South Africa’s Rohan du Plooy and Jayde Julius finished 10th and 11th respectively on stage four of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo in Oyem, Gabon, yesterday.
The ProTouch were part of the bunch in the final sprint, won by Vital Concept-B&B Hotels’ Lorrenzo Manzin in 2:35:24. Direct Energie’s Niccolo Bonifazio finished second and Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec’s Mattheo Pelucchi third.
Vital Concept-B&B Hotels’ Lorrenzo Manzin pictured winning stage four of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo in a sprint finish. Photo: Supplied
Bonifazio retains his race lead, 14 seconds clear of Manzin, who jumped four places.
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Stage four
1. Lorrenzo Manzin (Vital Concept-B&B Hotels) 2:35:24
2. Niccolo Bonifazio (Direct Energie)
3. Mattheo Pelucchi (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec)
4. Andre Greipel (Arkéa Samsic)
5. Youcef Reguigui (Algeria)
6. Andrea Vendrame (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec)
7. Henok Mulubrhan (Eritrea)
8. Metkel Eyob (Eritrea)
9. Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (Rwanda)
10. Rohan du Plooy (ProTouch)
*Selected
11. Jayde Julius (ProTouch)
49. Pieter Seyffert (ProTouch)
50. Songezo Jim (ProTouch)
66. Mitchell Eliot (ProTouch)
General classification
1. Niccolo Bonifazio (Direct Energie) 11:57:49
2. Lorrenzo Manzin (Vital Concept-B&B Hotels) 0:00:14
3. Sirak Tesfom (Eritrea) 0:00:16
4. Andre Greipel (Arkéa Samsic) 0:00:20
5. Youcef Reguigui (Algeria) 0:00:23
6. Didier Munyaneza (Rwanda)
7. Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eritrea) 0:00:24
8. Metkel Eyob (Eritrea) 0:00:25
9. Henok Mulubrhan (Eritrea) 0:00:27
10. Rohan du Plooy (ProTouch) 0:00:28
*Selected
36. Songezo Jim (ProTouch) 0:00:53
63. Jayde Julius (ProTouch) 0:14:49
64. Mitchell Eliot (ProTouch) 0:17:31
80. Pieter Seyffert (ProTouch) 1:15:23
