Jean-Bosco Nsengimana (Rwanda) a remporté, ce dimanche, le prologue du Tour du Rwanda (2.2), disputé sur 3,3 kilomètres dans les rues de la capitale Kigali. Il a devancé Valens Ndayisenga (Tirol Cycling Team) et Stefan De Bod (Dimension Data for Qhubeka). Matthieu Jeannès (Team Haute-Savoie-Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) termine à la 21e place.
Jean-Bosco Nsengimana devient le premier maillot jaune de cette 9e édition.

Classement du prologue :
1 NSENGIMANA Jean Bosco RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA les 3,3 km en 3'46''06 (moy. 52,552 km/h)
2 NDAYISENGA Valens TIROL CYCLING TEAM RWA 03'48''77 02''71
3 DE BOD Stefan DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB RSA 03'52''87 06''81
4 ARERUYA Joseph DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB RWA 03'54''44 08''38
5 KANGANGI Suleiman BIKE AID KEN 03'55''93 09''87
6 PIPER Cameron TEAM ILLUMINATE USA 03'56''84 10''78
7 BYUKUSENGE Patrick RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 03'56''97 10''91
8 MUGISHA Samuel DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB RWA 03'57''13 11''07
9 MCPHADEN Cameron LOWESTRATES.CA CAN 03'57''27 11''21
10 UWIZEYE Jean Claude RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 03'57''62 11''56
11 CULLY Jan Andrej DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA SVK 03'57''98 11''92
12 LE COURT DE BILLOT Olivier MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONAL MRI 03'58''92 12''86
13 AVILA VANEGAS Edwin Alcibiades TEAM ILLUMINATE COL 04'00''33 14''27
14 OKUBAMARIAM Tesfom ERITREA NATIONAL Team ERI 04'00''56 14''50
15 HOW SAW KENG Matthew MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONAL MRI 04'00''71 14''65
16 MAIN Kent DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB RSA 04'01''05 14''99
17 ROUGIER-LAGANE Christopher MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONAL MRI 04'01''53 15''47
18 HAMZA Yacine ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE ALG 04'02''03 15''97
19 HOLLER Nikodemus BIKE AID GER 04'03''28 17''22
20 MUNYAMEZA Didier RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 04'03''67 17''61
21 JEANNES Matthieu HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE R FRA 04'04''65 18''59
22 PELLAUD Simon TEAM ILLUMINATE SUI 04'04''76 18''70
23 UKINIWABO Jean Paul René RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 04'04''96 18''90
24 KIMUTAI Andrew KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM KEN 04'05''26 19''20
25 WACHTENDORF Brett LOWESTRATES.CA USA 04'05''29 19''23
26 GEBREMARIAM Fiseha ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team ETH 04'05''91 19''85
27 KIPKEMBOI Salim BIKE AID KEN 04'06''21 20''15
28 EBRAHIM Redwan ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team ETH 04'06''93 20''87
29 LAGAB Azzedine ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE ALG 04'07''63 21''57
30 GOUDIN Valentin HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE R FRA 04'07''73 21''67
31 MAYER Alexandre MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONAL MRI 04'08''05 21''99
32 VAN ENGELEN Adne BIKE AID NED 04'08''10 22''04
33 GATHIAMBO Joshphat KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM KEN 04'08''47 22''41
34 FOURNET FAYARD Sébastien HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE R FRA 04'08''51 22''45
35 DEBRETSION Aron ERITREA NATIONAL Team ERI 04'09''09 23''03
36 OROS Samuel DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA SVK 04'09''17 23''11
37 LANGAT Geoffrey BIKE AID KEN 04'09''25 23''19
38 BELLAN Juraj DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA SVK 04'09''45 23''39
39 HATEGEKA Gasore CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 04'09''51 23''45
40 MANSOURI Abderrahmane ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE ALG 04'09''95 23''89
41 GREENE Edward LOWESTRATES.CA RSA 04'11''42 25''36
42 GIDAY Kibrom ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team ETH 04'12''45 26''39
43 HAKIRUWIZEYE Samuel LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 04'12''59 26''53
44 EYOB Metkel DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB ERI 04'12''96 26''90
45 CLAVEL Sylvain HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE R FRA 04'13''01 26''95
46 UWIZEYIMANA Bonaventure CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 04'13''55 27''49
47 MEBRAHTOM Natnael ERITREA NATIONAL Team ERI 04'13''58 27''52
48 MUSIE MEHARI Saymon ERITREA NATIONAL Team ERI 04'13''94 27''88
49 MANSOURI Islam ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE ALG 04'14''87 28''81
50 LINCOLN Yannick MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONAL MRI 04'15''42 29''36
51 KEEPING Stephen LOWESTRATES.CA CAN 04'15''56 29''50
52 FOLTÁN Adrián DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA SVK 04'15''94 29''88
53 KNAPP Daniel TIROL CYCLING TEAM AUT 04'16''70 30''64
54 KIPKEMBOI KIPLAGAT Cornelius KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM KEN 04'17''21 31''15
55 RUBERWA Jean Damascene CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 04'17''40 31''34
56 CUSSON FRADET Jules LOWESTRATES.CA CAN 04'17''61 31''55
57 NDUWAYO Eric CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 04'18''09 32''03
58 TSEGAY Amanueal ERITREA NATIONAL Team ERI 04'19''05 32''99
59 VERMEULEN Moran TIROL CYCLING TEAM AUT 04'19''17 33''11
60 UWINGENEYE Jimmy LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 04'19''30 33''24
61 VLCÁK Martin DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA SVK 04'19''47 33''41
62 TUYISHIMIRE Ephrem LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 04'19''94 33''88
63 REDAE Tedros ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team ETH 04'21''40 35''34
64 KARIUKI John KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM KEN 04'21''54 35''48
65 ROUX Nicolas HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE R FRA 04'22''59 36''53
66 Tamrat Meresa ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team ETH 04'24''48 38''42
67 MFITUMUKIZA Jean Claude LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 04'25''26 39''20
68 LOUNIS Mehdi ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE ALG 04'25''37 39''31
69 NIZEYIMANA Alex CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 04'25''60 39''54
70 RUGAMBA Janvier LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 04'28''00 41''94
71 KIPLAGAT Kelvin Kipng'Etich KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM KEN 04'33''31 47''25
72 EASTER Griffin TEAM ILLUMINATE USA 04'33''32 47''26
73 GAMPER Patrick TIROL CYCLING TEAM AUT 04'33''32 '

Classement général :
1 NSENGIMANA Jean Bosco RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA les 3,3 km en 3'46'' (moy. 52,552 km/h)
2 NDAYISENGA Valens TIROL CYCLING TEAM RWA 02''
3 DE BOD Stefan DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA RSA 06''
4 ARERUYA Joseph DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA RWA 08''
5 KANGANGI Suleiman BIKE AID KEN 09''
6 PIPER Cameron TEAM ILLUMINATE USA 10''
7 BYUKUSENGE Patrick RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA '
8 MUGISHA Samuel DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA RWA 11''
9 MCPHADEN Cameron LOWESTRATES.CA CAN '
10 UWIZEYE Jean Claude RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA '
11 CULLY Jan Andrej DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA SVK '
12 LE COURT DE BILLOT Olivier MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONALE MRI 12''
13 AVILA VANEGAS Edwin Alcibiades TEAM ILLUMINATE COL 14''
14 OKUBAMARIAM Tesfom ERITREA NATIONAL Team ERI '
15 HOW SAW KENG Matthew MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONALE MRI '
16 MAIN Kent DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA RSA 15''
17 ROUGIER-LAGANE Christopher MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONALE MRI '
18 HAMZA Yacine ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE ALG 16''
19 HOLLER Nikodemus BIKE AID GER 17''
20 MUNYAMEZA Didier RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA '
21 JEANNES Matthieu HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE RHO FRA 18''
22 PELLAUD Simon TEAM ILLUMINATE SUI '
23 UKINIWABO Jean Paul René RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA '
24 KIMUTAI Andrew KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM KEN 19''
25 WACHTENDORF Brett LOWESTRATES.CA USA '
26 GEBREMARIAM Fiseha ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team ETH '
27 KIPKEMBOI Salim BIKE AID KEN 20''
28 EBRAHIM Redwan ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team ETH '
29 LAGAB Azzedine ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE ALG 21''
30 GOUDIN Valentin HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE RHO FRA '
31 MAYER Alexandre MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONALE MRI 22''
32 VAN ENGELEN Adne BIKE AID NED '
33 GATHIAMBO Joshphat KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM KEN '
34 FOURNET FAYARD Sébastien HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE RHO FRA '
35 DEBRETSION Aron ERITREA NATIONAL Team ERI 23''
36 OROS Samuel DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA SVK '
37 LANGAT Geoffrey BIKE AID KEN '
38 BELLAN Juraj DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA SVK '
39 HATEGEKA Gasore CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
40 MANSOURI Abderrahmane ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE ALG '
41 GREENE Edward LOWESTRATES.CA RSA 25''
42 GIDAY Kibrom ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team ETH 26''
43 HAKIRUWIZEYE Samuel LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA '
44 EYOB Metkel DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA ERI '
45 CLAVEL Sylvain HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE RHO FRA 27''
46 UWIZEYIMANA Bonaventure CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
47 MEBRAHTOM Natnael ERITREA NATIONAL Team ERI '
48 MUSIE MEHARI Saymon ERITREA NATIONAL Team ERI '
49 MANSOURI Islam ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE ALG 28''
50 LINCOLN Yannick MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONALE MRI 29''
51 KEEPING Stephen LOWESTRATES.CA CAN '
52 FOLTÁN Adrián DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA SVK '
53 KNAPP Daniel TIROL CYCLING TEAM AUT 30''
54 KIPKEMBOI KIPLAGAT Cornelius KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM KEN 31''
55 RUBERWA Jean Damascene CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
56 CUSSON FRADET Jules LOWESTRATES.CA CAN '
57 NDUWAYO Eric CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 32''
58 TSEGAY Amanueal ERITREA NATIONAL Team ERI 33''
59 VERMEULEN Moran TIROL CYCLING TEAM AUT '
60 UWINGENEYE Jimmy LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA '
61 VLCÁK Martin DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA SVK '
62 TUYISHIMIRE Ephrem LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA '
63 REDAE Tedros ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team ETH 35''
64 KARIUKI John KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM KEN '
65 ROUX Nicolas HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE RHO FRA 36''
66 Tamrat Meresa ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team ETH 38''
67 MFITUMUKIZA Jean Claude LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 39''
68 LOUNIS Mehdi ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE ALG '
69 NIZEYIMANA Alex CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
70 RUGAMBA Janvier LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 42''
71 KIPLAGAT Kelvin Kipng'Etich KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM KEN 47''
72 EASTER Griffin TEAM ILLUMINATE USA '
73 GAMPER Patrick TIROL CYCLING TEAM AUT '

Classement par équipes :
1 RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE en 11'39''
2 DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA 04''
3 MAURICE EQUIPE NATIONALE 20''
4 TEAM ILLUMINATE 21''
5 BIKE AID 25''
6 LOWESTRATES.CA 34''
7 DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA 36''
8 ALGERIE EQUIPE NATIONALE 39''
9 HAUTE SAVOIE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES 40''
10 ERITREA NATIONAL Team 43''
11 ETHIOPIA NATIONAL Team 44''
12 TIROL CYCLING TEAM 44''
13 KENYAN RIDERS SAFARICOM 51''
14 CLUB BENEDICTION 01'00''
15 LES AMIS SPORTIFS 01'11''

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