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May 6, 2021
Tour du Rwanda 2021 – Stage 5 – Nyagatare – Kigali (Kimironko) : 149,3 km
The Tour du Rwanda is the biggest and most prestigious multi-day bicycle race in Africa.
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May 6, 2021
Tour du Rwanda 2021 – Stage 5 – Nyagatare – Kigali (Kimironko) : 149,3 km
The Tour du Rwanda is the biggest and most prestigious multi-day bicycle race in Africa. The race can trace its roots all the way back to 1988 and a small, regional event that was created to bring together Rwandans from all over the country, as well as others from neighbouring nations like Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. The race was added to the UCI’s Africa Tour in 2008 and since then it has gone from strength to strength, increasing its reach and attracting more and more riders from all over the globe. It now carries a 2.1 rank, making it just as big as races like the Tour du Haut Var and Coppi e Bartali on the UCI’s Europe Tour. At its core, the race is one big celebration of African cycling and over the years it has discovered some of the best and most promising riders from the continent, like Rwanda’s national cycling hero and five-time winner Abraham Ruhumuriza, and young Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion, the winner of the most recent edition in 2020. The race follows an eight stage format and features a dynamic mix of terrain that always catalyses aggressive and unpredictable racing. The GC days are often hosted in the country’s capital Kigali, with the big battles for the leader’s jersey regularly taking place on the infamous ‘Wall of Kigali’, Rwanda’s answer to the Muur van Geraardsbergen.
Alan Boileau wins stage 5 in Kigali
Metkel Eyob takes the overall race lead
Results :
1 Alan Boileau (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 3:28:45
2 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Total Direct Energie
3 Metkel Eyob (Eri) Terengganu Cycling Team 0:00:02
4 Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Total Direct Energie 0:00:04
5 Kent Main (RSA) Protouch 0:00:06
6 Alex Hoehn (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling
7 James Piccoli (Can) Israel Start-up Nation
8 Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
9 Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM
10 Sela Weldemicael (Eri) Eritrea 0:00:11
General Classification after Stage 5 :
1 Metkel Eyob (Eri) Terengganu Cycling Team 16:49:05
2 Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Total Direct Energie 0:00:02
3 Alex Hoehn (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling 0:00:04
4 Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
5 Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM
6 James Piccoli (Can) Israel Start-up Nation
7 Oscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (Spa) Team Medellin 0:00:09
8 Nahom Zerai (Eri) Eritrea 0:00:18
9 Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Team Medellin 0:00:20
10 Carlos Julian Quintero Noreña (Col) Terengganu Cycling Team