2022 Tour du Rwanda

Rwandan cycling race

Cycling race

The 2022 Tour du Rwanda was a road cycling stage race that took place from 20 and 27 February 2022 in Rwanda. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2022 UCI Africa Tour calendar, and was the 25th edition of the Tour du Rwanda.^[1][2]

After the 2021 edition was postponed to early May due to the COVID-19 pandemic,^[3][4] the race returned to its usual late-February timeslot.^[2]

Teams

One of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams, nine UCI Continental teams, and four national teams make up the 19 teams that participated in the race.^[2][5] Of these teams, 14 entered a full squad of five riders, while the other five teams (B&B Hotels–KTM, Burgos BH, Team Novo Nordisk, Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team, and Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling) entered four riders each.^[6] Team TotalEnergies was also reduced to four riders with one late non-starter. In total, 89 riders started the race, of which 65 finished.^[7]

UCI WorldTeams

• Israel–Premier Tech

UCI ProTeams

• B&B Hotels–KTM
• Burgos BH
• Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli
• Team Novo Nordisk
• Team TotalEnergies

UCI Continental Teams

• Benediction Ignite
• Bike Aid
• Grant Thornton–Bike Zone
• ProTouch
• Saris Rouvy Sauerland Team
• Tarteletto–Isorex
• Team Coop
• Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team
• Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling

National Teams

• Algeria
• Great Britain
• Morocco
• Rwanda

Route

The complete route of the 2022 Tour du Rwanda was revealed on 30 November 2021. The mountainous eight-day stage race covered 937.1 kilometres (582.3 mi) and over 15,428 metres (50,617 ft) of elevation, with 31 categorized climbs and four summit finishes. Like in previous editions, the Rwandan capital, Kigali, featured heavily in the race, being a start and/or finish location on all but one of the eight stages. While the Mur de Kigali time trial, which had featured as stage 7 of the past two editions, was not a part of the route, the cobbled hill was still climbed four times during the race. Instead, the race began with a short time trial for the first time since 2017.^[2]

Stages

Stage 1

20 February 2022 — Kigali (Kigali Arena), 4.0 km (2.5 mi) (ITT)^[9]

Stage 2

21 February 2022 — Kigali (Amahoro Stadium) to Rwamagana, 148.3 km (92.1 mi)^[12]

Stage 3

22 February 2022 — Kigali (MIC Building) to Rubavu, 155.9 km (96.9 mi)^[15]

Stage 4

23 February 2022 — Kigali (Kimironko) to Gicumbi, 124.3 km (77.2 mi)^[18]

Stage 5

24 February 2022 — Muhanga to Musanze, 124.7 km (77.5 mi)^[21]

Stage 6

25 February 2022 — Musanze to Kigali (Kigali Convention Centre), 152.0 km (94.4 mi)^[24]

Stage 7

26 February 2022 — Kigali (Nyamirambo) to Kigali (Mont Kigali), 152.6 km (94.8 mi)^[27]

Stage 8

27 February 2022 — Kigali (Canal Olympia) to Kigali (Canal Olympia), 75.3 km (46.8 mi)^[30]

Classification leadership table

• On stage 2, as per race regulations, Jhonatan Restrepo and Sandy Dujardin, who were the next two best-placed riders in the general classification not already leading a classification after stage 1, wore the orange-and-white and the dark blue jerseys, respectively. However, neither rider was deemed to be officially leading those respective classifications, as no points had been awarded on stage 1 for either classification.^[11]
• On stage 2, Axel Laurance, who finished fifth on stage 1, wore the red-gold-and-white jersey, as the best-placed rider not already leading a classification or wearing another classification jersey.^[11]
• On stage 3, Abram Stockman, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the dark blue jersey, because first-placed El Houcaine Sabbahi wore the orange-and-white jersey as the leader of the mountains jersey.^[14]
• On stages 4 and 5, Natnael Tesfatsion, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue-sky-and-yellow jersey, because first-placed Axel Laurance wore the orange-and-white jersey as the leader of the mountains classification.^[17][20]
• On stage 4, Ángel Madrazo, who finished third on stage 3, wore the red-gold-and-white jersey, because stage winner Jhonatan Restrepo wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second-placed finisher Axel Laurance wore the orange-and-white jersey as the leader of the mountains classification.^[17]
• On stage 6, Pierre Rolland, who finished second on stage 5, wore the red-gold-and-white jersey, because stage winner Alexandre Geniez wore the dark blue jersey as the leader of the sprints classification.^[23]
• On stages 7 and 8, Henok Mulubrhan, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue-sky-and-yellow jersey, because first-placed Natnael Tesfatsion wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.^[26][29]

Final classification standings

General classification

Mountains classification

Sprints classification

Young rider classification

Rwandan rider classification

African rider classification

Team classification

Notes

1. The jersey worn by the winner of the most recent stage is known as the red-gold-and-white jersey.
2. The mountains classification leader's jersey is known as the orange-and-white jersey.
3. The sprints classification leader's jersey is known as the dark blue jersey.
4. The young rider classification leader's jersey is known as the blue-sky-and-yellow jersey.
5. The jerseys for the African rider classification, the team classification, and the combativity award are only awarded after each stage; they are not worn during the race.
6. The African rider classification leader's jersey is known as the green-and-white jersey.
7. The team classification leader's jersey is known as the white-and-blue-sky jersey.
8. The team classification leader's jersey is known as the orange-green-and-white jersey.

References

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External links

• Official website