Guillaume Boivin (Cycling Academy Team) s'est imposé ce lundi lors de la première étape du Tour du Rwanda (2.2), disputée sur 96,4 kilomètres entre Kigali et Ngoma. Le Canadien a devancé Zemenfes Solomon et Tesfom Okubamariam (Erythrée). Sébastien Fournet-Fayard (Team Haute-Savoie/Rhône-Alpes) termine 7e de l'étape.
Le Rwandais Joseph Areruya (Les Amis Sportifs) s'empare du maillot jaune de leader.

Classement de la 1ère étape :
1 BOIVIN Guillaume CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM CAN les 96,4 km en 2h12'35'' (moy. 43,63 km/h)
2 * SOLOMON Zemenfes ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI
3 OKUBAMARIAM Tesfom ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI
4 * BURU Temesgen Mebrahtu ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH
5 EYOB Metkel DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB ERI
6 * UWIZEYE Jean-Claude LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA
7 FOURNET FAYARD Sébastien HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPE FRA
8 AFEWERKI Elyas ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI
9 * BUSSARD Dimitri MEUBLES DESCARTES PROD SUI
10 * ARERUYA Joseph LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA
11 * PAROZ Justin MEUBLES DESCARTES PROD SUI
12 NSENGIMANA Jean Bosco STRADALLI - BIKE AID RWA
13 * GIDAY Kibrom Hailay ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH
14 HATEGEKA Gasore RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA
15 BIRU Goytom Mebrahtu ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH
16 * NDAYISENGA Valens DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB RWA
17 BYUKUSENGE Nathan RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA
18 LAGAB Azzedine ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 05''
19 ABDENNEBI Khaled ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 01'55''
20 NZEKE Gérémie Francis SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR '
21 * HAYLEMARYAM Kibrom Teklebrhan ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH '
22 BIZIYAREMYE Joseph RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA '
23 AMANUEL Meron STRADALLI - BIKE AID ERI '
24 * GHEBREIGZABHIER WERKILUL Aman DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB ERI '
25 NAVARRA Junrey A. DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB PHI '
26 BOSCH Manuel MEUBLES DESCARTES PROD SUI '
27 BENEKE Calvin SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TE RSA '
28 BUSSER Silvio MEUBLES DESCARTES PROD SUI '
29 * TUYISHIMIRE Ephrem LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA '
30 * HUDRY Florian HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPE FRA '
31 KEEPING Stephen TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA CAN '
32 * VAN HEERDEN Mornay SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TE RSA '
33 * VOISIN Pierre-Meric HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPE FRA '
34 HAMZA Abderahmane Mehdi ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG '
35 * HAKIRUWIZEYE Samuel LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA '
36 KYBURZ Michael MEUBLES DESCARTES PROD SUI '
37 HAILE Dawit ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI '
38 UWIZEYIMANA Bonaventure DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB RWA '
39 RUHUMURIZA Abraham RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA '
40 GEBERESILASSIE Estifanos Kebede ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH '
41 NDUWAYO Eric RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA '
42 KAREGEYA Jérémie CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
43 KAMZONG ABOSSOLO Clovis SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR '
44 BYUKUSENGE Patrick CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
45 TEKOU FOUKOU Damien SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR '
46 MBA Hervé Raoul SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR '
47 * MUGISHA Samuel CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
48 FOZING DASSIE Robert Martial SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR '
49 * GOLDSHTEIN Omer CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR '
50 PAVLIC Marko CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM SLO '
51 * MANSOURI Oussama ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG '
52 POLVERONI David HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPE FRA '
53 * SLABBERT Wian-David SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TE RSA '
54 KAMAU Joseph Gichora KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDE KEN '
55 KANGANGI Suleiman KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDE KEN '
56 WACHTENDORF Brett TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA USA '
57 MADANI Abdelmalek ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG '
58 CLAVEL Sylvain HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPE FRA '
59 MWANGI Samwel KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDE KEN '
60 MEHARI Kibrom ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI '
61 TWIZERANE Mathieu LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA '
62 LAIZER Richard STRADALLI - BIKE AID TAN '
63 MILLER Nick KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDE NZL '
64 * RUBERWA Jean CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
65 GREENE Edward TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA RSA '
66 * BONTHUYS Carl SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TE RSA '
67 * HADARI Zohar CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR '
68 GOLDSTEIN Roy CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR 04'49''
69 SCHNAPKA Matthias STRADALLI - BIKE AID GER '
70 * PERRINS George SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TE RSA 07'44''
71 MCPHADEN Cameron TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA CAN 13'50''
72 RUGG Timothy TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA USA '
73 * NIZEYIMANA Alex CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 20'01''

Classement général :
1 * ARERUYA Joseph LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA les 99,7 km en 2h16'38'' (moy. 43,8 km/h)
2 BOIVIN Guillaume CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM CAN 01''
3 NSENGIMANA Jean Bosco STRADALLI - BIKE AID RWA '
4 * NDAYISENGA Valens DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA RWA 02''
5 * BURU Temesgen Mebrahtu ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH 06''
6 OKUBAMARIAM Tesfom ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI 07''
7 FOURNET FAYARD Sébastien HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPES FRA 08''
8 * GIDAY Kibrom Hailay ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH 09''
9 * PAROZ Justin MEUBLES DESCARTES PRODIS SUI 12''
10 EYOB Metkel DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA ERI '
11 * SOLOMON Zemenfes ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI '
12 HATEGEKA Gasore RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA '
13 * BUSSARD Dimitri MEUBLES DESCARTES PRODIS SUI 14''
14 * UWIZEYE Jean-Claude LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 15''
15 BYUKUSENGE Nathan RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 16''
16 LAGAB Azzedine ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 17''
17 AFEWERKI Elyas ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI 24''
18 BIRU Goytom Mebrahtu ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH 26''
19 * GHEBREIGZABHIER WERKILUL Amanu DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA ERI 01'55''
20 BIZIYAREMYE Joseph RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 02'02''
21 WACHTENDORF Brett TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA USA '
22 BYUKUSENGE Patrick CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
23 AMANUEL Meron STRADALLI - BIKE AID ERI '
24 UWIZEYIMANA Bonaventure DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA RWA '
25 KANGANGI Suleiman KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDER KEN 02'03''
26 * MUGISHA Samuel CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
27 BENEKE Calvin SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM RSA 02'04''
28 * VAN HEERDEN Mornay SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM RSA 02'06''
29 GREENE Edward TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA RSA '
30 LAIZER Richard STRADALLI - BIKE AID TAN '
31 NZEKE Gérémie Francis SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 02'08''
32 * SLABBERT Wian-David SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM RSA '
33 * GOLDSHTEIN Omer CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR 02'10''
34 BOSCH Manuel MEUBLES DESCARTES PRODIS SUI '
35 MILLER Nick KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDER NZL 02'11''
36 MWANGI Samwel KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDER KEN 02'12''
37 KEEPING Stephen TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA CAN '
38 KAMAU Joseph Gichora KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDER KEN 02'14''
39 MEHARI Kibrom ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI 02'15''
40 HAMZA Abderahmane Mehdi ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG '
41 MBA Hervé Raoul SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 02'16''
42 GEBERESILASSIE Estifanos Kebede ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH '
43 PAVLIC Marko CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM SLO '
44 MADANI Abdelmalek ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 02'17''
45 KAREGEYA Jérémie CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
46 KAMZONG ABOSSOLO Clovis SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR '
47 * HAYLEMARYAM Kibrom Teklebrhan ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH '
48 * HAKIRUWIZEYE Samuel LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 02'18''
49 NDUWAYO Eric RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA '
50 * MANSOURI Oussama ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 02'19''
51 * RUBERWA Jean CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
52 * HUDRY Florian HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPES FRA 02'20''
53 HAILE Dawit ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI '
54 ABDENNEBI Khaled ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 02'21''
55 RUHUMURIZA Abraham RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA '
56 * BONTHUYS Carl SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM RSA '
57 NAVARRA Junrey A. DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA PHI '
58 KYBURZ Michael MEUBLES DESCARTES PRODIS SUI '
59 * TUYISHIMIRE Ephrem LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 02'26''
60 POLVERONI David HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPES FRA '
61 * VOISIN Pierre-Meric HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPES FRA 02'27''
62 * HADARI Zohar CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR '
63 BUSSER Silvio MEUBLES DESCARTES PRODIS SUI 02'28''
64 FOZING DASSIE Robert Martial SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR '
65 TWIZERANE Mathieu LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 02'29''
66 TEKOU FOUKOU Damien SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 02'34''
67 CLAVEL Sylvain HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPES FRA 02'47''
68 GOLDSTEIN Roy CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR 05'12''
69 SCHNAPKA Matthias STRADALLI - BIKE AID GER 05'17''
70 * PERRINS George SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM RSA 08'01''
71 RUGG Timothy TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA USA 13'47''
72 MCPHADEN Cameron TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA CAN 14'05''
73 * NIZEYIMANA Alex CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 20'35''

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