November 14/16 11:21 am - Tour of Rwanda: Boivin wins Stage 1
Posted by Editoress on 11/14/16
Canada's Guillaume Boivin (Cycling Academy Team) claimed the victory in a 20 rider bunch sprint finish on Stage 1 of the Tour du Rwanda. Zemenfes Solomon (Eritrea National Team) finished second with his team mate Tesfom Okubamariam in third.
"I am very happy for the win today. It’s an amazing feeling.We’ve been here for a couple of days and it’s really a good experience.The crowds are really great, the fans are so amazing.I am really happy." said Boivin.
Pre-race favorite and last year's runner-up Areruya Joseph finished safely in the bunch to take a slim one second GC lead ahead of Cycling Academy’s Boivin and Nsengimana (Stradalli - Bike Aid).
| Stage 1: Kigali to Ngoma, 96.4 km | |
| 1 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cycling Academy Team | 2:12:35 |
| 2 Zemenfes Solomon (Eri) Eritrea National Team | |
| 3 Tesfom Okubamariam (Eri) Eritrea National Team | |
| 4 Temesgen Mebrahtu Buru (Eth) Ethiopia National Team | |
| 5 Metkel Eyob (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | |
| 6 Jean-Claude Uwizeye (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs | |
| 7 Sébastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpe | |
| 8 Elyas Afewerki (Eri) Eritrea National Team | |
| 9 Dimitri Bussard (Sui) Meubles Descartes Prod | |
| 10 Joseph Areruya (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs | |
| 11 Justin Paroz (Sui) Meubles Descartes Prod | |
| 12 Jean Bosco Nsengimana (Rwa) Stradalli - Bike Aid | |
| 13 Kibrom Hailay Giday (Eth) Ethiopia National Team | |
| 14 Gasore Hategeka (Rwa) Rwanda Equipe Nationale | |
| 15 Goytom Mebrahtu Biru (Eth) Ethiopia National Team | |
| 16 Valens Ndayisenga (Rwa) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | |
| 17 Nathan Byukusenge (Rwa) Rwanda Equipe Nationale | all s.t. |
| 18 Azzedine Lagab (Alg) Algeria National Team | 0:05 |
| 19 Khaled Abdennebi (Alg) Algeria National Team | 1:55 |
| 20 Gérémie Francis Nzeke (Cmr) Snh Velo Club Cameroun | |
| 21 Kibrom Teklebrhan Haylemaryam (Eth) Ethiopia National Team | |
| 22 Joseph Biziyaremye (Rwa) Rwanda Equipe Nationale | |
| 23 Meron Amanuel (Eri) Stradalli - Bike Aid | |
| 24 Aman Ghebreigzabhier Werkilul (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | |
| 25 Junrey A. Navarra (Phi) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | |
| 26 Manuel Bosch (Sui) Meubles Descartes Prod | |
| 27 Calvin Beneke (RSA) South Africa National Team | |
| 28 Silvio Busser (Sui) Meubles Descartes Prod | |
| 29 Ephrem Tuyishimire (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs | |
| 30 Florian Hudry (Fra) Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpe | |
| 31 Timothy Rugg (USA) Team Lowestrates.ca | |
| 32 Mornay Van Heerden (RSA) South Africa National Team | |
| 33 Pierre-Meric Voisin (Fra) Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpe | |
| 34 Abderahmane Mehdi Hamza (Alg) Algeria National Team | |
| 35 Samuel Hakiruwizeye (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs | |
| 36 Michael Kyburz (Sui) Meubles Descartes Prod | |
| 37 Dawit Haile (Eri) Eritrea National Team | |
| 38 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (Rwa) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | |
| 39 Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Rwanda Equipe Nationale | |
| 40 Estifanos Kebede Geberesilassie (Eth) Ethiopia National Team | |
| 41 Eric Nduwayo (Rwa) Rwanda Equipe Nationale | |
| 42 Jérémie Karegeya (Rwa) Club Benediction | |
| 43 Clovis Kamzong Abossolo (Cmr) Snh Velo Club Cameroun | |
| 44 Patrick Byukusenge (Rwa) Club Benediction | |
| 45 FOUKOU Damien Tekou (Cmr) Snh Velo Club Cameroun | |
| 46 Hervé Raoul Mba (Cmr) Snh Velo Club Cameroun | |
| 47 Samuel Mugisha (Rwa) Club Benediction | |
| 48 Robert Martial Fozing Dassie (Cmr) Snh Velo Club Cameroun | |
| 49 Omer Goldshtein (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | |
| 50 Marko Pavlic (Slo) Cycling Academy Team | |
| 51 Oussama Mansouri (Alg) Algeria National Team | |
| 52 David Polveroni (Fra) Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpe | |
| 53 Wian-David Slabbert (RSA) South Africa National Team | |
| 54 Joseph Gichora Kamau (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunde | |
| 55 Suleiman Kangangi (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunde | |
| 56 Brett Wachtendorf (USA) Team Lowestrates.ca | |
| 57 Abdelmalek Madani (Alg) Algeria National Team | |
| 58 Sylvain Clavel (Fra) Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpe | |
| 59 Samwel Mwangi (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunde | |
| 60 Kibrom Mehari (Eri) Eritrea National Team | |
| 61 Mathieu Twizerane (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs | |
| 62 Richard Laizer (Tan) Stradalli - Bike Aid | |
| 63 Nick Miller (NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunde | |
| 64 Jean Ruberwa (Rwa) Club Benediction | |
| 65 Edward Greene (RSA) Team Lowestrates.ca | |
| 66 Carl Bonthuys (RSA) South Africa National Team | |
| 67 Zohar Hadari (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | all s.t. |
| 68 Roy Goldstein (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | 4:49 |
| 69 Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Stradalli - Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 70 George Perrins (RSA) South Africa National Team | 7:44 |
| 71 Cameron McPhaden (Can) Team Lowestrates.ca | 13:50 |
| 72 Stephen Keeping (Can) Team Lowestrates.ca | s.t. |
| 73 Alex Nizeyimana (Rwa) Club Benediction | 20:01 |
| GC | |
| 1 Joseph Areruya (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs | 2:16:38 |
| 2 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cycling Academy Team | at 0:01 |
| 3 Jean Bosco Nsengimana (Rwa) Stradalli - Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 4 Valens Ndayisenga (Rwa) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | 0:02 |
| 5 Temesgen Mebrahtu Buru (Eth) Ethiopia National Team | 0:06 |
| 6 Tesfom Okubamariam (Eri) Eritrea National Team | 0:07 |
| 7 Sébastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpe | 0:08 |
| 8 Kibrom Hailay Giday (Eth) Ethiopia National Team | 0:09 |
| 9 Justin Paroz (Sui) Meubles Descartes Prod | 0:12 |
| 10 Metkel Eyob (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | |
| 11 Zemenfes Solomon (Eri) Eritrea National Team | |
| 12 Gasore Hategeka (Rwa) Rwanda Equipe Nationale | all s.t. |
| 13 Dimitri Bussard (Sui) Meubles Descartes Prod | 0:14 |
| 14 Jean-Claude Uwizeye (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs | 0:15 |
| 15 Nathan Byukusenge (Rwa) Rwanda Equipe Nationale | 0:16 |
| 16 Azzedine Lagab (Alg) Algeria National Team | 0:17 |
| 17 Elyas Afewerki (Eri) Eritrea National Team | 0:24 |
| 18 Goytom Mebrahtu Biru (Eth) Ethiopia National Team | 0:26 |
| 19 Timothy Rugg (USA) Team Lowestrates.ca | 1:52 |
| 20 Aman Ghebreigzabhier Werkilul (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | 1:55 |
| 21 Joseph Biziyaremye (Rwa) Rwanda Equipe Nationale | 2:02 |
| 22 Brett Wachtendorf (USA) Team Lowestrates.ca | |
| 23 Patrick Byukusenge (Rwa) Club Benediction | |
| 24 Meron Amanuel (Eri) Stradalli - Bike Aid | |
| 25 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (Rwa) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | all s.t. |
| 26 Suleiman Kangangi (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunde | 2:03 |
| 27 Samuel Mugisha (Rwa) Club Benediction | s.t. |
| 28 Calvin Beneke (RSA) South Africa National Team | 2:04 |
| 29 Mornay Van Heerden (RSA) South Africa National Team | 2:06 |
| 30 Edward Greene (RSA) Team Lowestrates.ca | |
| 31 Richard Laizer (Tan) Stradalli - Bike Aid | both s.t. |
| 32 Gérémie Francis Nzeke (Cmr) Snh Velo Club Cameroun | 2:08 |
| 33 Wian-David Slabbert (RSA) South Africa National Team | s.t. |
| 34 Omer Goldshtein (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | 2:10 |
| 35 Manuel Bosch (Sui) Meubles Descartes Prod | s.t. |
| 36 Nick Miller (NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunde | 2:11 |
| 37 Samwel Mwangi (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunde | 2:12 |
| 38 Joseph Gichora Kamau (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunde | 2:14 |
| 39 Kibrom Mehari (Eri) Eritrea National Team | 2:15 |
| 40 Abderahmane Mehdi Hamza (Alg) Algeria National Team | |
| 41 Hervé Raoul Mba (Cmr) Snh Velo Club Cameroun | s.t. |
| 42 Estifanos Kebede Geberesilassie (Eth) Ethiopia National Team | |
| 43 Marko Pavlic (Slo) Cycling Academy Team | both s.t. |
| 44 Abdelmalek Madani (Alg) Algeria National Team | 2:17 |
| 45 Jérémie Karegeya (Rwa) Club Benediction | |
| 46 Clovis Kamzong Abossolo (Cmr) Snh Velo Club Cameroun | |
| 47 Kibrom Teklebrhan Haylemaryam (Eth) Ethiopia National Team | all s.t. |
| 48 Samuel Hakiruwizeye (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs | 2:18 |
| 49 Eric Nduwayo (Rwa) Rwanda Equipe Nationale | s.t. |
| 50 Oussama Mansouri (Alg) Algeria National Team | 2:19 |
| 51 Jean Ruberwa (Rwa) Club Benediction | s.t. |
| 52 Florian Hudry (Fra) Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpe | 2:20 |
| 53 Dawit Haile (Eri) Eritrea National Team | s.t. |
| 54 Khaled Abdennebi (Alg) Algeria National Team | 2:21 |
| 55 Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Rwanda Equipe Nationale | |
| 56 Carl Bonthuys (RSA) South Africa National Team | |
| 57 Junrey A. Navarra (Phi) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | |
| 58 Michael Kyburz (Sui) Meubles Descartes Prod | all s.t. |
| 59 Ephrem Tuyishimire (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs | 2:26 |
| 60 David Polveroni (Fra) Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpe | s.t. |
| 61 Pierre-Meric Voisin (Fra) Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpe | 2:27 |
| 62 Zohar Hadari (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | s.t. |
| 63 Silvio Busser (Sui) Meubles Descartes Prod | 2:28 |
| 64 Robert Martial Fozing Dassie (Cmr) Snh Velo Club Cameroun | s.t. |
| 65 Mathieu Twizerane (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs | 2:29 |
| 66 FOUKOU Damien Tekou (Cmr) Snh Velo Club Cameroun | 2:34 |
| 67 Sylvain Clavel (Fra) Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpe | 2:47 |
| 68 Roy Goldstein (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | 5:12 |
| 69 Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Stradalli - Bike Aid | 5:17 |
| 70 George Perrins (RSA) South Africa National Team | 8:01 |
| 71 Cameron McPhaden (Can) Team Lowestrates.ca | 14:05 |
| 72 Stephen Keeping (Can) Team Lowestrates.ca | 14:07 |
| 73 Alex Nizeyimana (Rwa) Club Benediction | 20:35 |
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