The Rwandan rider Areruya Joseph won the first phase that led to Huye from Kigali. The route is 123 km long.
One of the Eritreans participating into the tour
He is currently the holder of the yellow jersey after taking it from his colleague Jean Bosco Nsengimana.
The Rwandan riders were keen help their each other in order to win all the phases and the Tour du Rwanda as whole.
Before starting the tour, all riders have to sign the list labeled Tour List as to testify they participated in it.
They had to sign a so called Tour listJean Bosco Nsengimana waiting to sign to the Tour ListSterling the coach of the Team RwandaRugamba Janvier from RwandaEritrean team members getting ready for the tourNsengimana told reporters that he is confident to win this phaseSmiling before the action startsTraffic Police officers ready for security keeping as riders head to HuyeThe Yellow Jersey holderFive Eritrean ridersHe said that the today’s victory will make differenceTeam Rwandan members confident to win this Tour du Rwanda EditionBayingana who is the President of Rwanda’s Cycling Federation encourages Rwandan ridersMfitumukiza Jean Claude and Jimmy Uwingeneye participating into this competition for the first timeValens Ndayisenga the legendary Rwandan riderHere we goooo!!! the riders head to HuyeFans gather around different road points to see how their favorite riders performPolice keeps upholding ready safatyHere was in Nyabugogo tax park square where many people gathered to watch how riders competedThis is the most attended sport in Rwanda
This is the list showing how they performed today
1. ARERUYA Joseph yakoresheje 3:12:12
2. MAIN Kent (Dimension Data for Qhubeka) 1:34
3. MEBRAHTOM Natnael (Eritrea) 1:36
4. Eyob Mektel (Dimention Data) ”
5. Debretsion Aren (Eritrea) ”
6. Suleiman Kangagi (Bike Aid) ”
7. Okubamariam Tesfam (Eritrea) ”
8. Perraud Simon ”
9. Kipkembon Salim (Bike Aid) ”
10. Jean Bosco Nsengimana ”
The official ranking of the riders in the today’s performance
