Cycling race
The 2020 Tour du Rwanda was a road cycling stage race that took place in Rwanda between 23 February and 1 March 2020. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2020 UCI Africa Tour, and was the 23rd edition of the Tour du Rwanda.[1][2]
Natnael Tesfatsion, riding for the Eritrean national team, won the race by almost a minute ahead of Rwandan rider Moise Mugisha of the Skol Adrien Cycling Academy. Swiss rider Patrick Schelling of Israel Start-Up Nation originally finished third, but it was revealed in September 2020 that he had tested positive for use of terbutaline, an unauthorized asthma drug, on stage 2 on 24 February. As a result of the 'non-intentional anti-doping rule violation,' Schelling was stripped of his results from this race and was handed a four-month suspension that retroactively began on 18 May 2020. Due to Schelling's suspension, South African rider Kent Main of ProTouch was elevated to third place.[3]
Teams
Sixteen teams were invited to the race, of which one was a UCI WorldTeam, four were UCI ProTeams, eight were UCI Continental teams, and three were national teams. Each team entered five riders into the race for a total of 80 riders, of which 58 finished the race.[4][5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
Route
Stages
Stage 1
- 23 February 2020 — Kigali (Kigali Arena) to Kigali (Kimironko), 114.4 km (71.1 mi)[7]
Stage 2
- 24 February 2020 — Kigali (MIC Building) to Huye, 120.5 km (74.9 mi)[10]
Stage 3
- 25 February 2020 — Huye to Rusizi, 142 km (88 mi)[13]
Stage 4
- 26 February 2020 — Rusizi to Rubavu, 206.3 km (128.2 mi)[16]
Stage 5
- 27 February 2020 — Rubavu to Musanze, 84.7 km (52.6 mi)[19]
Stage 6
- 28 February 2020 — Musanze to Muhanga, 127.3 km (79.1 mi)[22]
Stage 7
- 29 February 2020 — Kigali (Nyamirambo) to Kigali (Mur de Kigali), 4.5 km (2.8 mi) (ITT)[25]
Stage 8
- 1 March 2020 — Kigali (PSF Expo Ground) to Kigali (Rebero), 89.3 km (55.5 mi)[28]
Classification leadership table
Final classification standings
Legend |
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | | Denotes the winner of the sprints classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | | Denotes the winner of the best African rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the young rider classification | | Denotes the winner of the teams classification |
Young rider classification
Best African rider classification
References
- ^ "2020 Tour du Rwanda". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "About the Tour du Rwanda". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (8 September 2020). "Patrick Schelling handed four-month ban for 'non-intentional' terbutaline positive". CyclingNews. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "2020 Tour du Rwanda Teams". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "2020 Tour du Rwanda Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "2020 Tour du Rwanda Stages". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 1 Info". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Stage 1 Results Tour du Rwanda". Tour du Rwanda. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Tour du Rwanda 2020 Stage 1". ProCyclingStats. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 2 Info". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Stage 2 Results Tour du Rwanda". Tour du Rwanda. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Tour du Rwanda 2020 Stage 2". ProCyclingStats. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 3 Info". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Stage 3 Results Tour du Rwanda". Tour du Rwanda. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Tour du Rwanda 2020 Stage 3". ProCyclingStats. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 4 Info". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Stage 4 Results Tour du Rwanda". Tour du Rwanda. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Tour du Rwanda 2020 Stage 4". ProCyclingStats. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 5 Info". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Stage 5 Results Tour du Rwanda". Tour du Rwanda. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Tour du Rwanda 2020 Stage 5". ProCyclingStats. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 6 Info". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Stage 6 Results Tour du Rwanda". Tour du Rwanda. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Tour du Rwanda 2020 Stage 6". ProCyclingStats. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 7 Info". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Stage 7 Results Tour du Rwanda". Tour du Rwanda. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Tour du Rwanda 2020 Stage 7". ProCyclingStats. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 8 Info". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Stage 8 Results Tour du Rwanda". Tour du Rwanda. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tour du Rwanda 2020 Stage 8". ProCyclingStats. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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