Yacine Hamza wins the second stage of the Grand Prix El Djazaïr 2026

Yacine Hamza (MADAR PRO CYCLING TEAM) won the second stage of the Grand Prix El Djazaïr 2026, covering the route in 02:55:53. The MADAR PRO CYCLING TEAM rider beat his teammate Anes Riahi, who finished in the same time, and the Belgian Timothy Dupont (TARTELETTO - ISOREX), also with the same gap, in the sprint. The race A compact finish and identical times for the first five riders on the classification: no one managed to gain ground on the winner. Behind Hamza and Riahi came Jonathan Kerkhofs (UNIVERSE CYCLING TEAM) and Mohamed-Nadjib Assal (MADAR PRO CYCLING TEAM), both credited with the same time as the winner. Stage results Yacine Hamza (MADAR PRO CYCLING TEAM) — 02:55:53 Anes Riahi (MADAR PRO CYCLING TEAM) s.t. Timothy Dupont (TARTELETTO - ISOREX) s.t. Jonathan Kerkhofs (UNIVERSE CYCLING TEAM) s.t. Mohamed-Nadjib Assal (MADAR PRO CYCLING TEAM) s.t. General classification Change at the top of the general classification: Iker Mintegi Claver (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI) now leads the race with 05:03:51, taking the leader's jersey from Danny Van Der Tuuk. The EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI rider is followed by Van Der Tuuk himself and by Gianni Marchand (TARTELETTO - ISOREX), both with the same time. Outlook The race continues tomorrow with a new stage, with the general classification still wide open.