South African Edward Greene (Lowestrates.ca) in the King of the Mountain jersey
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Frederick Gates with his Lowestrates.ca team at the Tour of Rwanda
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On its debut at the 2016 Tour of Rwanda, Canadian amateur team Lowestrates.ca was an instant success with Timothy Rugg winning the prologue in Kigali. There was a second win for the American three days later in Rusizi. The genesis of the team's love affair with the landlocked African nation.