Timothy Rugg (Team Lowestrates.ca) a remporté ce mercredi la troisième étape du Tour du Rwanda (2.2), courue sur 115,9 kilomètres entre Karongi et Rusizi. L'Américain a devancé Joseph Areruya (Les Amis Sportifs) et Metkel Eyob (Dimension Data for Qhubeka). Sébastien Fournet-Fayard (Team Haute-Savoie/Rhône-Alpes) termine 21e de l'étape.
Valens Ndayisenga (Dimension Data for Qhubeka) conserve le maillot jaune de leader.

Classement de la 3e étape :
1 RUGG Timothy TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA USA les 115,9 km en 3h18'16'' (moy. 35,07 km/h)
2 * ARERUYA Joseph LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 02''
3 EYOB Metkel DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB ERI '
4 OKUBAMARIAM Tesfom ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI '
5 BYUKUSENGE Patrick CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 10''
6 NSENGIMANA Jean Bosco STRADALLI - BIKE AID RWA 11''
7 * NDAYISENGA Valens DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB RWA '
8 BIZIYAREMYE Joseph RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 13''
9 * GHEBREIGZABHIER WERKILUL Aman DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB ERI 16''
10 LAGAB Azzedine ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 19''
11 WACHTENDORF Brett TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA USA 23''
12 BIRU Goytom Mebrahtu ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH '
13 * BURU Temesgen Mebrahtu ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH '
14 * BUSSARD Dimitri MEUBLES DESCARTES PROD SUI 25''
15 * GIDAY Kibrom Hailay ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH '
16 * PAROZ Justin MEUBLES DESCARTES PROD SUI '
17 KANGANGI Suleiman KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDE KEN 30''
18 RUHUMURIZA Abraham RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 32''
19 * GOLDSHTEIN Omer CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR 35''
20 NDUWAYO Eric RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 38''
21 FOURNET FAYARD Sébastien HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPE FRA 40''
22 GREENE Edward TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA RSA 42''
23 HATEGEKA Gasore RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 43''
24 AFEWERKI Elyas ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI 46''
25 BENEKE Calvin SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TE RSA '
26 NAVARRA Junrey A. DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB PHI 53''
27 GEBERESILASSIE Estifanos Kebede ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH '
28 * UWIZEYE Jean-Claude LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 58''
29 * VAN HEERDEN Mornay SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TE RSA 01'01''
30 * TUYISHIMIRE Ephrem LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 01'03''
31 HAMZA Abderahmane Mehdi ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 01'05''
32 BYUKUSENGE Nathan RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 01'14''
33 * MUGISHA Samuel CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 01'20''
34 * HAYLEMARYAM Kibrom Teklebrhan ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH 03'01''
35 * NIZEYIMANA Alex CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 05'15''
36 BOSCH Manuel MEUBLES DESCARTES PROD SUI 05'18''
37 CLAVEL Sylvain HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPE FRA 05'20''
38 LAIZER Richard STRADALLI - BIKE AID TAN 05'23''
39 MEHARI Kibrom ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI '
40 AMANUEL Meron STRADALLI - BIKE AID ERI 05'25''
41 UWIZEYIMANA Bonaventure DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUB RWA 05'33''
42 BUSSER Silvio MEUBLES DESCARTES PROD SUI 07'30''
43 * SLABBERT Wian-David SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TE RSA '
44 KAMZONG ABOSSOLO Clovis SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 08'11''
45 * MANSOURI Oussama ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG '
46 MWANGI Samwel KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDE KEN 08'54''
47 * SOLOMON Zemenfes ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI '
48 KAREGEYA Jérémie CLUB BENEDICTION RWA '
49 KYBURZ Michael MEUBLES DESCARTES PROD SUI '
50 MILLER Nick KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDE NZL 09'26''
51 TEKOU FOUKOU Damien SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 09'42''
52 * BONTHUYS Carl SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TE RSA '
53 ABDENNEBI Khaled ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 10'14''
54 FOZING DASSIE Robert Martial SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 12'11''
55 * HUDRY Florian HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPE FRA 12'18''
56 BOIVIN Guillaume CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM CAN 14'13''
57 * PERRINS George SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TE RSA 15'45''
58 GOLDSTEIN Roy CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR 16'01''
59 KAMAU Joseph Gichora KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDE KEN '
60 * HADARI Zohar CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR '
61 PAVLIC Marko CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM SLO 16'50''
62 KEEPING Stephen TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA CAN '
63 MCPHADEN Cameron TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA CAN 18'23''
64 SCHNAPKA Matthias STRADALLI - BIKE AID GER '
65 * HAKIRUWIZEYE Samuel LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 25'02''
66 MBA Hervé Raoul SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 31'52''
67 * VOISIN Pierre-Meric HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPE FRA 36'02''
68 MADANI Abdelmalek ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 38'11''

Abandons :
POLVERONI David HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPES
RUBERWA Jean CLUB BENEDICTION
NZEKE Gérémie Francis SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN

Classement général :
1 * NDAYISENGA Valens DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA RWA les 340,3 km en 8h51'53'' (moy. 38,41 km/h)
2 * ARERUYA Joseph LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 01'16''
3 OKUBAMARIAM Tesfom ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI 01'23''
4 NSENGIMANA Jean Bosco STRADALLI - BIKE AID RWA 01'26''
5 EYOB Metkel DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA ERI 01'28''
6 * GHEBREIGZABHIER WERKILUL Amanu DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA ERI 03'25''
7 BYUKUSENGE Patrick CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 03'26''
8 KANGANGI Suleiman KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDER KEN '
9 * BURU Temesgen Mebrahtu ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH 03'37''
10 WACHTENDORF Brett TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA USA 03'39''
11 LAGAB Azzedine ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 03'44''
12 * PAROZ Justin MEUBLES DESCARTES PRODIS SUI 03'45''
13 * BUSSARD Dimitri MEUBLES DESCARTES PRODIS SUI 03'47''
14 * GIDAY Kibrom Hailay ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH 03'49''
15 FOURNET FAYARD Sébastien HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPES FRA 03'56''
16 RUHUMURIZA Abraham RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 04'07''
17 AFEWERKI Elyas ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI 04'18''
18 * UWIZEYE Jean-Claude LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 04'21''
19 BYUKUSENGE Nathan RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 04'38''
20 RUGG Timothy TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA USA 05'00''
21 BIZIYAREMYE Joseph RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 05'23''
22 GREENE Edward TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA RSA 05'56''
23 BENEKE Calvin SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM RSA 05'58''
24 NDUWAYO Eric RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 06'04''
25 GEBERESILASSIE Estifanos Kebede ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH 10'04''
26 HATEGEKA Gasore RWANDA EQUIPE NATIONALE RWA 11'52''
27 NAVARRA Junrey A. DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA PHI 13'27''
28 * MUGISHA Samuel CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 13'36''
29 * GOLDSHTEIN Omer CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR 13'42''
30 * VAN HEERDEN Mornay SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM RSA 14'04''
31 KAREGEYA Jérémie CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 14'19''
32 MWANGI Samwel KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDER KEN 15'37''
33 BIRU Goytom Mebrahtu ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH 16'49''
34 LAIZER Richard STRADALLI - BIKE AID TAN 18'26''
35 HAMZA Abderahmane Mehdi ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 18'50''
36 CLAVEL Sylvain HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPES FRA 19'04''
37 * TUYISHIMIRE Ephrem LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 19'23''
38 UWIZEYIMANA Bonaventure DIMENSION DATA FOR QHUBEKA RWA 20'00''
39 * HAYLEMARYAM Kibrom Teklebrhan ETHIOPIA NATIONAL TEAM ETH 20'21''
40 KAMZONG ABOSSOLO Clovis SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 21'25''
41 BOSCH Manuel MEUBLES DESCARTES PRODIS SUI 23'20''
42 AMANUEL Meron STRADALLI - BIKE AID ERI 23'21''
43 * SLABBERT Wian-David SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM RSA 25'32''
44 MEHARI Kibrom ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI 26'35''
45 KYBURZ Michael MEUBLES DESCARTES PRODIS SUI 27'09''
46 * SOLOMON Zemenfes ERITREA NATIONAL TEAM ERI 28'03''
47 ABDENNEBI Khaled ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 28'29''
48 BOIVIN Guillaume CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM CAN 30'08''
49 * HUDRY Florian HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPES FRA 30'32''
50 * MANSOURI Oussama ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 33'19''
51 * HADARI Zohar CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR 34'22''
52 PAVLIC Marko CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM SLO 35'02''
53 * NIZEYIMANA Alex CLUB BENEDICTION RWA 36'47''
54 MILLER Nick KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDER NZL 36'51''
55 GOLDSTEIN Roy CYCLING ACADEMY TEAM ISR 37'07''
56 BUSSER Silvio MEUBLES DESCARTES PRODIS SUI 38'50''
57 * BONTHUYS Carl SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM RSA 41'17''
58 * HAKIRUWIZEYE Samuel LES AMIS SPORTIFS RWA 42'29''
59 KAMAU Joseph Gichora KENYAN RIDERS DOWNUNDER KEN 43'29''
60 TEKOU FOUKOU Damien SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 44'49''
61 FOZING DASSIE Robert Martial SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 48'32''
62 SCHNAPKA Matthias STRADALLI - BIKE AID GER 57'33''
63 * PERRINS George SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM RSA 57'39''
64 KEEPING Stephen TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA CAN 59'49''
65 MADANI Abdelmalek ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM ALG 01h06'12''
66 MCPHADEN Cameron TEAM LOWESTRATES.CA CAN 01h06'21''
67 MBA Hervé Raoul SNH VELO CLUB CAMEROUN CMR 01h08'01''
68 * VOISIN Pierre-Meric HAUTE-SAVOIE/RHONE-ALPES FRA 01h12'22''

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