Chantal Biya Grand Prix Cycling on a good start

The Grand Prix International Chantal Biya Cycling tour has kicked off this Wednesday 14th October 2015 in Douala with some 13 teams from Africa and Europe participating. The 15th edition of the cycling tour that ends on Sunday 18th October 2015 began with a preface in Douala over a distance of two kilometres. The take-off for the prologue was the annex of the reunification stadium in Douala, riding pass the University of Douala, the Ndokoti junction and BP Cité totalling a distance of 7.2 km. Participants went this 7.2 km distance fifteen times before the race Caravan moved over to Yaounde. The Douala city dwellers were treated to diverse forms of cultural animation at the Velo village erected to give the competition the pump it deserves. 

On Friday 16th October 2015, the contestants will be battling from Yaounde to Ebolowa in their first lap of the cycling tour while the second lap will be between Zoetele and Meyomessala passing through Sangmelima on October 17th. The last lap of the tour scheduled for Sunday 18th October 2015 will take contestants from Samgmelima and Yaounde. In the meantime, Egypt has announced it is withdrawing from the competition while Burkina Faso’s late announcement on its participation maintains the number of participating teams at 13. Other foreign countries taking part in the competition include France, Switzerland, Netherlands and Cote d’Ivoire. As part of preparations, Cameroon’s President of the Cycling Federation granted a press conference on Tuesday 13th 2015 prior to the kick-off. He announced to the press that all is set for the take-off of the competition.