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Cycling: Houlder Mohamed wins Madagascar road championship

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Houlder Mohamed, a COSPN Analamanga rider, won Madagascar’s elite road cycling championship after 133.97 kilometres. The competition brought together 63 participants in the elite, junior and women’s categories on Sunday, according to L’Express de Madagascar.

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