2020 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

The 2020 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was a road cycling stage race that took place in Gabon and Cameroon between 20 and 26 January 2020. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2020 UCI Africa Tour, and was the 15th edition of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.[1]

2020 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
2020 UCI Africa Tour
Race details
Dates20–26 January 2020
Stages7
Distance969.2 km (602.2 mi)
Winning time22h 22' 23"
Results
Winner  Jordan Levasseur (FRA) (Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole)
  Second  Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) (Eritrea)
  Third  Emmanuel Morin (FRA) (Cofidis)

Points  Biniam Girmay (ERI) (Nippo–Delko–One Provence)
Mountains  Dawit Yemane (ERI) (Eritrea)
Youth  Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) (Eritrea)
Sprints  Jordan Levasseur (FRA) (Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole)
Combativity  Joseph Areruya (RWA) (Rwanda)
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Teams edit

Fifteen teams were invited to the race, of which one was a UCI WorldTeam, two were UCI Professional Continental teams, four were UCI Continental teams, and eight were national teams. Each team entered six riders into the race for a total of 90 riders, of which 72 finished the race.[2][3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Route edit

Stage characteristics and winners[4]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 January 20 Bitam to Ebolowa (Cameroon) 149 km (93 mi)   Flat stage   Attilio Viviani (ITA)
2 January 21 Bitam to Oyem 107 km (66 mi)   Flat stage   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)
3 January 22 Mitzic to Ndjolé 186 km (116 mi)   Hilly stage   Biniam Girmay (ERI)
4 January 23 Lambaréné to Mouila 190 km (120 mi)   Flat stage   Clovis Kamzong (CMR)
5 January 24 Lambaréné to Bifoun 82 km (51 mi)   Flat stage   Youcef Reguigui (ALG)
6 January 25 Port-Gentil to Port-Gentil 127.2 km (79.0 mi)   Flat stage   Biniam Girmay (ERI)
7 January 26 Nkok to Libreville 128 km (80 mi)   Flat stage   Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA)
Total 969.2 km (602.2 mi)

Stages edit

Stage 1 edit

20 January 2020 — Bitam to Ebolowa (Cameroon), 149 km (93 mi)[5]
Stage 1 Result[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Attilio Viviani (ITA) Cofidis 3h 33' 57"
2   Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 0"
3   Biniam Girmay (ERI) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 0"
4   Damien Gaudin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 0"
5   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea + 0"
6   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 0"
7   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 0"
8   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Eritrea + 0"
9   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 0"
10   Riccardo Minali (ITA) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Attilio Viviani (ITA)     Cofidis 3h 33' 47"
2   Dawit Yemane (ERI)    Eritrea + 3"
3   Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA)   Total Direct Énergie + 4"
4   Adil El Arbaoui (MAR) Morocco + 4"
5   Moise Mugisha (RWA) Rwanda + 5"
6   Biniam Girmay (ERI) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 6"
7   Damien Gaudin (FRA)   Total Direct Énergie + 10"
8   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea + 10"
9   Jérémy Cabot (FRA)   Total Direct Énergie + 10"
10   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 10"

Stage 2 edit

21 January 2020 — Bitam to Oyem, 107 km (66 mi)[8]
Stage 2 Result[9][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Eritrea 2h 30' 42"
2   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 0"
3   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea + 0"
4   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
5   Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 0"
6   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 0"
7   Jérémy Cabot (FRA)   Total Direct Énergie + 0"
8   Julien Antomarchi (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 0"
9   Hendrik Kruger (RSA) ProTouch + 0"
10   Didier Munyaneza (RWA) Rwanda + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[9][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)     Eritrea 6h 04' 28"
2   Dawit Yemane (ERI)     Eritrea + 0"
3   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 5"
4   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI)    Eritrea + 7"
5   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 9"
6   Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 10"
7   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 11"
8   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 11"
9   Damien Gaudin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 11"
10   Azzedine Lagab (ALG) Algeria + 11"

Stage 3 edit

22 January 2020 — Mitzic to Ndjolé, 186 km (116 mi)[11]
Stage 3 Result[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Biniam Girmay (ERI) Nippo–Delko–One Provence 4h 16' 28"
2   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 2"
3   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 4"
4   Attilio Viviani (ITA) Cofidis + 4"
5   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI)    Eritrea + 4"
6   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)     Eritrea + 4"
7   Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 4"
8   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 4"
9   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 4"
10   Azzedine Lagab (ALG) Algeria + 9"
General classification after Stage 3[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)     Eritrea 10h 20' 56"
2   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 4"
3   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 9"
4   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI)    Eritrea + 10"
5   Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 14"
6   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 15"
7   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 15"
8   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 18"
9   Dawit Yemane (ERI)     Eritrea + 19"
10   Azzedine Lagab (ALG) Algeria + 20"

Stage 4 edit

23 January 2020 — Lambaréné to Mouila, 190 km (120 mi)[14]
Stage 4 Result[15][16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Clovis Kamzong (CMR) Cameroon 4h 34' 42"
2   Joseph Areruya (RWA) Rwanda + 0"
3   El Houcaine Sabbahi (MAR) Morocco + 7"
4   Abdoul Aziz Nikiéma (BUR) Burkina Faso + 16"
5   Biniam Girmay (ERI) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 4' 13"
6   Riccardo Minali (ITA) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 4' 13"
7   Attilio Viviani (ITA) Cofidis + 4' 13"
8   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 4' 13"
9   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI)    Eritrea + 4' 13"
10   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 4' 13"
General classification after Stage 4[15][16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)    Eritrea 14h 59' 51"
2   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 4"
3   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 9"
4   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI)   Eritrea + 10"
5   Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 14"
6   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 15"
7   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 15"
8   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 18"
9   Dawit Yemane (ERI)    Eritrea + 19"
10   Azzedine Lagab (ALG) Algeria + 20"

Stage 5 edit

24 January 2020 — Lambaréné to Bifoun, 82 km (51 mi)[17]
Stage 5 Result[18][19]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria 1h 45' 01"
2   Yacine Hamza (ALG) Algeria + 0"
3   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
4   Riccardo Minali (ITA) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 0"
5   Attilio Viviani (ITA) Cofidis + 0"
6   Biniam Girmay (ERI) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 0"
7   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 0"
8   Bruno Araújo (ANG) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 0"
9   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)    Eritrea + 0"
10   Paul Daumont (BUR) Burkina Faso + 0"
General classification after Stage 5[18][19]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)    Eritrea 16h 44' 50"
2   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 2"
3   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 6"
4   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 10"
5   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea + 12"
6   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 14"
7   Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 14"
8   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 17"
9   Dawit Yemane (ERI)    Eritrea + 21"
10   Azzedine Lagab (ALG) Algeria + 22"

Stage 6 edit

25 January 2020 — Port-Gentil to Port-Gentil, 127.2 km (79.0 mi)[20]
Stage 6 Result[21][22]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Biniam Girmay (ERI)   Nippo–Delko–One Provence 2h 47' 39"
2   Yacine Hamza (ALG) Algeria + 0"
3   Attilio Viviani (ITA) Cofidis + 0"
4   Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 0"
5   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
6   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 0"
7   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)    Eritrea + 0"
8   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 0"
9   Gustav Basson (RSA) ProTouch + 0"
10   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 0"
General classification after Stage 6[21][22]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)    Eritrea 19h 32' 29"
2   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 1"
3   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 4"
4   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea + 9"
5   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 10"
6   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 14"
7   Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 14"
8   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 17"
9   Damien Gaudin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 20"
10   Dawit Yemane (ERI)    Eritrea + 21"

Stage 7 edit

26 January 2020 — Nkok to Libreville, 128 km (80 mi)[23]
Stage 7 Result[24][25]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie 2h 49' 56"
2   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 0"
3   Riccardo Minali (ITA) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 0"
4   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
5   Jayde Julius (RSA) ProTouch + 0"
6   Biniam Girmay (ERI)   Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 0"
7   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)    Eritrea + 0"
8   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea + 0"
9   Gustav Basson (RSA) ProTouch + 0"
10   Jordan Levasseur (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 0"
General classification after Stage 7[24][25]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Jordan Levasseur (FRA)    Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole 22h 22' 23"
2   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)   Eritrea + 1"
3   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 4"
4   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 6"
5   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea + 11"
6   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 16"
7   Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 16"
8   Damien Gaudin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 20"
9   Azzedine Lagab (ALG) Algeria + 24"
10   Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 27"

Classification leadership table edit

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Sprints classification
 
Team classification
 
1 Attilio Viviani Attilio Viviani Attilio Viviani Dawit Yemane Attilio Viviani Dawit Yemane Total Direct Énergie
2 Natnael Tesfatsion Natnael Tesfatsion Henok Mulubrhan Natnael Tesfatsion Eritrea
3 Biniam Girmay
4 Clovis Kamzong Rwanda
5 Youcef Reguigui Biniam Girmay
6 Biniam Girmay
7 Lorrenzo Manzin Jordan Levasseur Jordan Levasseur
Final Jordan Levasseur Biniam Girmay Dawit Yemane Natnael Tesfatsion Jordan Levasseur Rwanda

Final classification standings edit

Legend
  Denotes the winner of the general classification   Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
  Denotes the winner of the points classification   Denotes the winner of the sprints classification
  Denotes the winner of the mountains classification   Denotes the winner of the teams classification

General classification edit

Final general classification (1–10)[25][26]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Jordan Levasseur (FRA)    Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole 22h 22' 23"
2   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)   Eritrea + 1"
3   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis + 4"
4   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria + 6"
5   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea + 11"
6   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 16"
7   Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 16"
8   Damien Gaudin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 20"
9   Azzedine Lagab (ALG) Algeria + 24"
10   Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 27"

Points classification edit

Final points classification (1–10)[25][27]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Biniam Girmay (ERI)   Nippo–Delko–One Provence 144
2   Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Algeria 140
3   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis 134
4   Attilio Viviani (ITA) Cofidis 116
5   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)   Eritrea 115
6   Jordan Levasseur (FRA)    Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole 110
7   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie 98
8   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea 97
9   Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie 80
10   Riccardo Minali (ITA) Nippo–Delko–One Provence 78

Mountains classification edit

Final mountains classification (1–10)[25][28]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Dawit Yemane (ERI)   Eritrea 17
2   Paul Daumont (BUR) Burkina Faso 11
3   Oussama Khafi (MAR) Morocco 8
4   Abdoul Aziz Nikiéma (BUR) Burkina Faso 8
5   Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Nippo–Delko–One Provence 6
6   Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Eritrea 6
7   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis 5
8   Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR) Morocco 5
9   Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) Cofidis 5
10   Clovis Kamzong (CMR) Cameroon 5

Young rider classification edit

Final young rider classification (1–10)[25][29]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)   Eritrea 22h 22' 24"
2   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea + 10"
3   Dawit Yemane (ERI)   Eritrea + 52"
4   Renus Byiza Uhiriwe (RWA)   Rwanda + 1' 39"
5   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 2' 44"
6   Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR) Morocco + 2' 47"
7   Yacine Hamza (ALG) Algeria + 3' 40"
8   Oussama Khafi (MAR) Morocco + 4' 53"
9   Eddy Finé (FRA) Cofidis + 5' 03"
10   Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) Dukla Banská Bystrica + 14' 20"

Sprints classification edit

Final sprints classification (1–10)[25][30]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Jordan Levasseur (FRA)    Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole 11
2   Dawit Yemane (ERI)   Eritrea 11
3   El Houcaine Sabbahi (MAR) Morocco 9
4   Damien Gaudin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie 8
5   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)   Eritrea 8
6   Emmanuel Morin (FRA) Cofidis 7
7   Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Eritrea 6
8   Adil El Arbaoui (MAR) Morocco 6
9   Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea 4
10   Joseph Areruya (RWA)    Rwanda 4

Teams classification edit

Final teams classification (1–10)[25][31]
Rank Team Time
1 Rwanda   67h 06' 26"
2 Eritrea + 2' 25"
3 Cofidis + 4' 37"
4 Algeria + 5' 28"
5 ProTouch + 6' 38"
6 Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 9' 25"
7 Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 18' 15"
8 Total Direct Énergie + 18' 23"
9 Morocco + 22' 41"
10 BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda + 23' 05"

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