South Africa’s Kent Main finished second in the fourth stage of the Tour du Rwanda which finished in Rubavu today.
“Today we had nothing to lose and everything to gain. We raced aggressively from the start and managed to get three ProTouch riders in the breakaway,” said Main.
“Gustav Basson emptied himself all the way and rode himself into the ground for us. HB Kruger also buried himself to conserve my energy and set me up for my final attack perfectly.
“I managed to get clear and go solo to the finish.
“I’m a little disappointed not to get the top step today for the team after such a big effort but to see that we are now third on GC is a reward in itself.”
Eritrea rider Natnael Tesfatsion finished first with a time of 5:34:46. Main, who rides for ProTouch, finished the 206.3km stage just one second behind Tesfatsion.
Completing the podium was Moise Mugisha (SKOL Adrien Niyonshuti Academy).
Tesfatsion has taken the overall lead, followed by Mugisha in second and Main climbing up to third.
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Stage four results
| 1 | Natnael Tesfatsion | Eritrea | 5:34:46 |
| 2 | Kent Main | ProTouch | +0:01 |
| 3 | Moise Mugisha | SKOL Adrien Niyonshuti Academy | +0:08 |
| 4 | Hendrik Kruger | ProTouch | +2:24 |
| 5 | Grigoriy Shtein | Vino-Astana Motors | |
| 6 | Simone Ravanelli | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
| 7 | Eric Manizabayo | Benediction Ignite XL | |
| 8 | Joseph Areruya | Rwanda | +2:26 |
| 9 | Temesgen Buru | Ethiopia | +2:29 |
| 10 | Davide Gabburo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | +4:56 |
*Selected results
| 47 | Gustav Basson | ProTouch | +21:37 |
| 61 | James Fourie | ProTouch | +35:33 |
General classification
| 1 | Natnael Tesfatsion | Eritrea | 15:11:22 |
| 2 | Moise Mugisha | SKOL Adrien Niyonshuti Academy | +2:11 |
| 3 | Kent Main | ProTouch | +3:15 |
| 4 | Simone Ravanelli | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | +3:44 |
| 5 | Joseph Areruya | Rwanda | +3:46 |
| 6 | Biniyam Ghirmay | NIPPO Delko One Provence | +4:41 |
| 7 | Henok Mulubhran | Eritrea | +4:46 |
| 8 | Carlos Quintero | Terengganu Inc. TSG Cycling Team | +4:53 |
| 9 | Patrick Schelling | Israel Start-Up Nation | +4:56 |
| 10 | Daniel Munoz | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | +5:11 |
*Selected results
| 29 | Hendrik Kruger | ProTouch | +16:27 |
| 53 | Gustav Basson | ProTouch | +41:22 |
| 62 | James Fourie | ProTouch | +53:21 |
