For the first time in the three years since the Tour of Rwanda has been registered in the UCI calender, a rider from the national team has captured a stage victory. The man who delighted the local tifosi was Joseph Biziyaremye, 23 years old, who attacked on the final day of the race, just 12 kilometres from the finish in Kigali.
“It's a great victory which is a good example to all the young riders in the team,” Rwanda’s national coach Jock Boyer told Cyclingnews.
Biziyaremye joined the Rwandan team in the summer after he won a domestic race, and spent one month in the UCI Continental Center in South Africa. His victory thrilled the crowds gathered at the uphill-finish in Kigali, near the regional football stadium.
Kiel Reijnen, from Team Type 1-Sanofi, finished second, nine seconds later, securing his overall victory, while his teammate Joey Rosskopf was third on the stage.
“It's a very important victory for my morale,” Reijnen said, as he spent seven months off the bike because of a virus. “The team was amazing. This victory is definitely a team effort. I also have to congratulate the Rwandan team which put so many riders into the leading group and MTN for having controlled the race today.”
Indeed, MTN-Qhubeka's Rwandan rider Adrien Nyunshuti, who won the polka-dot jersey, made a strong tempo on the climb for his teammate Dylan Girdlestone. Third overall at 40 seconds, the latter has been sick for the past two days. “I struggled since kilometre zero,” he admitted. “If my chest had been better, I think I could have won the race.”
Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Joseph Biziyaremye (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
3:33:53
2
Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
0:00:09
3
Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
Row 2 - Cell 2
4
Tedros Redae (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
0:00:13
5
Alem Abebe (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
0:00:14
6
Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
Row 5 - Cell 2
7
Nathan Byukusenge (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
0:00:16
8
Emmanuel Rudahunga (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
0:00:18
9
Dylan Girdlestone (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
0:00:19
10
Richard Laizer (Tan) Tanzania National Team
Row 9 - Cell 2
11
Adrien Muffat (Fra) Rhone Alpes
Row 10 - Cell 2
12
Nicodem Habiyambere (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
Row 11 - Cell 2
13
Aléxis Chenevier (Fra) Rhone Alpes
Row 12 - Cell 2
14
Gasore Hategeka (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
Row 13 - Cell 2
15
Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team MTN Qhubeka
0:00:26
16
Weldemikael Weyo (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
0:00:37
17
Obed Ruvogera (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
0:00:43
18
Kbrom Giday (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
0:00:46
19
Paul Agorir (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:01:50
20
Suleiman Kangangi (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:03:03
21
Samwel Mwangi (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:03:10
22
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
0:07:56
23
Emile Bintunimana (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
0:17:22
24
Guy Smet (Bel) Flanders Avia Cycling Team
Row 23 - Cell 2
25
Hamisi Mkoma (Tan) Tanzania National Team
Row 24 - Cell 2
26
Jean De Dieu Uwimana (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
Row 25 - Cell 2
27
Janvier Hadi (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
0:17:25
28
Benjamin Kogo (Ken) Kenya National Team
Row 27 - Cell 2
29
Stanley Namanyana (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
0:17:29
30
Samwel Ekiru (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:17:39
31
Nderi Zakayo Mwai (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:17:41
32
Damien Fol (Fra) Rhone Alpes
0:17:50
33
Diego Van Looy (Bel) Flanders Avia Cycling Team
0:18:14
34
James Tennent (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
0:18:16
35
David Nkurunziza (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
0:30:01
36
Innocent Uwamungu (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
0:30:05
37
Bram Delie (Bel) Flanders Avia Cycling Team
Row 36 - Cell 2
38
Alex Bowden (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
Row 37 - Cell 2
39
Jérémy Burton (Bel) Flanders Avia Cycling Team
Row 38 - Cell 2
40
Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
Row 39 - Cell 2
41
John Kitivei (Tan) Tanzania National Team
0:35:15
DNF
Msgena Kindeya (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
Row 41 - Cell 2
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Mountain 1 - Sommet MG3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Richard Laizer (Tan) Tanzania National Team
7
pts
2
Weldemikael Weyo (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
5
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Nicodem Habiyambere (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
3
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Dylan Girdlestone (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
1
Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Mwendo
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Kbrom Giday (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
15
pts
2
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
10
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Richard Laizer (Tan) Tanzania National Team
7
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Alem Abebe (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
5
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Emmanuel Rudahunga (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
3
Row 4 - Cell 3
6
Weldemikael Weyo (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
1
Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Nyarusange
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
10
pts
2
Richard Laizer (Tan) Tanzania National Team
7
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Alem Abebe (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
5
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team MTN Qhubeka
3
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Nathan Byukusenge (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
1
Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Musambira
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Richard Laizer (Tan) Tanzania National Team
10
pts
2
Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team MTN Qhubeka
7
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Kbrom Giday (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
5
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Alem Abebe (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
3
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
1
Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 5 - Kamoniy
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team MTN Qhubeka
10
pts
2
Kbrom Giday (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
7
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
5
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Alem Abebe (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
3
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Nathan Byukusenge (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
1
Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 6 - Ruyenzi
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Joseph Biziyaremye (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
7
pts
2
Nicodem Habiyambere (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
5
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Kbrom Giday (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
3
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team MTN Qhubeka
1
Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 7 - Finish
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Joseph Biziyaremye (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
15
pts
2
Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
10
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
7
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Tedros Redae (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
5
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Alem Abebe (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
3
Row 4 - Cell 3
6
Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
1
Row 5 - Cell 3
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Teams
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Rwanda Karisimbi
10:42:27
2
Ethiopia
0:00:16
3
Kenya National Team
0:07:15
4
Team MTN Qhubeka
0:07:53
5
Rwanda Akagera
0:17:17
6
Rhone Alpes
0:17:40
7
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
0:29:35
8
Tanzania
0:52:08
9
Flanders Avia Cycling Team
1:04:53
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Final general classification
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
21:21:44
2
Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
0:00:02
3
Dylan Girdlestone (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
0:00:40
4
Nathan Byukusenge (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
0:01:28
5
Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
0:02:20
6
Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team MTN Qhubeka
0:03:33
7
Aléxis Chenevier (Fra) Rhone Alpes
0:04:09
8
Tedros Redae (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
0:04:23
9
Emmanuel Rudahunga (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
0:04:28
10
Gasore Hategeka (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
0:05:15
11
Nicodem Habiyambere (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
0:07:36
12
Suleiman Kangangi (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:13:10
13
Kbrom Giday (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
0:14:05
14
Alem Abebe (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
0:18:05
15
Weldemikael Weyo (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
0:19:57
16
Samwel Mwangi (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:23:37
17
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
0:24:43
18
Joseph Biziyaremye (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
0:25:00
19
Benjamin Kogo (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:25:39
20
Obed Ruvogera (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
0:26:33
21
Samwel Ekiru (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:28:15
22
Paul Agorir (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:28:20
23
Richard Laizer (Tan) Tanzania National Team
0:31:55
24
Janvier Hadi (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
0:35:28
25
Adrien Muffat (Fra) Rhone Alpes
0:39:02
26
Nderi Zakayo Mwai (Ken) Kenya National Team
0:45:17
27
Jean De Dieu Uwimana (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
0:53:08
28
James Tennent (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
0:53:38
29
Guy Smet (Bel) Flanders Avia Cycling Team
1:00:34
30
Bram Delie (Bel) Flanders Avia Cycling Team
1:07:56
31
Emile Bintunimana (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
1:18:03
32
Hamisi Mkoma (Tan) Tanzania National Team
1:23:25
33
Stanley Namanyana (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
1:24:00
34
Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
1:25:35
35
Innocent Uwamungu (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
1:31:20
36
Diego Van Looy (Bel) Flanders Avia Cycling Team
1:40:34
37
David Nkurunziza (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
1:43:21
38
Damien Fol (Fra) Rhone Alpes
1:46:23
39
Jérémy Burton (Bel) Flanders Avia Cycling Team
1:51:00
40
Alex Bowden (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
1:54:42
41
John Kitivei (Tan) Tanzania National Team
2:43:23
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Mountains classification
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team MTN Qhubeka
127
pts
2
Kbrom Giday (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
74
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
63
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Gasore Hategeka (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
62
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
60
Row 4 - Cell 3
6
Dylan Girdlestone (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
53
Row 5 - Cell 3
7
Alem Abebe (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
50
Row 6 - Cell 3
8
Emmanuel Rudahunga (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
49
Row 7 - Cell 3
9
Richard Laizer (Tan) Tanzania National Team
48
Row 8 - Cell 3
10
Weldemikael Weyo (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
32
Row 9 - Cell 3
11
Nicodem Habiyambere (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
23
Row 10 - Cell 3
12
Joseph Biziyaremye (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
22
Row 11 - Cell 3
13
Nathan Byukusenge (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
22
Row 12 - Cell 3
14
Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
17
Row 13 - Cell 3
15
James Tennent (RSA) Team MTN Qhubeka
12
Row 14 - Cell 3
16
Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
10
Row 15 - Cell 3
17
Guy Smet (Bel) Flanders Avia Cycling Team
7
Row 16 - Cell 3
18
Tedros Redae (Eth) Ethiopia National Team
6
Row 17 - Cell 3
19
Obed Ruvogera (Rwa) Rwanda Akagera
5
Row 18 - Cell 3
20
Aléxis Chenevier (Fra) Rhone Alpes
4
Row 19 - Cell 3
21
Paul Agorir (Ken) Kenya National Team
1
Row 20 - Cell 3
22
Janvier Hadi (Rwa) Rwanda Karisimbi
1
Row 21 - Cell 3
23
Adrien Muffat (Fra) Rhone Alpes
1
Row 22 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Rwanda Karisimbi
64:09:57
2
Ethiopia
0:14:35
3
Team MTN Qhubeka
0:16:57
4
Kenya
0:28:20
5
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
0:54:07
6
Rwanda Akagera
1:31:39
7
Rhone Alpes
1:38:49
8
Flanders Avia Cycling Team
3:36:42
9
Tanzania
4:33:08
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