2019 Tour du Rwanda

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2019 Tour du Rwanda
2019 UCI Africa Tour
Race details
Dates24 February–3 March 2019
Stages8
Distance958.4 km (595.5 mi)
Winning time24h 12' 37"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) (Astana)
  SecondFlag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) (Direct Énergie)
  ThirdFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) (Israel Cycling Academy)

Jersey orange.svg MountainsFlag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI) (Eritrea)
Jersey light blue.svg YouthFlag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI) (Eritrea)
Jersey blue lines volta.svg SprintsFlag of South Africa.svg  Rohan du Plooy  (RSA) (ProTouch)
  Team Eritrea
  2018
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]

Contents

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 5 in Musanze. Bicycle in Musanze.jpg
Stage 5 in Musanze.
Stage characteristics and winners [3] [4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
124 February Kigali to Kigali111.8 km (69.5 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Fedeli  (ITA)
225 February Kigali to Huye 120.3 km (74.8 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageFlag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI)
326 February Huye to Rubavu 213.1 km (132.4 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI)
427 February Rubavu to Karongi 103 km (64 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Colombia.svg  Edwin Ávila  (COL)
528 February Karongi to Musanze 138.7 km (86.2 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Eritrea.svg  Biniam Girmay  (ERI)
61 March Musanze to Nyamata 120.5 km (74.9 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageFlag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Kasperkiewicz  (POL)
72 March Nyamata to Kigali 84.2 km (52.3 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI)
83 March Kigali to Kigali66.8 km (41.5 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Colombia.svg  Rodrigo Contreras  (COL)
Total958.4 km (595.5 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result [5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Fedeli  (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence 2h 41' 32"
2Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
3Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Kasperkiewicz  (POL) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
5Flag of Kenya.svg  Salim Kipkemboi  (KEN)Kenyas.t.
6Flag of France.svg  Simon Guglielmi  (FRA)France U23s.t.
7Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
8Flag of France.svg  Bryan Nauleau  (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Patrick Byukusenge  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team s.t.
10Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nikita Stalnov  (KAZ) Astana s.t.
General classification after Stage 1 [5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Fedeli  (ITA) Jersey yellow.svg Delko–Marseille Provence 2h 41' 32"
2Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
3Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Kasperkiewicz  (POL) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
5Flag of Kenya.svg  Salim Kipkemboi  (KEN)Kenyas.t.
6Flag of France.svg  Simon Guglielmi  (FRA)France U23s.t.
7Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
8Flag of France.svg  Bryan Nauleau  (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Patrick Byukusenge  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team s.t.
10Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nikita Stalnov  (KAZ) Astana s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Astana 3h 02' 17"
2Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Kasperkiewicz  (POL) Delko–Marseille Provence + 2"
3Flag of Eritrea.svg  Biniam Girmay  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Rodrigo Contreras  (COL) Astana s.t.
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy s.t.
7Flag of France.svg  Simon Guglielmi  (FRA)France U23s.t.
8Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mulu Hailemichael  (ETH) Dimension Data for Qhubeka s.t.
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Samuel Mugisha  (RWA) Dimension Data for Qhubeka s.t.
10Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yuriy Natarov  (KAZ) Astana s.t.
General classification after Stage 2 [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey yellow.svg Astana 5h 43' 49"
2Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Kasperkiewicz  (POL) Delko–Marseille Provence + 2"
3Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
4Flag of France.svg  Simon Guglielmi  (FRA)France U23s.t.
5Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Fedeli  (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
6Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
7Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy s.t.
9Flag of France.svg  Bryan Nauleau  (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.
10Flag of Rwanda.svg  Samuel Mugisha  (RWA) Dimension Data for Qhubeka s.t.

Stage 3

Stage 3 result [7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Astana 5h 21' 15"
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) Direct Énergie + 15"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) Israel Cycling Academy + 43"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy + 58"
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Rodrigo Contreras  (COL) Astana + 8' 02"
6Flag of Eritrea.svg  Henok Mulubrhan  (ERI)Eritrea+ 9' 27"
7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nikita Stalnov  (KAZ) Astana s.t.
8Flag of France.svg  Jeremy Bellicaud  (FRA) Dimension Data for Qhubeka + 9' 34"
9Flag of Spain.svg  David Lozano  (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 9' 52"
10Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
General classification after Stage 3 [7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Astana 11h 05' 04"
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) Direct Énergie + 17"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) Israel Cycling Academy + 45"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy + 1' 00"
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Rodrigo Contreras  (COL) Astana + 8' 04"
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nikita Stalnov  (KAZ) Astana + 9' 29"
7Flag of France.svg  Jeremy Bellicaud  (FRA) Dimension Data for Qhubeka + 9' 36"
8Flag of Eritrea.svg  Henok Mulubrhan  (ERI)Eritrea+ 9' 41"
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 9' 54"
10Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritreas.t.

Stage 4

Stage 4 result [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Edwin Ávila  (COL) Israel Cycling Academy 2h 37' 32"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Pablo Torres  (ESP) Interpro Cycling Academy s.t.
3Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritrea+ 3"
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Samuel Mugisha  (RWA) Dimension Data for Qhubeka s.t.
5Flag of Spain.svg  David Lozano  (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 5"
6Flag of France.svg  Adrien Guillonnet  (FRA) Interpro Cycling Academy s.t.
7Flag of Rwanda.svg  Didier Munyaneza  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team s.t.
8Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Fedeli  (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
9Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
10Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yuriy Natarov  (KAZ) Astana + 9"
General classification after Stage 4 [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey yellow.svg Astana 13h 48' 19"
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) Direct Énergie + 17"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) Israel Cycling Academy + 45"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy + 1' 00"
5Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritrea+ 4' 14"
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Awet Gebremedhin  (SWE) Israel Cycling Academy + 4' 29"
7Flag of Spain.svg  David Lozano  (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 4' 40"
8Flag of Kenya.svg  Suleiman Kangangi  (KEN)Kenya+ 4' 56"
9Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI)Eritrea+ 8' 17"
10Flag of Rwanda.svg  Didier Munyaneza  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team s.t.

Stage 5

Stage 5 result [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Biniam Girmay  (ERI)Eritrea3h 42' 01"
2Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Daniel Turek  (CZE) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Didier Munyaneza  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team s.t.
5Flag of France.svg  Jeremy Bellicaud  (FRA)France U23s.t.
6Flag of Rwanda.svg  Moise Mugisha  (RWA) Rwanda s.t.
7Flag of France.svg  Adrien Guillonnet  (FRA) Interpro Cycling Academy s.t.
8Flag of Kenya.svg  Geoffrey Langat  (KEN)Kenyas.t.
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Valens Ndayisenga  (RWA) Rwanda + 3"
10Flag of Rwanda.svg  Eric Manizabayo  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team + 47"
General classification after Stage 5 [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey yellow.svg Astana 17h 33' 37"
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) Direct Énergie + 17"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) Israel Cycling Academy + 45"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy + 1' 00"
5Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritrea+ 4' 14"
6Flag of Spain.svg  David Lozano  (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 4' 40"
7Flag of Kenya.svg  Suleiman Kangangi  (KEN)Kenya+ 4' 56"
8Flag of Rwanda.svg  Didier Munyaneza  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team + 5' 00"
9Flag of France.svg  Jeremy Bellicaud  (FRA)France U23+ 6' 19"
10Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 6' 37"

Stage 6

Stage 6 result [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Kasperkiewicz  (POL) Delko–Marseille Provence 2h 49' 57"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Pablo Torres  (ESP) Interpro Cycling Academy + 3"
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Youcef Reguigui  (ALG) Algeria + 4"
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Henok Mulubrhan  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
5Flag of France.svg  Julien Trarieux  (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
6Flag of Finland.svg  Joonas Henttala  (FIN) Team Novo Nordisk s.t.
7Flag of Rwanda.svg  Samuel Mugisha  (RWA) Dimension Data for Qhubeka s.t.
8Flag of Rwanda.svg  Valens Ndayisenga  (RWA) Rwanda s.t.
9Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
10Flag of Angola.svg  Bruno Araújo  (ANG) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 1' 19"
General classification after Stage 6 [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey yellow.svg Astana 20h 24' 53"
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) Direct Énergie + 17"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) Israel Cycling Academy + 45"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy + 1' 00"
5Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritrea+ 4' 14"
6Flag of Spain.svg  David Lozano  (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 4' 40"
7Flag of Kenya.svg  Suleiman Kangangi  (KEN)Kenya+ 4' 56"
8Flag of Rwanda.svg  Didier Munyaneza  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team + 5' 00"
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Valens Ndayisenga  (RWA) Rwanda + 5' 35"
10Flag of France.svg  Jeremy Bellicaud  (FRA)France U23+ 6' 19"

Stage 7

Stage 7 result [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI)Eritrea2h 12' 35"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Fedeli  (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 21"
3Flag of France.svg  Adrien Guillonnet  (FRA) Interpro Cycling Academy s.t.
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritreas.t.
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy + 24"
6Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mulu Hailemichael  (ETH) Dimension Data for Qhubeka + 26"
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.
8Flag of Spain.svg  David Lozano  (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk s.t.
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Moise Mugisha  (RWA) Rwanda + 38"
10Flag of France.svg  Aurélien Doleatto  (FRA)France U23+ 43"
General classification after Stage 7 [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey yellow.svg Astana 22h 38' 21"
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) Direct Énergie + 7"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) Israel Cycling Academy + 18"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy + 31"
5Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritrea+ 3' 42"
6Flag of Spain.svg  David Lozano  (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 4' 13"
7Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI)Eritrea+ 5' 50"
8Flag of Kenya.svg  Suleiman Kangangi  (KEN)Kenya+ 6' 41"
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Didier Munyaneza  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team + 6' 47"
10Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 6' 53"

Stage 8

Stage 8 result [12]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Rodrigo Contreras  (COL) Astana 1h 33' 10"
2Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Astana + 1' 06"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Fedeli  (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy s.t.
5Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mulu Hailemichael  (ETH) Dimension Data for Qhubeka s.t.
6Flag of France.svg  Adrien Guillonnet  (FRA) Interpro Cycling Academy s.t.
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.
8Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) Direct Énergie + 1' 09"
9Flag of France.svg  Jeremy Bellicaud  (FRA)France U23s.t.
10Flag of Rwanda.svg  Valens Ndayisenga  (RWA) Rwanda + 1' 12"

Classification leadership table

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Sprints classification
Jersey blue lines volta.svg
Mountains classification
Jersey orange.svg
Young rider classification
Blue-white-band-jersey.png
Teams classification
Jersey yellow number.svg
1 Alessandro Fedeli Alessandro Fedeli Bonaventure Uwizeyimana Rohan du Plooy Alessandro Fedeli Delko–Marseille Provence
2 Merhawi Kudus Merhawi Kudus Timothy Rugg Pablo Torres Joseph Areruya Astana
3 Merhawi Kudus Merhawi Kudus Rohan du Plooy Jérémy Bellicaud
4 Edwin Ávila Rohan du Plooy Pablo Torres Yakob Debesay
5 Biniam Girmay Moise Mugisha Didier Munyaneza
6 Przemysław Kasperkiewicz Eritrea
7 Yakob Debesay Yakob Debesay
8 Rodrigo Contreras Yakob Debesay
Final Merhawi Kudus Rohan du Plooy Yakob Debesay Yakob Debesay Eritrea

Classifications

Final general classification [12]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey yellow.svg Astana 24h 12' 37"
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) Direct Énergie + 10"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) Israel Cycling Academy + 18"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernán Aguirre  (COL) Interpro Cycling Academy + 31"
5Flag of Eritrea.svg  Sirak Tesfom  (ERI)Eritrea+ 4' 04"
6Flag of Spain.svg  David Lozano  (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 4' 50"
7Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI) Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Eritrea+ 6' 51"
8Flag of Kenya.svg  Suleiman Kangangi  (KEN)Kenya+ 7' 05"
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 7' 10"
10Flag of Colombia.svg  Rodrigo Contreras  (COL) Astana + 7' 11"
Final sprints classification [12]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of South Africa.svg  Rohan du Plooy  (RSA) Jersey orange lines volta.svg ProTouch Sports 26
2Flag of the United States.svg  Timothy Rugg  (USA) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda 16
3Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI)Eritrea10
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Moise Mugisha  (RWA) Rwanda 8
5Flag of Rwanda.svg  Bonaventure Uwizeyimana  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team 6
6Flag of France.svg  Adrien Guillonnet  (FRA) Interpro Cycling Academy 5
7Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence 4
8Flag of France.svg  Julien Trarieux  (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence 4
9Flag of France.svg  Perrig Quéméneur  (FRA) Direct Énergie 4
10Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Kasperkiewicz  (POL) Delko–Marseille Provence 3
Final mountains classification [12]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI) Jersey green.svg Eritrea80
2Flag of Rwanda.svg  Moise Mugisha  (RWA) Rwanda 72
3Flag of France.svg  Adrien Guillonnet  (FRA) Interpro Cycling Academy 51
4Flag of Spain.svg  Pablo Torres  (ESP) Interpro Cycling Academy 42
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Rodrigo Contreras  (COL) Astana 41
6Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mulu Hailemichael  (ETH) Dimension Data for Qhubeka 38
7Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Jersey yellow.svg Astana 26
8Flag of Rwanda.svg  Samuel Mugisha  (RWA) Dimension Data for Qhubeka 23
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) Israel Cycling Academy 16
10Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) Direct Énergie 14
Final youth classification [12]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yakob Debesay  (ERI) Jersey white.svg Jersey green.svg Eritrea24h 19' 28"
2Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 19"
3Flag of France.svg  Jeremy Bellicaud  (FRA)France U23+ 1' 16"
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Henok Mulubrhan  (ERI)Eritrea+ 2' 41"
5Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mulu Hailemichael  (ETH) Dimension Data for Qhubeka + 6' 37"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Fedeli  (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 7' 44"
7Flag of Rwanda.svg  Samuel Mugisha  (RWA) Dimension Data for Qhubeka + 8' 28"
8Flag of Rwanda.svg  Eric Manizabayo  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team + 11' 35"
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Didier Munyaneza  (RWA) Benediction Cycling Team + 12' 10"
10Flag of Kenya.svg  John Kariuki  (KEN)Kenya+ 17' 31"
Final teams classification [12]
RankTeamTime
1Eritrea72h 49' 16"
2 Interpro Cycling Academy + 2' 53"
3 Astana + 6' 33"
4 Israel Cycling Academy + 10' 23"
5 Delko–Marseille Provence + 43' 02"
6 Benediction Cycling Team + 46' 23"
7Kenya+ 51' 16"
8France U23+ 1h 02' 06"
9 Direct Énergie + 1h 09' 21"
10 Dimension Data for Qhubeka + 1h 20' 08"

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