2019 Tour du Rwanda explained

2019 Tour du Rwanda
Series:2019 UCI Africa Tour
Date:24 February–3 March 2019
Stages:8
Distance:958.4
Unit:km
Time:24h 12' 37"
First:Merhawi Kudus
First Nat:ERI
First Color:yellow
Second:Rein Taaramäe
Second Nat:EST
Third:Matteo Badilatti
Third Nat:SUI
Mountains:Yakob Debesay
Mountains Nat:ERI
Mountains Team:Eritrea
Mountains Color:orange
Sprints:Rohan du Plooy
Sprints Nat:RSA
Sprints Color:blue lines volta
Youth:Yakob Debesay
Youth Nat:ERI
Youth Team:Eritrea
Youth Color:light blue
Team:Eritrea
Previous:2018
Next:2020

The 2019 Tour du Rwanda was a road cycling stage race that took place between 24 February and 3 March 2019. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2019 UCI Africa Tour, and was the 22nd edition of the Tour du Rwanda.[1]

Teams

Seventeen teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of five riders:[2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3] [4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
124 FebruaryKigali to Kigali111.8km (69.5miles)Hilly stage
225 FebruaryKigali to Huye120.3km (74.8miles)Medium mountain stage
326 FebruaryHuye to Rubavu213.1km (132.4miles)Mountain stage
427 FebruaryRubavu to Karongi103km (64miles)Mountain stage
528 FebruaryKarongi to Musanze138.7km (86.2miles)Mountain stage
61 MarchMusanze to Nyamata120.5km (74.9miles)Medium mountain stage
72 MarchNyamata to Kigali84.2km (52.3miles)Hilly stage
83 MarchKigali to Kigali66.8km (41.5miles)Hilly stage
Total958.4km (595.5miles)

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result[5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2Eritreas.t.
3s.t.
4s.t.
5Kenyas.t.
6France U23s.t.
7Eritreas.t.
8s.t.
9Benediction Cycling Teams.t.
10s.t.
General classification after Stage 1
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2Eritreas.t.
3s.t.
4s.t.
5Kenyas.t.
6France U23s.t.
7Eritreas.t.
8s.t.
9Benediction Cycling Teams.t.
10s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result[6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 2"
3Eritreas.t.
4s.t.
5s.t.
6s.t.
7France U23s.t.
8s.t.
9s.t.
10s.t.
General classification after Stage 2
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 2"
3s.t.
4France U23s.t.
5s.t.
6Eritreas.t.
7Eritreas.t.
8s.t.
9s.t.
10s.t.

Stage 3

Stage 3 result[7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 15"
3+ 43"
4+ 58"
5+ 8' 02"
6Eritrea+ 9' 27"
7s.t.
8+ 9' 34"
9+ 9' 52"
10s.t.
General classification after Stage 3
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 17"
3+ 45"
4+ 1' 00"
5+ 8' 04"
6+ 9' 29"
7+ 9' 36"
8Eritrea+ 9' 41"
9+ 9' 54"
10Eritreas.t.

Stage 4

Stage 4 result[8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2s.t.
3Eritrea+ 3"
4s.t.
5+ 5"
6s.t.
7Benediction Cycling Teams.t.
8s.t.
9Eritreas.t.
10+ 9"
General classification after Stage 4
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 17"
3+ 45"
4+ 1' 00"
5Eritrea+ 4' 14"
6+ 4' 29"
7+ 4' 40"
8Kenya+ 4' 56"
9Eritrea+ 8' 17"
10Benediction Cycling Teams.t.

Stage 5

Stage 5 result[9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Eritrea
2s.t.
3s.t.
4Benediction Cycling Teams.t.
5France U23s.t.
6Rwandas.t.
7s.t.
8Kenyas.t.
9Rwanda+ 3"
10Benediction Cycling Team+ 47"
General classification after Stage 5
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 17"
3+ 45"
4+ 1' 00"
5Eritrea+ 4' 14"
6+ 4' 40"
7Kenya+ 4' 56"
8Benediction Cycling Team+ 5' 00"
9France U23+ 6' 19"
10+ 6' 37"

Stage 6

Stage 6 result[10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 3"
3Algeria+ 4"
4Eritreas.t.
5s.t.
6s.t.
7s.t.
8Rwandas.t.
9Eritreas.t.
10+ 1' 19"
General classification after Stage 6
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 17"
3+ 45"
4+ 1' 00"
5Eritrea+ 4' 14"
6+ 4' 40"
7Kenya+ 4' 56"
8Benediction Cycling Team+ 5' 00"
9Rwanda+ 5' 35"
10France U23+ 6' 19"

Stage 7

Stage 7 result[11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Eritrea
2+ 21"
3s.t.
4Eritreas.t.
5+ 24"
6+ 26"
7s.t.
8s.t.
9Rwanda+ 38"
10France U23+ 43"
General classification after Stage 7
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 7"
3+ 18"
4+ 31"
5Eritrea+ 3' 42"
6+ 4' 13"
7Eritrea+ 5' 50"
8Kenya+ 6' 41"
9Benediction Cycling Team+ 6' 47"
10+ 6' 53"

Stage 8

Stage 8 result[12]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 1' 06"
3s.t.
4s.t.
5s.t.
6s.t.
7s.t.
8+ 1' 09"
9France U23s.t.
10Rwanda+ 1' 12"

Classification leadership table

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Sprints classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
1Alessandro FedeliAlessandro FedeliBonaventure UwizeyimanaRohan du PlooyAlessandro Fedeli
2Merhawi KudusMerhawi KudusTimothy RuggPablo TorresJoseph Areruya
3Merhawi KudusMerhawi KudusRohan du PlooyJérémy Bellicaud
4Edwin ÁvilaRohan du PlooyPablo TorresYakob Debesay
5Biniam GirmayMoise MugishaDidier Munyaneza
6Przemysław KasperkiewiczEritrea
7Yakob DebesayYakob Debesay
8Rodrigo ContrerasYakob Debesay
FinalMerhawi KudusRohan du PlooyYakob DebesayYakob DebesayEritrea

Classifications

Final general classification
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 10"
3+ 18"
4+ 31"
5Eritrea+ 4' 04"
6+ 4' 50"
7Eritrea+ 6' 51"
8Kenya+ 7' 05"
9+ 7' 10"
10+ 7' 11"
Final sprints classification
RankRiderTeamPoints
1ProTouch Sports26
216
3Eritrea10
4Rwanda8
5Benediction Cycling Team6
65
74
84
94
103
Final mountains classification
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Eritrea80
2Rwanda72
351
442
541
638
726
823
916
1014
Final youth classification
RankRiderTeamTime
1Eritrea
2+ 19"
3France U23+ 1' 16"
4Eritrea+ 2' 41"
5+ 6' 37"
6+ 7' 44"
7+ 8' 28"
8Benediction Cycling Team+ 11' 35"
9Benediction Cycling Team+ 12' 10"
10Kenya+ 17' 31"
Final teams classification
RankTeamTime
1Eritrea
2+ 2' 53"
3+ 6' 33"
4+ 10' 23"
5+ 43' 02"
6Benediction Cycling Team+ 46' 23"
7Kenya+ 51' 16"
8France U23+ 1h 02' 06"
9+ 1h 09' 21"
10+ 1h 20' 08"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Tour du Rwanda . ProCyclingStats . 26 February 2019.
  2. Web site: 2019 Tour of Rwanda - Startlist. FirstCycling. 8 March 2019.
  3. Web site: 2019 Tour of Rwanda. FirstCycling. 22 March 2019.
  4. News: Tour du Rwanda 2019. Cycling News. 22 March 2019.
  5. News: Fedeli claims Tour du Rwanda opener. Cycling News. 30 March 2019.
  6. News: Kudus seizes lead in Tour du Rwanda. Cycling News. 30 March 2019.
  7. News: Kudus claims back-to-back stages in Tour du Rwanda. Cycling News. 30 March 2019.
  8. News: Avila wins stage 4 in Tour du Rwanda. Cycling News. 30 March 2019.
  9. News: Girmay claims stage 5 in Tour du Rwanda. Cycling News. 30 March 2019.
  10. News: Kasperkiewicz wins stage 6. Cycling News. 30 March 2019.
  11. News: Tour du Rwanda: Yakob Debesay wins stage 7. Cycling News. 30 March 2019.
  12. News: Kudus wins 2019 Tour du Rwanda. Cycling News. 11 March 2019.

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