2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 UCI Africa Tour 5 Rafaâ Chtioui (7187876008).jpg Rafaâ Chtioui, winner of the 2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 230 16–22 February 2015 8 955.3 km 23h 02' 08" Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 yellow Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 Abdelkader Belmokhtar ALG Algeria Yohann Gène FRA EUC 2015 rosa Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 white dots on green Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda white SKD 2015 2014 2016 The 2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was the tenth edition of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo road cycling stage race held in Gabon. It was held between 16 and 22 February 2015. It was rated a 2.1 event and was part of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour.La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – General Classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015 ProCyclingStats 16 February 2015 The race is therefore the highest ranked stage race in Africa.Axelgaard Emil Tropicale Amissa Bongo preview http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/tropicale_amissa_bongo_preview/ Cyclingquotes.com 16 February 2015 The race is known for bringing amateur African cycling teams together with professional teams from Europe. EUC 2015 had dominated the recent editions of the race, having won every edition between 2010 and 2014. The 2014 champion was Natnael Berhane, the first African to win the event, but he was not selected to defend his title. His teammate Yohann Gène was chosen to lead EUC 2015 yes instead.Lesay Jean-Damien Cyclisme : la Tropicale Amissa-Bongo sur le grand plateau http://www.rfi.fr/sports/20150215-cyclisme-tropicale-amissa-bongo-sommet-saison-africaine/ RFI 16 February 2015 15 February 2015 fr The 2015 race consisted of eight stages. These began with difficult, hilly stages in eastern Gabon, before coming to the western coast for several stages suitable for sprinters. There was also a team time trial that took place at night, although the times for this did not play a part in the general classification, because of a delay to the start of the stage. The key stage in the general classification of the 2015 race was stage 1, when a breakaway of three riders escaped and was able to stay away throughout the stage; the same riders made up the final podium. Rafaâ Chtioui (SKD 2015) won the first and second stages and took the yellow jersey for the overall victory. These were the first professional wins of his career. Chtioui was the first Tunisian to win the overall victory in the race, and the second African. Following his victory, he became the leader of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour rankings.Sports Ranking http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D19007&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D23881&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&SeasonID%3D488&EventPhaseID%3D1145052&Phase1ID%3D1145045&ContainerEventID%3D12146&Detail%3D1&Cache%3D2.html?188518 uci.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 27 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227180641/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D19007%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D23881%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26SeasonID%3D488%26EventPhaseID%3D1145052%26Phase1ID%3D1145045%26ContainerEventID%3D12146%26Detail%3D1%26Cache%3D2.html?188518 27 February 2015 25 February 2015 dead The other riders to break away on stage 1, Giovanni Bernaudeau (EUC 2015) and Abdelkader Belmokhtar (Algeria), finished second and third respectively in the general classification. Bernaudeau also won the green and white jersey of the mountains classification. Four of the stages in the race were won by the BSE 2015 team. Three of these were won by Yauheni Hutarovich. The rose jersey of the points classification, however, was won by Yohann Gène, who finished in the top 10 in six stages. The white jersey of the best young rider was won by Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (Rwanda). Teams Fifteen teams were selected to take part in the 2015 edition of the race. Four of these were Professional Continental teams; two were Continental teams; nine were national cycling teams from various African nations.http://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/0c7e8_Liste%20des%20Partants.pdf PDF Liste des partants – Start list Votrecourse F2Concept 15 February 2015 31 December 2020 22em EUC 2015 Gabon (national team) Eritrea (national team) WGG 2015 Morocco (national team) Rwanda (national team) BSE 2015 Algeria (national team) South Africa (national team) SKD 2015 Côte d'Ivoire (national team) Cameroon (national team) BAI 2015 Burkina Faso (national team) ROT 2015 Route Gabon location map.svg 260 240 1 right Locations of stage finishes in Gabon Stage 1, Bongoville to Moanda Stage 1 190 150 Stage 2, Okondja to Franceville Stage 2 200 150 Stage 3, Mounana to Koulamoutou Stage 3 164 136 Stage 4, Ndjolé to Lambaréné Stage 4 85 118 Stage 5, Lambaréné to Kango Stage 5 76 80 Stage 6, Port-Gentil to Port-Gentil (team time trial) Stage 6 32 110 Stage 7, Port-Gentil to Port-Gentil Stage 7 32 119 Stage 8, Libreville to Libreville Stage 8 55 78 The race was scheduled to be made up of eight stages. Seven of these were road stages, while one was a team time trial.La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – General Classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015-stages ProCyclingStats 16 February 2015 This was the first time a team time trial was included in the race, which also included the hilly eastern portion of Gabon for the first time. The race was therefore expected to be more selective, whereas in the past it had suited sprinters. +List of stages Stage Date Course Type Distance Winner 1 16 February Bongoville to Moanda 20px Hilly stage 100 km 1 on Rafaâ Chtioui TUN 2 17 February Okondja to Franceville 20px Hilly stage 170.7 km 1 on Rafaâ Chtioui TUN 3 18 February Mounana to Koulamoutou 20px Hilly stage 157.2 km 1 on Daniel McLay GBR 4 19 February Ndjolé to Lambaréné 20px Hilly stage 132.5 km 1 on Andrea Palini ITA 5 20 February Lambaréné to Kango 20px Flat stage 143 km 1 on Yauheni Hutarovich BLR 6 Port-Gentil to Port-Gentil 20px Team time trial 8.5 km 1 on Morocco 7 21 February 20px Flat stage 116.6 km 1 on Yauheni Hutarovich BLR 8 22 February Akanda to Libreville 20px Flat stage 126.8 km 1 on Yauheni Hutarovich BLR Stages Stage 1 16 February 2015 — Bongoville to Moanda, 100 km 1 on Stage 1 was a 100 km 0 on route from Bongoville to Moanda. On a hot and sunny day, Rafaâ Chtioui (SKD 2015), Abdelkader Belmokhtar (Algeria), Giovanni Bernaudeau (EUC 2015) formed a breakaway in the twenty-ninth kilometre. Chtioui dropped his companions on a difficult and hilly course, coming home nearly two minutes ahead of the other breakaway riders and three minutes ahead of the peloton, giving him a large advantage in the general classification.Cyclisme: victoire de Chtioui dans la Tropicale Amissa Bongo http://www.liberation.fr/sports/2015/02/16/tropicale-amissa-bongo-le-peloton-va-courir-autour-de-l-equateur_1203574 Libération 16 February 2015Bourgois Xavier Gabon – 10e Tropicale Amissa-Bongo : le Tunisien Rafaa Chtioui au zénith http://afrique.lepoint.fr/sport/gabon-10e-tropicale-amissa-bongo-le-tunisien-rafaa-chtioui-au-zenith-16-02-2015-1905533_2265.php Le Point 16 February 2015 This was the first time that an African rider had won the first stage of the race.Le tunisien Rafaa Chtioui rentre dans l'histoire de la Tropicale Amissa Bongo http://www.gabonactu.com/2015/02/le-tunisien-rafaa-chtioui-rentre-dans-lhistoire-de-la-tropicale-amissa-bongo/ Gabonactu.com 17 February 2015 French 17 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150623012556/http://www.gabonactu.com/2015/02/le-tunisien-rafaa-chtioui-rentre-dans-lhistoire-de-la-tropicale-amissa-bongo/ 23 June 2015 dead dmy-all Stage 1 resulthttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/b29c0_Etape%201.pdf PDF Classement de l'etape 1 - Stage classification 1 Votrecourse F2Concept 16 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 2h 45' 43" 2 Abdelkader Belmokhtar ALG Algeria + 1' 49" 3 Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 + 2' 04" 4 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda + 2' 56" 5 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 2' 56" 6 Dan Craven NAM EUC 2015 + 2' 56" 7 Jayde Julius RSA South Africa + 2' 56" 8 Francisco Mancebo ESP SKD 2015 + 2' 56" 9 Jérôme Baugnies BEL WGG 2015 + 3' 46" 10 Adil Barbari ALG Algeria + 3' 46"General classification after stage 1http://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/e1296_General%201.pdf PDF Classement général 1 - General classification 1 Votrecourse F2Concept 16 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 2h 45' 27" yellow General classificationrose Points classification 2 Abdelkader Belmokhtar ALG Algeria + 1' 55" 3 Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 + 2' 14" 4 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda + 3' 12" white Young riders classification 5 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 3' 12" 6 Dan Craven NAM EUC 2015 + 3' 12" 7 Jayde Julius RSA South Africa + 3' 12" 8 Francisco Mancebo ESP SKD 2015 + 3' 12" 9 Jérôme Baugnies BEL WGG 2015 + 4' 02" 10 Adil Barbari ALG Algeria + 4' 02" Stage 2 17 February 2015 — Okondja to Franceville, 170.7 km 1 on Stage 2 was a 170.7 km 0 on route from Okondja to Franceville. The course was generally flat, with no significant climbs.La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Stage 2 http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Stage_2_Franceville-profiles ProCyclingStats 18 February 2015 The break of the day was formed by Janvier Hadi (Rwanda), Clint Hendricks (South Africa) and Herman Yemeli (Cameroon). Hendricks and Yemeli were caught with approximately 20 km 0 on remaining, but Hadi had attacked and was able to remain in front alone. In the final kilometres, he was caught by Azzedine Lagab (Algeria), who had attacked the peloton. SKD 2015, however, controlled the peloton and were able to bring the pair back with 3 km 0 on remaining and set up race leader Rafaâ Chtioui for the sprint. Despite a strong sprint from Yohann Gène (EUC 2015), Chtioui won the group sprint to take his second stage victory and extend his lead in the overall classification.Tropicale Amissa-Bongo : Rafaa Chtioui remet ça http://www.rfi.fr/sports/20150217-tropicale-amissa-bongo-rafaa-chtioui-remet-ca/ RFI 18 February 2015 French 17 February 201510e Tropicale Amissa Bongo : Doublé pour Rafaa Chtioui vainqueur de la 2e étape! http://afriqueinside.com/10e-tropicale-amissa-bongo-double-rafaa-chtioui-vainqueur-2e-etape17022015/ Afriqueinside.com 18 February 2015 17 February 2015 Abdelkader Belmokhtar (Algeria), who had been in second place after the first stage, finished in a group 41 seconds behind the leader. He therefore dropped into third place behind Giovanni Bernaudeau (EUC 2015 yes).La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Stage 2 http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Stage_2_Franceville 23 February 2015 Stage 2 resulthttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/14e70_Etape%202.pdf PDF Classement de l'etape 2 - Stage classification 2 Votrecourse F2Concept 17 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 4h 30' 38" yellow General classification 2 Yohann Gène FRA EUC 2015 + 0" 3 Tesfom Okubamariam ERI Eritrea + 0" 4 Meron Amanuel ERI BAI 2015 + 0" 5 Tim De Troyer BEL WGG 2015 + 0" 6 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 0" 7 Jean Bosco Nsengimana RWA Rwanda + 0" 8 Maarten de Jonge NED BAI 2015 + 0" 9 Bryan Nauleau FRA EUC 2015 + 0" 10 James Vanlandschoot BEL WGG 2015 + 0"General classification after stage 2http://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/9dc45_General%202.pdf PDF Classement général 2 - General classification 2 Votrecourse F2Concept 17 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 7h 15' 55" yellow General classificationrose Points classification 2 Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 + 2' 24" 3 Abdelkader Belmokhtar ALG Algeria + 2' 46" Amissa Bongo mountains Mountains classification 4 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 3' 21" 5 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda + 3' 22" white Young riders classification 6 Francisco Mancebo ESP SKD 2015 + 3' 22" 7 Dan Craven NAM EUC 2015 + 3' 22" 8 Jayde Julius RSA South Africa + 4' 03" 9 Maarten de Jonge NED BAI 2015 + 4' 12" 10 Jérôme Baugnies BEL WGG 2015 + 4' 12" Stage 3 18 February 2015 — Mounana to Koulamoutou, 157.2 km 1 on thumbnail|right|Daniel McLay, winner of stage 3 Stage 3 was a fairly flat 157.2 km 0 on route from Mounana to Koulamoutou.La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Stage 3 http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Stage_3_Teams_Classification-profiles ProCyclingStats 18 February 2015 The race once again took place in very hot conditions.3e étape de la Tropicale Amissa Bongo à l'anglaise, victoire de Daniel Mclay http://afriqueinside.com/tropicale-amissa-bongo-3e-etape-langlaise-victoire-daniel-mclay18022015/ Afriqueinside.com 18 February 2015 French 18 February 2015 The break of the day was formed by Salah Eddine Mraouni (Morocco), Tesfom Okubamariam (Eritrea) and Jean Bosco Uwizeyimana (Rwanda). The three riders escaped at the very beginning of the stage.Tropicale Amissa Bongo: Daniel McLay devant Yauheni Hutarovich http://www.be-celt.com/2015/02/18/tropicale-amissa-bongo-daniel-mclay-devant-yauheni-hutarovich/ be-celt.com 18 February 2015 French 18 February 2015 The chase was controlled by SKD 2015 on behalf of Chtioui, the race leader, with BSE 2015 and EUC 2015 also participating. In the final kilometres, with the breakaway caught, BSE 2015 yes took control of the peloton. The plan was for Daniel McLay to lead out his teammate Yauheni Hutarovich, but, with 300 m -1 on remaining, Hutarovich was not in McLay's wheel, so he decided to sprint for himself.Cyclisme. Amissa Bongo. Doublé pour Bretagne-Séché Environnement http://www.ouest-france.fr/cyclisme-amissa-bongo-double-pour-bretagne-seche-environnement-3197085 Ouest-France 18 February 2015 French 18 February 2015 McLay and Hutarovich both contested the sprint, with a video replay necessary to determine which rider had won. McLay's victory was the first by a British rider in La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, and the first professional win of his career.Tropicale Amissa-Bongo : un Anglais s'impose au sprint http://www.rfi.fr/sports/20150218-tropicale-amissa-bongo-anglais-s-impose-sprint/ RFI 18 February 2015 French 18 February 2015Cycling: Dan McLay shows his sprinting speed and opens his winning account in Africa http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Cycling-Dan-McLay-shows-sprinting-speed-opens/story-26047551-detail/story.html Leicester Mercury 18 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150219015350/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Cycling-Dan-McLay-shows-sprinting-speed-opens/story-26047551-detail/story.html 19 February 2015 dead dmy-all Stage 3 resulthttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/40b09_Etape%203.pdf PDF Classement de l'etape 3 - Stage classification 3 Votrecourse F2Concept 18 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Daniel McLay GBR BSE 2015 3h 56' 56" 2 Yauheni Hutarovich BLR BSE 2015 + 0" 3 Salah Eddine Mraouni MAR Morocco + 0" 4 Yohann Gène FRA EUC 2015 + 0" 5 Andrea Palini ITA SKD 2015 + 0" 6 Reynard Butler RSA South Africa + 0" 7 Meron Teshome ERI Eritrea + 0" 8 Fréderique Robert BEL WGG 2015 + 0" 9 Hendrik Kruger RSA South Africa + 0" 10 Mekseb Debesay ERI BAI 2015 + 0"General classification after stage 3http://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/27aa8_General%203.pdf PDF Classement général 3 - General classification 3 Votrecourse F2Concept 18 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 11h 12' 51" yellow General classificationrose Points classification 2 Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 + 2' 24" 3 Abdelkader Belmokhtar ALG Algeria + 2' 53" Amissa Bongo mountains Mountains classification 4 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 3' 21" 5 Dan Craven NAM EUC 2015 + 3' 21" 6 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda + 3' 22" white Young riders classification 7 Francisco Mancebo ESP SKD 2015 + 3' 29" 8 Salah Eddine Mraouni MAR Morocco + 4' 03" 9 Jayde Julius RSA South Africa + 4' 03" 10 Maarten de Jonge NED BAI 2015 + 4' 12" Stage 4 19 February 2015 — Ndjolé to Lambaréné, 132.5 km 1 on thumbnail|right|Andrea Palini, winner of stage 4 The fourth stage was a 132.5 km 0 on route from Ndjolé to Lambaréné. It was fairly flat, with one hill coming about 20 km 0 on from the end.La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Stage 4 http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Stage_4_Lambarene-profiles ProCyclingStats 19 February 2015 The breakaway of the day was made by Bryan Nauleau (EUC 2015), Benoît Jarrier (BSE 2015), Essaïd Abelouache (Morocco) and Adil Barbari (Algeria). They were never able to earn a significant lead. There was another attack with 30 km 0 on remaining by Mohammed Errafai (Morocco), and he was able to hold the chasing peloton off until the final 3 km 0 on.Andrea Palini en force https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Palini-en-force/537553 lequipe.fr 19 February 2015 The sprint was led out by SKD 2015 and their sprinter, Andrea Palini launched his sprint with 300 m -1 on remaining. No other riders were able to catch him as he took SKD 2015 true's third stage victory of the race.Tropicale Amissa Bongo : Un Italien s'impose sur la quatrième étape http://www.rfi.fr/sports/20150219-tropicale-amissa-bongo-italien-s-impose-quatrieme-etape/ RFI 19 February 2015 19 February 2015 Rafaâ Chtioui retained his yellow jersey, while Yohann Gène took over the lead of the points competition. http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Stage_4_General_Classification La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 Stage 4 – General Classification 2 April 2015 ProCyclingStats http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Stage_4_Points_Classification La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Stage 4 2 April 2015 ProCyclingStats Stage 4 resulthttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/2bfd5_Etape%204.pdf PDF Classement de l'etape 4 - Stage classification 4 Votrecourse F2Concept 19 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Andrea Palini ITA SKD 2015 3h 12' 01" 2 Yohann Gène FRA EUC 2015 + 0" 3 Mekseb Debesay ERI BAI 2015 + 0" 4 Tim De Troyer BEL WGG 2015 + 0" 5 Salah Eddine Mraouni MAR Morocco + 0" 6 Hendrik Kruger RSA South Africa + 0" 7 Yauheni Hutarovich BLR BSE 2015 + 0" 8 Tesfom Okubamariam ERI Eritrea + 0" 9 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 0" 10 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda + 0" white Young riders classificationGeneral classification after stage 4http://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/1aeca_General%204.pdf PDF Classement général 4 - General classification 4 Votrecourse F2Concept 19 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 14h 24' 52" yellow General classification 2 Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 + 2' 24" 3 Abdelkader Belmokhtar ALG Algeria + 2' 53" 4 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 3' 21" 5 Dan Craven NAM EUC 2015 + 3' 21" 6 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda + 3' 22" white Young riders classification 7 Francisco Mancebo ESP SKD 2015 + 3' 29" 8 Salah Eddine Mraouni MAR Morocco + 4' 03" 9 Maarten de Jonge NED BAI 2015 + 4' 12" 10 Anthony Delaplace FRA BSE 2015 + 4' 13" Stage 5 20 February 2015 — Lambaréné to Kango, 143 km 1 on Stage 5 was a flat 143 km 0 on course from Lambaréné to Kango, held on the same day as stage 6.La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Stage 5 http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Stage_5_Kango-profiles ProCyclingStats 20 February 2015 The stage was decided in a sprint finish, won by Yauheni Hutarovich (BSE 2015), who had finished second in stage 3. Yohann Gène of EUC 2015 finished second in the rose jersey with Tim De Troyer (WGG 2015) in third. There was no change at the head of the general classification.Yauheni Hutarovich remporte la 4ème étape du tour cycliste du Gabon http://fr.starafrica.com/sport/yauheni-hutarovich-remporte-la-4eme-etape-du-tour-cycliste-du-gabon.html StarAfrica 20 February 2015 20 February 2015 French https://archive.today/20150220222706/http://fr.starafrica.com/sport/yauheni-hutarovich-remporte-la-4eme-etape-du-tour-cycliste-du-gabon.html 20 February 2015 dead dmy-all Stage 5 resulthttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/52d0a_Etape%205.pdf PDF Classement de l'etape 5 - Stage classification 5 Votrecourse F2Concept 20 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Yauheni Hutarovich BLR BSE 2015 3h 08' 22" 2 Yohann Gène FRA EUC 2015 + 0" rose Points classification 3 Tim De Troyer BEL WGG 2015 + 0" 4 Nolan Hoffman RSA South Africa + 0" 5 Reynard Butler RSA South Africa + 0" 6 Daniel McLay GBR BSE 2015 + 0" 7 Tom Devriendt BEL WGG 2015 + 0" 8 Andrea Palini ITA SKD 2015 + 0" 9 Elyas Afewerki ERI Eritrea + 0" 10 Morgan Lamoisson FRA EUC 2015 + 0"General classification after stage 5http://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/2809a_General%205.pdf PDF Classement général 5 - General classification 5 Votrecourse F2Concept 20 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 17h 33' 14" yellow General classification 2 Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 + 2' 24" 3 Abdelkader Belmokhtar ALG Algeria + 2' 53" 4 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 3' 21" 5 Dan Craven NAM EUC 2015 + 3' 21" 6 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda + 3' 22" white Young riders classification 7 Francisco Mancebo ESP SKD 2015 + 3' 29" 8 Salah Eddine Mraouni MAR Morocco + 4' 00" 9 Maarten de Jonge NED BAI 2015 + 4' 12" 10 Elyas Afewerki ERI Eritrea + 4' 13" Stage 6 20 February 2015 — Port-Gentil to Port-Gentil, 8.5 km 1 on, team time trial (TTT) Stage 6 was a 8.5 km 0 on team time trial around Port-Gentil. The course was almost entirely flat and, unusually, was held at night.La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Stage 6 http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Stage_6_Port_Gentil-profiles ProCyclingStats 20 February 2015 Due to problems with air transport, the stage was delayed by two hours. It was therefore decided that the stage results would not count towards the overall classification. The first team to set a good time was the national team of the host nation, Gabon, who set a time of 11' 41". The Moroccan team took the lead shortly afterwards and went into the lead with a time of 10' 37". It was expected that BSE 2015, next to finish, would beat this time, but they finished 14" behind. The only other teams to go under 11 minutes were the national teams of Eritrea (who had recently won the African Continental Championships in the discipline) and Rwanda. SKD 2015, with race leader Rafaâ Chtioui, were only able to set the ninth fastest time, over a minute behind the Moroccan team. The biggest team in the race, EUC 2015, was even further behind. As the stage did not count towards the general classification, Chtioui retained his race lead.Axelgaard Emil Morocco beats the pro teams in Tropicale team time trial http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/morocco_beats_the_pro_teams_in_tropicale_team_time_trial/ CyclingQuotes.com 21 February 2015 21 February 2015Tropical Amissa Bongo: Le Maroc le plus rapide, Bretagne Séché Environnement 3ème French Tropical Amissa Bongo: The fastest Morocco, Bretagne Séché Environnement 3rd http://www.be-celt.com/2015/02/21/tropical-amissa-bongo-le-maroc-le-plus-rapide-bretagne-seche-environnement-3eme/ Be-celt 21 February 2015 21 February 2015 no Stage 6 resulthttps://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/en/v2/news/21/team%20time%20trials%20-%20maroc%20ahead Team time trials - Maroc ahead La Tropicale Amissa Bongo F.N.D.S. Ministère des Sports du Gabon 20 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Morocco 10' 37" 2 Eritrea + 11" 3 BSE 2015 + 14" 4 Rwanda + 16" 5 Algeria + 33" 6 South Africa + 36" 7 Cameroon + 47" 8 Gabon + 1' 04" 9 SKD 2015 + 1' 09" 10 Burkina Faso + 1' 14"General classification after stage 6https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-2015/stage-6/results/ La Tropicale Amissa Bongo stage six cancelled Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 20 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 17h 33' 14" yellow General classification 2 Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 + 2' 24" 3 Abdelkader Belmokhtar ALG Algeria + 2' 53" 4 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 3' 21" 5 Dan Craven NAM EUC 2015 + 3' 21" 6 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda + 3' 22" white Young riders classification 7 Francisco Mancebo ESP SKD 2015 + 3' 29" 8 Salah Eddine Mraouni MAR Morocco + 4' 00" 9 Maarten de Jonge NED BAI 2015 + 4' 12" 10 Elyas Afewerki ERI Eritrea + 4' 13" Stage 7 21 February 2015 — Port-Gentil to Port-Gentil, 116.6 km 1 on thumbnail|right|Port-Gentil, the location of stage 7 The seventh stage was held entirely in Port-Gentil, the economic centre of Gabon. It was 116.6 km 0 on in total, made up of eleven laps of a 10.6 km 1 on city-centre circuit. The route was almost entirely flat.La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Stage 7 http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Stage_7_Port_Gentil-profiles ProCyclingStats 21 February 2015 The stage was controlled throughout by BSE 2015, who set a strong pace in support of Yauheni Hutarovich. In the sprint finish, Hutarovich opened his sprint with 300 m -1 on remaining and was easily able to overcome the other riders – headed by Andrea Palini (SKD 2015) and Yohann Gène (EUC 2015) – to take his second victory of the race and the third for his team. Hutarovich raised his arms in celebration before the finish line and in doing so swerved dramatically. Palini claimed that he had been obstructed and that Hutarovich should be relegated, but the race jury disagreed and Hutarovich was awarded the stage win.Tropicale Amissa Bongo – 7e étape: Hutarovitch s'impose à nouveau http://www.eurosport.fr/cyclisme/tropicale-amissa-bongo-7e-etape-hutarovitch-s-impose-a-nouveau_sto4611599/story.shtml eurosport.fr 21 February 2015 French 21 February 2015Hutarovich remet ça https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Hutarovich-remet-ca/538016 L'Equipe 21 February 2015 French 21 February 2015Hutarovich fait briller son équipe http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-tropicale-amissa-bongo-hutarovich-fait-briller-son-equipe-47421.html cyclismeactu.net 21 February 2015 French 21 February 2015 The overall lead of Rafaâ Chtioui of SKD 2015 yes was not threatened and he remained more than two minutes ahead of the field and highly likely to win the general classification the following day. Stage 7 resulthttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/80eda_Etape%207.pdf PDF Classement de l'etape 7 - Stage classification 7 Votrecourse F2Concept 21 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Yauheni Hutarovich BLR BSE 2015 2h 34' 08" 2 Andrea Palini ITA SKD 2015 + 0" 3 Yohann Gène FRA EUC 2015 + 0" rose Points classification 4 Meron Teshome ERI Eritrea + 0" 5 Nolan Hoffman RSA South Africa + 0" 6 Morgan Lamoisson FRA EUC 2015 + 0" 7 Daniel McLay GBR BSE 2015 + 0" 8 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 0" 9 Fréderique Robert BEL WGG 2015 + 0" 10 Tim De Troyer BEL WGG 2015 + 0"General classification after stage 7http://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/f9282_General%207.pdf PDF Classement général 7 - General classification 7 Votrecourse F2Concept 21 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 20h 07' 22" yellow General classification 2 Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 + 2' 23" 3 Abdelkader Belmokhtar ALG Algeria + 2' 53" 4 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 3' 21" 5 Dan Craven NAM EUC 2015 + 3' 21" 6 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda + 3' 22" white Young riders classification 7 Francisco Mancebo ESP SKD 2015 + 3' 29" 8 Salah Eddine Mraouni MAR Morocco + 4' 00" 9 Anthony Delaplace FRA BSE 2015 + 4' 10" 10 Elyas Afewerki ERI Eritrea + 4' 11" Stage 8 22 February 2015 — Akanda to Libreville, 126.8 km 1 on thumbnail|left|Libreville, venue of the finishing circuit of stage 8 The final stage of the 2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was a 126.8 km 0 on route. It started at Cap Estérias on the outskirts of Libreville, running south along the coast to the city centre, where the riders entered a 5.8 km 1 on finishing circuit. After 15 laps of the circuit, they finished the race outside the Lycée National Léon M'Ba.La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Stage 8 http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Stage_8-profiles ProCyclingStats 23 February 2015 The first break was formed by Mohammed Errafai (Morocco) and Daniel Teklay (Eritrea). They were joined after 16 km 0 on of racing by Yannick Lontsi (Cameroon) and Iboudo Harouna (Burkina Faso). The stage was controlled by Rafaâ Chtioui's SKD 2015 team, especially by Francisco Mancebo, despite a late ambitious attack by EUC 2015. Once again, the stage finished in a bunch sprint and, once again, BSE 2015 were dominant. Yauheni Hutarovich won his third stage of the week, with his team mate and lead-out rider Daniel McLay able to take second place on the stage. Morgan Lamoisson (EUC 2015 yes) took third place in the sprint.Le triomphe du Tunisien Rafaa Chtioui https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Le-triomphe-de-chtioui/538403 L'Equipe 23 February 2015 French 22 February 2015News shorts: Cult Energy bikes stolen, Hutarovich scores hat trick http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-cult-energy-bikes-stolen-hutarovich-scores-hat-trick Cyclingnews.com 23 February 2015 23 February 2015Rafaa Chtioui remporte la 10ème édition de la Tropicale Amissa Bongo http://www.agpgabon.ga/provinces/estuaire/article/rafaa-chtioui-remporte-la-10eme Agence Gabonaise de Presse 24 February 2015 French 22 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224173431/http://www.agpgabon.ga/provinces/estuaire/article/rafaa-chtioui-remporte-la-10eme 24 February 2015 dead dmy-all Chtioui finished in a group 13 seconds behind the leader, but this was did not make a significant difference to his overall lead and he was therefore able to take the overall victory in the race.Triomphe de Chtioui, Mraouni 8e http://www.lematin.ma/express/2015/tropicale-amissa-bongo-_triomphe-de-chtioui-mraouni-8e/218307.html LeMatin.ma 23 February 2015 23 February 2015 FrenchLa Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Stage 8 http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=140029&c=3&statistic=pro_wins ProCyclingStats 23 February 2015 The one significant change in the final stage was Giovanni Bernaudeau (EUC 2015 yes) gaining enough mountain points to win the mountains classification.La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 – Mountains Classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015_Mountains_Classification ProCyclingStats 23 February 2015 The prizes were presented after the stage by President Ali Bongo Ondimba and several other members of the Gabonese government. Several famous figures from European cycling were also present, including Laurent Jalabert, Bernard Hinault and Jean-Marie Leblanc, formerly the director of the Tour de France.Le tunisien Rafaa Chtioui champion de la Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2015 http://www.gabonactu.com/2015/02/le-tunisien-rafaa-chtioui-champion-de-la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-2015/ 24 February 2015 French 22 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150625175607/http://www.gabonactu.com/2015/02/le-tunisien-rafaa-chtioui-champion-de-la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-2015/ 25 June 2015 dead dmy-all Stage 8 resulthttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/36d07_Etape%208.pdf PDF Classement de l'etape 8 - Stage classification 8 Votrecourse F2Concept 22 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Yauheni Hutarovich BLR BSE 2015 2h 54' 33" 2 Daniel McLay GBR BSE 2015 + 0" 3 Morgan Lamoisson FRA EUC 2015 + 0" 4 Andrea Palini ITA SKD 2015 + 0" 5 Yohann Gène FRA EUC 2015 + 0" rose Points classification 6 Mekseb Debesay ERI BAI 2015 + 0" 7 Alberto Cecchin ITA ROT 2015 + 0" 8 Tim De Troyer BEL WGG 2015 + 0" 9 Salah Eddine Mraouni MAR Morocco + 0" 10 Nolan Hoffman RSA South Africa + 0"Final general classificationhttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/957bb_General%20Final.pdf PDF Classement général 8 - General classification 8 Votrecourse F2Concept 22 February 2015 31 December 2020 1 Rafaâ Chtioui TUN SKD 2015 23h 02' 08" yellow General classification 2 Giovanni Bernaudeau FRA EUC 2015 + 2' 07" 20px 3 Abdelkader Belmokhtar ALG Algeria + 2' 39" 4 Dan Craven NAM EUC 2015 + 3' 06" 5 Edgar Pinto POR SKD 2015 + 3' 08" 6 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana RWA Rwanda + 3' 09" white Young riders classification 7 Francisco Mancebo ESP SKD 2015 + 3' 16" 8 Salah Eddine Mraouni MAR Morocco + 3' 47" 9 Anthony Delaplace FRA BSE 2015 + 3' 57" 10 Elyas Afewerki ERI Eritrea + 3' 58" Classifications There were twelve classifications in the 2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. The leader of each competition was awarded a jersey after each stage to denote their leadership of that classification, which they wore in subsequent stages. The first and most important classification was the general classification. This was calculated by adding together the times of each rider cumulatively across the eight stages (though the stage 6 team time trial was ultimately excluded), before applying time bonuses. Time bonuses were awarded for the first, second and third placed riders on each stage (10, 6 and 4 seconds respectively) and for the first, second and third placed riders at each intermediate sprint (3, 2 and 1 seconds respectively). The winner of this classification was awarded a yellow jersey and was considered the overall winner of the race. The points classification was calculated by awarding points to the top 20 riders on each road stage (i.e. excluding the team time trial). The rider with the most points after the race was the winner of the classification and was awarded a pink jersey. The mountains classification was calculated based on the classified climbs on the road stages. Every climb of the race was classified as a fourth-category climb, all carrying the same number of points: 5, 3 and 1 points to the first three riders to the summit. The winner of this classification was awarded a green jersey with white polka dots. The first rider in the general classification who was born after 1 January 1992 was considered the winner of the young riders classification. The prize for this competition was a white and blue jersey. The teams classification was calculated by taking the best three riders on each team on each stage and adding their times together. The team with the lowest cumulative time over the seven road stages plus the team's time in the team time trial (though this was eventually excluded from the calculation) was the winner of the classification. The leading team was awarded white casquettes after each stage and was awarded green and white jerseys after the seventh and eighth stages, though these jerseys were not worn during racing. There were also six minor classifications. The rider who had scored most points at intermediate sprints was awarded a blue jersey with white polka dots. The best rider on one of the African national teams was awarded a green jersey and the best rider on the Gabonese national team was awarded a blue jersey. The best African team was awarded a beige jersey, though again these were not worn during racing. There was a combativity classification. After each stage, the rider who had made most effort and demonstrated good sportsmanship during each stage was awarded points, and the rider with the most points at the end of the race was awarded a yellow and green jersey. Finally, there was a jersey awarded each day for the Gabonese rider who had been in the longest breakaway; the longest breakaway by a Gabonese rider in the whole race was awarded the jersey after the final stage. This jersey was blue and white, in the Gabonese national colours. There was also an orange jersey awarded to the winner of each stage, to be worn in the following day's stage. Livre de route 2015 (en entier) http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/documents/Livre%20de%20route%202015%20%28en%20entier%29%20Web.pdf tropicaleamissabongo.com 24 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224152920/http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/documents/Livre%20de%20route%202015%20%28en%20entier%29%20Web.pdf 24 February 2015 French 6–7 Major classifications leadership table Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=Points classification25px|link=|alt=Young rider classification25px|link=|alt=Mountains classification25px|link=|alt=Teams classification 1 Rafaâ Chtioui Rafaâ Chtioui Rafaâ Chtioui Bonaventure Uwizeyimana Abdelkader Belmokhtar SKD 2015 2 Rafaâ Chtioui 3 Daniel McLay 4 Andrea Palini Yohann Gène Tesfom Okubamariam 5 Yauheni Hutarovich 6 Morocco 7 Yauheni Hutarovich 8 Yauheni Hutarovich Giovanni Bernaudeau Final Rafaâ Chtioui Yohann Gènehttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/6d6e0_Points%20Final.pdf PDF Classement par points 8 - Points classification 8 Votrecourse F2Concept 22 February 2015 31 December 2020 Bonaventure Uwizeyimanahttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/99e9f_Jeunes%20Final.pdf PDF Classement général des jeunes 8 - Best young general classification 8 Votrecourse F2Concept 22 February 2015 31 December 2020 Giovanni Bernaudeauhttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/d09b3_GPM%20Final.pdf PDF Meilleur grimpeur 8 - Mountain classification 8 Votrecourse F2Concept 22 February 2015 31 December 2020 SKD 2015http://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/f9330_Equipe%20Final.pdf PDF Classement par équipe 8 - Team classification 8 Votrecourse F2Concept 22 February 2015 31 December 2020 Minor classifications winners Classification Winner Team Best African rider Abdelkader Belmokhtar AlgeriaCLASSEMENT DU MEILLEUR AFRICAIN FINAL http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/documents/africain8.pdf tropicaleamissabongo.com 24 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224184432/http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/documents/africain8.pdf 24 February 2015 dead Best Gabonese rider Cédric Tchouta Gabon Intermediate sprints Essaïd Abelouache Moroccohttp://www.votrecourse.com/medias/resultats/8dce7_Points%20Chauds%20Final.pdf PDF Classement points chauds 8 - Points chauds classification 8 Votrecourse F2Concept 22 February 2015 31 December 2020Classement PTS CHAUDS http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/documents/PointsChauds8.pdf latropicaleamissabongo.com 24 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224181523/http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/documents/PointsChauds8.pdf 24 February 2015 dead Combativity Mohammed Errafai MoroccoClassement de la COMBATIVITE http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/documents/combativiteechape8.pdf latropicaleamissabongo.com 24 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224193336/http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/documents/combativiteechape8.pdf 24 February 2015 dead Longest Gabonese breakaway Lérys Moukagni Gabon Best African team RwandaCLASSEMENT PAR EQUIPE http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/documents/Equipe8.pdf latropicaleamissabongo.com 24 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224181630/http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/documents/Equipe8.pdf 24 February 2015 dead References External links La Tropicale Amissa Bongo La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Category:La Tropicale Amissa Bongo La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Category:February 2015 sports events in Africa