La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2011
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| Host country |
 Gabon, Cameroon
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| Competition period | January 25th to 30th |
| Stages | 6 stages |
| overall length | 764 km |
| Starting field | 89 in 15 teams (of which 74 arrived at the finish) |
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| Overall rating | 1. Anthony Charteau 7:00:05 pm 2. Andy Cappelle + 00:04 min 3. Adil Jelloul + 00:07 min  
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Team Europcar
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Anthony Charteau
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 Points
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Nacer Bouhanni
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mountain
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 Dan Craven
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 Intermediate sprints
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 Robert Bush
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 offspring
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Newbury is different
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 Best African
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Adil Jelloul
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 Best Gabonese
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Frédéric Obiang
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| ← La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2010 | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2012 → |
The sixth Tropicale Amissa Bongo was a Gabonese cycling - stage race , which took place from 25th to 30th January 2011th It was held in six stages over a total distance of 764 kilometers. The race was part of the UCI Africa Tour 2011 and classified there in category 2.1.
The French Anthony Charteau from Team Europcar was able to repeat his victory from last year and prevailed with only four seconds ahead of the Belgian professional Andy Cappelle ( Quickstep Cycling Team ). The best African was the Moroccan Adil Jelloul in third overall .
Attendees
With the Team Europcar , FDJ and the ProTeam Quick Step took as in previous years, three of the greatest cycling teams in the world on the tour part. In addition, the small teams MTN Qhubeka and Chipotle Development Team from South Africa and the USA respectively started . Nine African national teams - including two from Gabon - and a selection from the UCI Continental Center Africa were also invited.
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Stages and course of the race
The first stage of the tour was a section of just 96 kilometers in the north of Gabon . A top group of five finally made the victory among themselves, with day winner Geoffrey Soupe ( FDJ ) together with defending champion Anthony Charteau slightly ahead. On the second day the route continued north into Cameroon . Team Europcar professional Yohann Gène prevailed in the mass sprint . The third part of the day took place again in Gabon. An eleven-strong breakaway group took the victory from on a circuit among themselves, with Nacer Bouhanni from FDJ celebrated his first pro victory.
A top group of six drivers made the fourth stage, which took place after a transfer in southwest Gabon, and finally also the overall standings, as the main field was more than five and a half minutes behind. Daniel Teklehaymanot from Eritrea took care of the first African win of the day after breaking away with the South African Reinhardt Janse Van Rensburg . Also in the front were Anthony Charteau , who took over the yellow jersey from Geoffrey Soupe and never surrendered it until the end, and with Andy Cappelle and Adil Jelloul the complete final podium of the race. At 149 kilometers, the fifth part of the day was the longest stage of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo. Again it was Yohann Gène who prevailed in the mass sprint. The last stage then ended with a circuit in the capital Libreville . The victory won Natnael Berhane out of Eritrea from a four-man lead group. Thanks to his fifth place in the sprint of the field, Nacer Bouhanni won the points classification, while Anthony Charteau confirmed last year's victory in the overall classification. With Europcar, FDJ and the selection from Eritrea, three teams made all stages among themselves.
| stage | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Overall rating |
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| 1. | January 25th | Oyem > Bitam | 96 |
Geoffrey Soupe
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Geoffrey Soupe
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| 2. | January 26th | Bitam> Ebolova | 147 |
Yohann Gène
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| 3. | January 27th | Bibasse > Oyem | 109 |
Nacer Bouhanni
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| 4th | January 28th | Ndjolé > Lambaréné | 133 |
 Daniel Teklehaymanot
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Anthony Charteau
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| 5. | January 29th | Lambaréné> Kango | 149 |
Yohann Gène
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| 6th | January 30th | Owendo > Libreville | 130 |
Natnael Berhane
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See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ LIVE cycling CH - start list
- ↑ LIVE cycling CH results