Dimension Data’s Joseph Areruya secured the overall title at Tour du Rwanda as Valens Ndayisenga won the seventh stage in Kigali today.
The Dimension Data rider won two of the seven stages and after his second place finish yesterday, he all but sealed the deal.
His 11th place finish today was enough to see him retain his lead in the general classification with a total time of 20:21:29, almost 30 seconds ahead of teammate Metkel Eyob. Kenay’s Suleiman Kangani, who rides for Bike Aid, finished third.
South Africa’s Kent Main finished just outside the top 10 in 11th place with Stefan de Bod finishing 16th.
Valens Ndayisenga took his first stage victory as he finished the 120km stage in 2:58:13. Redwan Ebrahim and Cameron Piper finished second and third respectively.
Joseph Areruya won Tour du Rwanda after he won two of the seven stages. Photo: Tour du Rwanda
Stage seven results – 120km
1. Valens Ndayisenga (Rwanda) 2:58:13
2. Redwan Ebrahim (Ethiopia) ”
3. Cameron Piper (United States) ”
4. Nikodemus Holler (Germany) ”
5. Metkel Eyob (Eritrea) ”
6. Matthieu Jeannes (France) +0:04
7. Simon Pellaud (Switzerland) ”
8. Salim Kipkemboi (Kenya) ”
9. Adne van Engelen (Netherlands) ”
10. Suleiman Kangani (Kenya) ”
General classification
1. Joseph Areruya (Rwanda) 20:21:29
2. Metkel Eyob (Eritrea) +0:28
3. Suleiman Kangani (Kenya) +1:29
4. Jean Bosco Nsengimana (Rwanda) +2:10
5. Patrick Byukusenge (Rwanda) +3:08
6. Valens Ndayisenga (Rwanda) +3:19
7. Matthieu Jeannes (France) +3:24
8. Didier Munyaneza (Rwanda) +3:57
9. Tesfom Okubamariam (Eritrea) +4:26
10. Simon Pellaud (Switzerland) +5:45
