2009 with a third place in the Ouverture Saison de l'Algérie at the end of October. 2010 For the 2010 cycling season, the Doha Team did not return to the Continental circuit. As Lagab did not get a new contract with any other team he had to take a step back again. Still, 2010 turned out to be a good year for him in which he booked many successes. Already in January, he won a local Algerian race called Oued Al Alleug. In the Grand Prix International d'Alger he finished third in both the first and third stage and also reached the third spot in the general classification. Then in this year's Tour de Wilaya de Tipaza he won the first stage and finished third in the third stage. Lagab then traveled to Morocco to take part in the Challenges du Prince. He finished third in the Trophée Princier, second in the Trophée de l'Anniversaire, and fourth in the Trophée de la Maison Royale. Back in Algeria it was time for the national road cycling championships again. This time Lagab took the national title on the road race arriving first at the finish in Chlef. He went on to take part in the 2010 Arab Cycling Championships in Tunis where he took the silver medal in the individual time trial event. A bronze medal was added in the same discipline at the African Cycling Championships that were held in Kigali. There he also finished fourth in the team time trial (with Abdelmalek Madani and Hichem Chabane) and sixth in the road race. 2011 A newly set up UCI Continental Team in Algeria called contracted Lagab for the 2011 season, giving his career a new lift. It turned out to be the best year of his career until then and he became the best scoring rider on the team. It took however until April to book his first notable result with a second place in the Challenges Phosphatiers I (also named Challenge Khouribga). Approximately a month later his first win of the season was clinched as he took the first place in the Trophée Princier of the Challenges du Prince. In the Trophée Fédéral he won the first stage in Tiaret and became second in the second stage. This in combination with the results in the other stages gave him the win in the general classification as well. In Birtouta Lagab