The 2025 Tour of Algeria begins in Tunisia! – New Algeria

The President of the Algerian Cycling Federation, Khairuddin Berbari, confirmed that the signal for the start of next year’s 2025 edition of the International Tour of Algiers will be given by the State of Tunisia.

Barbari’s confirmation came during press conferenceIt was organized yesterday, Thursday, by the Algerian professional “Madar Pro Cycling Team” club, on the occasion of the presentation ceremony of three new riders.

Barbari said: “We wrote to the public authorities where we obtained approval and support.” We are currently working on embodying the start of the Tour of Algiers from the Tunisian-Algerian border. Exactly from Saqia Sidi Youssef in Tunisia on February 8, 2025.”

The President of the Algerian Cycling Federation added, explaining: “We have also contacted the Tunisian Federation, which approved the idea, and we are in the process of finalizing some administrative procedures.” We chose the date of February 8, in commemoration of the events of Sakiet Sidi Youssef.”

The Saqia Sidi Youssef events took place on February 8, 1958. That was when the French army bombed the village of “Saqia Sidi Youssef,” located on the Algerian-Tunisian border. As a reaction to Tunisian support for the Algerian revolution. In which many Algerian and Tunisian martyrs fell.

This terrible operation resulted in the martyrdom of 70 people, including dozens of students, and 148 wounded civilians.

Tunisia and Algeria commemorate this operation annually on the same day, as a commemoration in which Tunisian and Algerian blood mixed.

According to Khairuddin Berbari, the Tour of Algeria, in its 2025 edition, will start from Tunisia. It will pass through several Algerian states, most notably Hassi Messaoud. This is before it concludes its final stage in Algiers.

It is worth noting that Previous editionThe Tour of Algiers cycling race, which took place in May 2024, was won by Algerian Nassim Saidi. This is after 10 stages.

Nassim Saidi, who is active in the Algerian professional club “Madar Pro Team”, topped the overall standings of the Tour of Algeria. This is a total of 30 hours, 49 minutes and 31 seconds. He was ahead of the Dutchman Lars Quadvlieeg from the Dutch Universe Cycling team (30 hours, 49 minutes, 39 seconds) and the Mauritian Christopher Roger Lagan (30 hours, 51 minutes, 12 seconds).