The 2020 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was a

road cycling Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws as ...

stage race that took place in

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...

and

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

between 20 and 26 January 2020. The race was rated as a

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event as part of the

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, and was the 15th edition of

La Tropicale Amissa Bongo La Tropicale Amissa Bongo is a road cycling race held in Gabon and is part of the UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale ( ...

Teams

Fifteen teams were invited to the race, of which one was a

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, two were

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teams, four were

UCI Continental The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th ...

teams, and eight were national teams. Each team entered six riders into the race for a total of 90 riders, of which 72 finished the race. UCI WorldTeams * UCI Professional Continental Teams * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * National Teams *

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* Burkina Faso *

* Eritrea * Gabon * Ivory Coast * Morocco * Rwanda

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;20 January 2020 —

Bitam Bitam is a town in northern Gabon on the N2 road on the border with Cameroon. As of the 2013 census, its population is 27,923. It is home to a large market and an airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly ...

Ebolowa Ebolowa is the capital of Cameroon's South Region. It has a population of 79,500 (2001 estimate). It is a colonial town and a notable agricultural centre. Overview The main crop is cocoa. It also hosts an important number of administrative se ...

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Stage 2

;21 January 2020 — Bitam to

Oyem Oyem is the capital of Woleu-Ntem province in northern Gabon, lying on the N2 road and the River Ntem. Geography The town lies on a plateau at an elevation of about . It is the administrative and transport center for the surrounding agricultural ...

Stage 3

;22 January 2020 —

Mitzic Mitzic is a town located in Woleu-Ntem province, Gabon. Mitzic is located 322.71 km from Libreville, the capital of Gabon, and 111.47 km from Oyem, capital of Woleu Ntem. History The work of the late Moise Nkoghe Mvé, entitled ''The H ...

to Ndjolé,

Stage 4

;23 January 2020 —

Lambaréné Lambaréné is a town and the capital of Moyen-Ogooué in Gabon. It has a population of 38,775 as of 2013, and is located 75 kilometres south of the equator. Lambaréné is based in the Central African Rainforest at the river Ogooué. This rive ...

to Mouila,

Stage 5

;24 January 2020 — Lambaréné to

Bifoun Bifoun is a town located in Moyen-Ogooué province, Gabon. It lies on the intersection between the N1 and N2 roads. The town is split by the N1 road from Libreville. The road is surrounded by farmlands with agricultural produce including grape ...

Stage 6

;25 January 2020 —

Port-Gentil Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and it is a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. The city is located on a delta island in the Ogooue delta with no bridges to the mainland. N ...

to Port-Gentil,

Stage 7

;26 January 2020 — Nkok to Libreville,

Classification leadership table

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Sprints classification

Teams classification

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, 2020

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