Australian Brenton Jones rode to victory on stage five of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo in Ambam, Cameroon, yesterday.
Australian Brenton Jones secured his second stage win at the Tropicale Amissa Bongo after he won stage five in Ambam, Cameroon, yesterday. Photo: Supplied
Jones, who also won stage two, finished the 141.4km race from Oyem in 3:18:48 ahead of Algerian Youcef Reguifui (Sovac-Natura4Ever) and Italian Rinaldo Nocentini (Sporting-Tavira).
Rwanda’s Joseph Areruya (Rwanda) maintains the overall lead in 18:12:10. German Nikodemus Holler (Bike Aid) lies second with Frenchman Damien Gaudin (Direct Energie) in third.
Results were as follows.
Stage five results
1. Brenton Jones (Delko Marseille Proven, Australia) 3:18:48
2. Youcef Reguifui (Sovac-Natura4Ever, Algeria)
3. Rinaldo Nocentini (Sporting-Tavira, Italy)
4. Zemenfes Selemun (Erythree, Eritrea) 3:18:49
5. Nikodemus Holler (Bike Aid, Germany)
6. Salaheddine Mraouni (Maroc, Moroco)
7. Adrien Petit (Direct Engerie, France)
8. Joseph Areruya (Rwanda)
9. Mikiel Habtom (Erythree, Eritrea)
10. Lucas Carstensen (Bike Aid, Germany)
General classification
1. Joseph Areruya (Rwanda) 18:12:10
2. Nikodemus Holler (Bike Aid, Germany) 18:12:21
3. Damien Gaudin (Direct Energie, France) 18:12:42
4. Ilia Koshevoy (Wilier Triestina-Selle It, Belarus) 18:13:54
5. Brenton Jones (Delko Marseille Proven, Australia) 18:19:38
6. Rinaldo Nocentini (Sporting-Tavira, Italy) 18:19:47
7. Lucas Carstensen (Bike Aid, Germany) 18:19:50
8. Youcef Reguifui (Sovac-Natura4Ever, Algeria) 18:19:52
9. Adrien Petit (Direct Engerie, France) 18:19:56
10. Salaheddine Mraouni (Maroc, Moroco) 18:19:59
