Tour of Rwanda

Tour of Rwanda is a cycling event created in 1988 and based in Rwanda. The event is a Cycling stage race that is organized by the Rwanda Cycling Federation (FERWACY). The event has been part of the UCI Africa Tour (category 2.1) since 2009. In that year, the experienced Adil Jelloul won the inaugural UCI Continental Tour event with a comfortable lead.

Tour of Rwanda
Race details
DateFebruary-March
RegionRwanda
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Africa Tour
Type2.1
OrganiserFERWACY
Web sitewww.tourdurwanda.com
History
First edition1988 (1988)
Editions23 (as of 2020)
First winner Célestin N'Dengeyingoma (RWA)
Most wins Abraham Ruhumuriza (RWA) (5 wins)
Most recent Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
1988  Rwanda Célestin N'Dengeyingoma
1989  Rwanda Omar Masumbuko
1990  Rwanda Faustin M'Parabanyi
1991–
2000
No race
2001  Rwanda Bernard N'Sengiyumva
2002  Rwanda Abraham Ruhumuriza
2003  Rwanda Abraham Ruhumuriza
2004  Rwanda Abraham Ruhumuriza
2005  Rwanda Abraham Ruhumuriza
2006  Kenya Peter Kamau
2007  Rwanda Abraham Ruhumuriza
2008  Rwanda Adrien Niyonshuti
2009  Morocco Adil Jelloul Morocco national team
2010  Eritrea Daniel Teklehaymanot Eritrea national team
2011  United States Kiel Reijnen Team Type 1–Sanofi
2012  South Africa Darren Lill South Africa national team
2013  South Africa Dylan Girdlestone South Africa national team
2014  Rwanda Valens Ndayisenga Rwanda Karisimbi
2015  Rwanda Jean Bosco Nsengimana Rwanda Karisimbi
2016  Rwanda Valens Ndayisenga Dimension Data for Qhubeka
2017  Rwanda Joseph Areruya Dimension Data for Qhubeka
2018  Rwanda Samuel Mugisha Dimension Data for Qhubeka
2019  Eritrea Merhawi Kudus Astana
2020  Eritrea Natnael Tesfatsion Eritrea
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.