{"id":21125,"date":"2013-07-15T11:50:39","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T09:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/victory-for-grmay-in-national-championships\/"},"modified":"2013-07-15T11:50:39","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T09:50:39","slug":"victory-for-grmay-in-national-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/victory-for-grmay-in-national-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory for Grmay in national championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/grmay-time-trials-to-ethiopian-national-title\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tsgabu Grmay<\/a> was crowned Ethiopian National Road Champion, making it two from two.<\/p>\n<p>The result comes after he won the individual time trial title on Thursday. Grmay lined up in the 120 kilometre event that started and finished in Bahir Dar City and crossed the line solo to top off a successful championships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very worried today because all the local riders were watching me,\u201d the 21 year old said. \u201cI was marked throughout the race but with 45 kilometres to go, I attacked and three riders came with me. We worked well together but I was worried about them beating me in the sprint so I attacked on the final climb with 2 kilometres to go and got a gap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very proud to be able to take my country\u2019s flag on my jersey and show it off in Europe and America in the next few weeks where I will be racing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grmay is the first ever professional cyclist from Ethiopia. Earlier this year he won his maiden professional race in stage 5 of the <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/grmay-time-trials-to-ethiopian-national-title\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tour of Taiwan<\/a> on the way to finishing second overall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=8998\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8998\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8998\" alt=\"Victory for Grmay in Ethiopian National Championships. Photo: Aaron Lee\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/61551_20130322_1468-e1373817613440-600x229.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victory for Grmay in Ethiopian National Championships. 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The result comes after he won the individual time trial title on Thursday. Grmay lined up in the 120 kilometre event that started and finished in Bahir Dar City and crossed the line solo to top off a successful championships. 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