Tropicale Amissa Bongo stage five results: Youcef Reguigui claims long-awaited victory

Algerian cyclist Youcef Reguigui finally achieved his first win at the Tropicale Amissa Bongo in Bifoun, Gabon today.

Reguigui, who cycles for the Terengganu Cycling Team, had been close to victory with narrow misses in the Tropicale for six years until finally achieving victory in the fifth stage today.

Coming in second was Yacine Hamza (Algeria) followed by Emmanuel Morin (Cofidis Solutions Crédits) in the 82km stage.

The first South African to cross the finish line was Reynard Butler (ProTouch) who placed 14th.

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Stage five results

1	Youcef Reguigui	Algeria	1:45:01
2	Yacine Hamza	Algeria
3	Emmanuel Morin	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
4	Riccardo Minali	Nippo Delko One Province
5	Attilio Viviani	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
6	Biniyam Ghirmay	Nippo Delko One Province
7	Jérémy Cabot	Team Total Direct Energie
8	Bruno Araujo	BAI - Sicasal - Petro de Launda
9	Nataneal Tesfatsion	Eritrea

*Selected

14	Reynard Butler	ProTouch
18	Gustav Basson	ProTouch
32	Hendril Kruger	ProTouch
38	Jayde Julius	ProTouch	+0:06
73	Calvin Beneke	ProTouch	+12:05
76	Rohan du Plooy	ProTouch

General classification

1	Natnael Tesfatsion	Eritrea	16:44:50
2	Jordan Levasseur	Natura4Ever-Roubaix Lille Métropole	+0:02
3	Emmanuel Morin	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+0:06
4	Youcef Reguigui	Algeria	+0:10
5	Henok Mulubrhan	Eritrea	+0:12
6	Jeremy Cabot	Team Total Direct Energie	+0:14
7	Carlos Iván Oyarzun	BAI-Sicasal-Petro de Luanda
8	Victor Lafay	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+0:17
9	Dawit Yemane	Eritrea	+0:21
10	Azzedine Lagab	Algeria	+0:22

*Selected

16	Hendrik Kruger	ProTouch	+0:58
21	Jayde Juluis	ProTouch	+1:22
40	Reynard Butler	ProTouch	+15:54
46	Gustav Basson	ProTouch	+16:47
58	Calvin Beneke	ProTouch	+19:32
70	Rohan du Plooy	ProTouch	+25:29