Tour of Rwanda

Tour of Rwanda 2020.

The Tour of Rwanda is a cycling tour through the East African country Rwanda .

The race consists of nine stages with approx. 1000 kilometers and a day of rest and was held for the first time in 1988. Between 1991 and 2001 the stage trip was canceled. From 2009 to 2018 the Tour of Rwanda was classified in category 2.2 of the UCI Africa Tour and from 2019 in category 2.1 . It is the first international cycling race in East Africa.

A race for women is also planned for the future; it would be the first stage race for women in Africa.

In addition to flat sections, the Tour of Rwanda also has some climbs. Some natural and cultural monuments are passed along the way, for example the Akagera National Park and memorials commemorating the 1994 genocide .

winner

1988 Celestin N'Dengeyingoma 1989 Omar Masumbuko 1990 Faustin M'Parabanyi 1991–2000 no event 2001 Bernard N'Sengiyumva 2002 Abraham Ruhumuriza 2003 Abraham Ruhumuriza 2004 Abraham Ruhumuriza 2005 Abraham Ruhumuriza 2006 Peter Kamau 2007 Abraham Ruhumuriza 2008 Adrien Niyonshuti 2009 Adil Jelloul 2010 Daniel Teklehaimanot

2011 Kiel Reijnen 2012 Darren Lill 2013 Dylan Girdlestone 2014 Valens Ndayisenga 2015 Jean Bosco Nsengimana  2016 Valens Ndayisenga 2017 Joseph Areruya 2018 Samuel Mugisha 2019 Merhawi kudu 2020 Natnael Tesfatsion

Web links

• Official website
• Tour of Rwanda in the database of Radsportseiten.net

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rwanda is planning the first African women tour. In: rad-net.de. November 24, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .