Tour du Rwanda: Aldo Taillieu secures first leader's jersey with prologue victory
Lotto Development Team rider fastest in 3.4km race against the clock beating Fabien Doubey and teammate Milan Menten
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Aldo Taillieu (Lotto Development Team) secured the first leader's jersey of the 2025 Tour du Rwanda after covering the 3.4km prologue course in a winning time of 3:48 in Amahoro Stadium, Kigali on Sunday.
“You can’t pace a 3.4km race, so it’s all-out from the start. It’s great to begin my season this way. I dedicate this win to my late friend and former teammate Miel Dekien,” Taillieu said in a Lotto team press release.
Taillieu, 19, rode two seconds faster than runner-up Fabien Doubey (Team TotalEnergies) and third-place Milan Menten, who is also racing for the Lotto Development Team at the eight-day race.
The 3.4km prologue was held in Kigali between the BK Arena and Amahoro Stadium.
“Aldo Taillieu is just a first-year U23 rider, so it’s an impressive achievement to take the win in his first race," said the team's sports director, Kurt Van de Wouwer.
Taillieu now carries a three-second lead into stage 1, a 157.1km race from Rukomo to Kayonza on Monday.
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