérie

1st Stage 2

Challenge du Prince

1st Trophée Princier

6th Trophée de la Maison Royale

1st Circuit d'Alger

1st Ouverture Saison de l'Algérie

Tour du Faso

1st Stages 2 & 5

Challenge des phosphates

2nd Challenge Khouribga

10th Challenge Youssoufia

3rd Overall 2010–11 UCI Africa Tour

All-Africa Games

3rd Time trial

5th Road race

4th Time trial, African Road Championships

2012

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

1st Road race

2nd Overall Kwita Izina Cycling Tour

1st Mountains classification

1st Stage 1

3rd Overall Tour of Eritrea

Challenge du Prince

5th Trophée Princier

9th Trophée de la Maison Royale

Challenge des phosphates

6th Challenge Khouribga

10th Challenge Ben Guerir

7th Overall Tour d'Algérie

1st Stage 5

9th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

2013

Challenge Spécial Ramadan

1st Stages 3 & 4

African Road Championships

2nd Team time trial

5th Time trial

7th Road race

2nd Circuit d'Alger

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

5th Overall Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge

5th Asmara Circuit

6th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

6th Trophée de la Maison Royale, Challenge du Prince

7th Overall Tour of Eritrea

8th Overall Tour de Tipaza

8th Overall Tour de Blida

10th Overall Tour of Rwanda

1st Stages 5 & 7

2014

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

2nd Road race

1st Overall Tour of Al Zubarah

1st Stage 1

1st Circuit d'Alger

1st Stage 1 Tour de Constantine

2nd Overall Tour de Blida

1st Points classification

1st Stage 1

4th Overall Tour d'Algérie

2015

1st Overall Tour d'Oranie

1st Mountains classification

1st Circuit de Constantine

2nd Team time trial, African Games

3rd Overall Tour d'Annaba

1st Stage 1

4th Overall Tour de Blida

8th Circuit d'Alger

9th Time trial, African Road Championships

10th UAE Cup

2016

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

1st Stage 10 Tour du Faso

2nd Team time trial, African Road Championships

4th Overall Tour du Sénégal

1st Stage 6

9th Circuit de Constantine

2017

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

2nd Road race

2nd Team time trial, African Road Championships

2nd Overall Tour de Blida

9th Overall Tour de Tunisie

2018

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

1st Overall Tour d'Algérie

African Road Championships

3rd Road race

3rd Team time trial

7th Time trial

3rd Overall Tour International de la Wilaya d'Oran

4th Overall Tour of Rwanda

1st Stages 1 & 8

2019

1st Overall Grand Prix Chantal Biya

1st Stage 1

African Road Championships

2nd Road race

7th Time trial

2nd Time trial, Arab Road Championships

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

African Games

4th Team time trial

9th Time trial

6th Overall Tour of Mesopotamia

9th Trophée de la Maison Royale, Challenge du Prince

2020

9th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

2021

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

1st Road race

1st Grand Prix Velo Erciyes

African Road Championships

3rd Team time trial

6th Road race

9th Time trial

4th Overall Tour du Faso

2022

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

African Road Championships

3rd Team time trial

9th Road race

4th Overall Grand Prix Chantal Biya

1st Mountains classification

Islamic Solidarity Games

4th Time trial

6th Road race

7th Grand Prix Kapuzbaşı

8th Grand Prix Cappadocia

2023

1st Team time trial, African Road Championships

1st Overall Tour International des Zibans

1st Stage 1

1st Grand Prix de la Ville d'Oran

1st Mountains classification, Tour of Yiğido

1st Stage 4 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

Arab Road Championships

2nd Time trial

3rd Team time trial

9th Road race

8th Overall Grand Prix Chantal Biya

8th Overall Tour of Salalah

2024

National Road Championships

1st Road race

1st Time trial

2nd Overall Tour du Bénin

1st Stage 1

African Games

4th Road race

8th Time trial

5th Overall Tour d'Algérie

References

1. "Azzedine Lagab at CQ Ranking".
2. "Tour de l'Espoir 2006".
3. "National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite, Algeria 2007".
4. "GP de la ville de Tunis 2008".
5. "GP Banque de l'Habitât 2008".
6. "National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite, Algeria 2008".
7. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Algeria 2008".
8. "Doha Team 2009".
9. "Tour d'Alger 2009 Stage 3".
10. "Tour d'Alger 2009 General Classification".
11. "Tour de Wilaya de Tipaza 2009".
12. "Jelajah Malaysia 2009 stage 6".
13. "Tour of Singkarak 2009".
14. "Presidential Tour of Iran, General classification 15/05/2009".
15. "National Championships Algeria 2009 I.T.T."
16. "Grandglise (b) 2009".
17. "Mediterranean Games (Pescara) I.T.T. (22 km)".
18. "Mediterranean Games (Pescara) R.R. (142 km)".
19. "Tour des Aéroports 2009 stage 1".
20. "Arab Championship, Road, ITT 2009".
21. "Ouverture Saison de l'Algérie 2009".
22. "The following teams are not registered anymore". Archived from the original on 4 April 2010.
23. "Oued Al Alleug 2010".
24. "Grand Prix International d'Alger 2010 Stage 1".
25. "Grand Prix International d'Alger 2010 Stage 3".
26. "Grand Prix International d'Alger 2010 General classification".
27. "Tour de Wilaya de Tipaza 2010 Stage 1".
28. "Tour de Wilaya de Tipaza 2010 Stage 3".
29. "Challenge du Prince – Trophée Princier 2010".
30. "Challenge du Prince – Trophée de l'Anniversaire 2010".
31. "Challenge du Prince – Trophée de la Maison Royale 2010".
32. "National Championships Algeria (Chlef) R.R. 28/06/2010".
33. "Arab Championship, Road, ITT 2010".
34. "African Championship, Road, ITT, Elite 2010".
35. "African Cycling Championships (Kigali) T.T.T. (40 km) 10/11/2010".
36. "African Cycling Championships (Kigali) R.R. (144 km) 14/11/2010".
37. "Groupement Sportif Pétrolier Algérie 2011".
38. "Rankings and points Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie (GSP) – CONT 2011".
39. "Challenges Phosphatiers I – Challenge Khouribga (118 km) 7/04/2011".
40. "Challenge du Prince – Trophée Princier 2011".
41. "Trophée Fédéral 2011 Stage 1".
42. "Trophée Fédéral 2011 Stage 2".
43. "Trophée Fédéral 2011 General classification".
44. "National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite, Algeria 2011".
45. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Algeria 2011".
46. "Tour of Algeria 2011 Stage 1".
47. "Tour of Algeria 2011 Stage 3".
48. "Tour of Algeria 2011 General classification".
49. "Circuit d'Alger 2011".
50. "Tour Eritrea, General classification 24/07/2011".
51. "All African Games, Road 2011".
52. "All African Games, Road, ITT, Elite 2011".
53. "UCI Africa Tour 2011".
54. "Tour du Faso 2011 Stage 2".
55. "Tour du Faso 2011 Stage 5".
56. "African Cycling Championships (Asmara) T.T.T. (36 km) 9/11/2011".
57. "African Cycling Championships (Asmara) I.T.T. (36 km) 11/11/2011".
58. "African Cycling Championships (Asmara) R.R. (146.3 km) 13/11/2011".
59. "Ouverture Saison de l'Algérie 2011".
60. "Pan Arab Games (Doha) R.R. (142.2 km) 23/12/2011".
61. "Pan Arab Games (Doha) I.T.T. (33 km) 21/12/2011".
62. "Pan Arab Games (Doha) T.T.T. (71.1 km) 19/12/2011".
63. "Men's Team Road Race Finals". Archived from the original on 15 May 2012.
64. "Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algerie 2012".
65. "Tour of Algeria 2012 Stage 1".
66. "Tour of Algeria 2012 General Classification".
67. "Tour du Maroc, General classification 1/04/2012".
68. "La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2012".
69. "Tour of Eritrea 2012 Stage 2".
70. "National Championships Algeria (Souk Ahras) I.T.T. (provisional) (29 km)".

External links

• Azzedine Lagab at UCI
• Azzedine Lagab at Cycling Archives
• Azzedine Lagab at ProCyclingStats
• Azzedine Lagab at Cycling Quotient
• Azzedine Lagab at Olympedia