Tour of Eritrea 2008: Micheal Tiku Lost Victory on the Verge of the Finish Line

 By Essayas Fessahaye (essayasf@yahoo.com)
   
Thursday, 17th April 2008’s Stage Six Contests
The second phase of Tour of Eritrea 2008 continued after a day off on Thursday 17th April 2008. This sixth stage covered a total distance of 118 km. Last year’s tour champion Merhawi Gebrhiwet from EriTel Cycling Team won the stage from his teammate Micheal Tiku who lifted both hands on the verge of the finish line thinking he had won the stage, not realizing the danger coming from behind in a flash. As a result, Merhawi stepped across the threshold in a very narrow difference from dump founded team captain and twice tour winner Micheal Tiku. The result:
   
  Stage six
  April 17, 2008
  Asmara-Adiquala-Mendefera, 118 km
    
   Merhawi Gebrhiwet (EriTel)
   Micheal Tiku (EriTel)
   Daniel Teclehaimanot (Debub)
   Simon Semere (Mereb)
   Dawit Haile (Asbeco)
   Jani Tewolde (Asbeco)
   Aklilu Haile (Adulis)
   Awet Habtom (Adulis)
   *Abrham Haile (Adulis)
   Matiwos Zeray (Adulis)
   
  First Mountain classification of the stage
    
   Jani Tewolde (Asbeco)
   Merhawi G/hiwer (EriTel)
   Daniel T/haimanot (Debub)
   Yonas Zeray (EriTel)
   Abrham Haile (Adulis)
   Tesfay Abrha (EriTel)
   
  Second Mountain classification of the stage
    
   Merhawi G/hiwet (EriTel)
   Jani Tewolde (Asbeco)
   Daniel T/haimanot (Debub)
   Yonas Zeray (EriTel)
   Abrham Haile (Adulis)
   Simon Semere (Mereb)
  *Abrham Haile was disqualified lately after he was found guilty of technical foul.