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Ukraine's Budiak wins Tour du Rwanda stage amid Russian invasion of his country

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Tesfazion seizes race lead on stage 6

MARMARIS TURKEY APRIL 16 Start Anatolii Budiak of Ukraine and SPOR TOTO Cycling Team during the 56th Presidential Cycling Tour Of Turkey 2021 Stage 6 a 1291km stag from Fethiye to Marmaris TUR2021 tourofturkeyTUR on April 16 2021 in Marmaris Turkey Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images
Anatolii Budiak (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The Ukraine's Anatolii Budiak (Terengganu Cycling Team) won stage 6 of the Tour du Rwanda on Friday from Musanze and Kigali amid the Russian invasion of his country.

Budiak topped Natnael Tesfazion (Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli) just seconds before Eric Manizabayo (Benediction Ignite) came home in third place.

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Results
Pos.Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Anatolii Budiak (Ukr) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team 3:35:21
2Natnael Tesfazion (Eri) Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli
3Eric Manizabayo (Rwa) Benediction Ignite 0:00:05
4Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (Col) Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli 0:00:07
5Henok Mulueberhan (Eri) Bike Aid 0:00:09
6Alan Boileau (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM 0:00:16
7Sandy Dujardin (Fra) TotalEnergies
8Kent Main (RSA) Protouch
9Jesse Ewart (Irl) Bike Aid
10Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Burgos-BH
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General classification after stage 6
Pos.Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Natnael Tesfazion (Eri) Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli 17:33:13
2Anatolii Budiak (Ukr) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team 0:00:06
3Henok Mulueberhan (Eri) Bike Aid 0:00:16
4Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Burgos-BH
5Jesse Ewart (Irl) Bike Aid 0:00:29
6Kent Main (RSA) Protouch 0:01:42
7Leo Hayter (GBr) Hagens Berman Axeon 0:01:54
8Metkel Eyob (Eri) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team 0:02:11
9Juan Diego Alba Bolivar (Col) Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli 0:02:12
10Eric Manizabayo (Rwa) Benediction Ignite 0:02:15
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