The 2020 Tour du Rwanda 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
Rwanda between 23 February and 1 March 2020. The race was rated as a
2.1
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The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style ...
event as part of the
2020 UCI Africa Tour
The 2020 UCI Africa Tour was the 16th season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 25 October 2019 with the Tour du Faso and ended on 1 March 2020.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa T ...
, and was the 23rd edition of the
Tour du Rwanda.
Natnael Tesfatsion
Natnael Tesfatsion Ocbit (born 23 May 1999) is an Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Major results
;2019
: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
: 4th Gran Premio Sportivi di Poggiana
: 5th Overall Tour de l'Espoir
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, riding for the Eritrean national team, won the race by almost a minute ahead of Rwandan rider
Moise Mugisha of the . Swiss rider
Patrick Schelling of 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 was elevated to third place.
Teams
Sixteen teams were invited to the race, of which one was a
UCI WorldTeam
A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour
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, four were
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer In ...
s, eight 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 three were national teams. Each team entered five riders into the race for a total of 80 riders, of which 58 finished the race.
UCI WorldTeams
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UCI ProTeams
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UCI Continental Teams
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National Teams
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
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Rwanda
Route
Stages
Stage 1
;23 February 2020 —
Kigali (
Kigali Arena
BK Arena (formerly known as Kigali Arena until 2022) is an multi-purpose indoor arena in Kigali, Rwanda, used mostly for basketball and volleyball matches. Built and finished in 2019, it hosts sporting events and concerts. It is the biggest ind ...
) to Kigali (Kimironko),
Stage 2
;24 February 2020 — Kigali (MIC Building) to
Huye,
Stage 3
;25 February 2020 — Huye to
Rusizi,
Stage 4
;26 February 2020 — Rusizi to
Rubavu
Rubavu District is one of the seven districts of the country district (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Gisenyi, It has a large beach resort and border city. It has a total surface area of 388.3 Km2.
Geography
The dist ...
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Stage 5
;27 February 2020 — Rubavu to
Musanze
Musanze is a district in the Northern Province of Rwanda. Its capital city is Ruhengeri.
Geography and tourism
Musanze is Rwanda's most mountainous district, containing the largest part of the Volcanoes National Park, and its head office at K ...
,
Stage 6
;28 February 2020 — Musanze to
Muhanga
Muhanga (former Gitarama, renamed in 2006) is a city in Rwanda, in the Muhanga District, in Southern Province. The city is above sea level.
Though officially part of the Southern Province, Muhanga is geographically in central Rwanda, approxi ...
,
Stage 7
;29 February 2020 — Kigali (
Nyamirambo) to Kigali (Mur de Kigali), (
ITT)
Stage 8
;1 March 2020 — Kigali (PSF Expo Ground) to Kigali (Rebero),
Classification leadership table
Final classification standings
General classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Sprints classification
Best African rider classification
Teams classification
References
External links
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
2020 UCI Africa Tour
2020 in Rwandan sport