[Video] Natnael Berhane wins 3rd place of Stage 4 of Tirreno Adriatico 2016

By Taflan Zerigan

Stage 4 of Tirreno Adriatico 2016 was an eventful satage for the Eritrean National Road Race Champion Natnael Berhane and Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka. Steve Cummings who won a stage in last years Tour De France managed to pull of a great solo effort in the last 3km to win the stage,while team mate Natnael Berhane managed to finish 3rd. The Eritrean Champion has won numerous Stage races, winning the overall General Classification of races like the Tropicale Amissa Bongo in 2014 and the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey in 2013. This 3rd place finish in Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2016 is his first World Tour step on the podium.

I am really happy with the result today. Steve won the stage which is terrific for our team and I was 3rd. This podium placing in a World Tour race is my best result ever, I couldn’t be happier.  – Natnael Berhane

Meanwhile, Eritrea is ranked in the top 10 of  UCI World Ranking list:

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