The Astana Pro rider beat Direct Energie’s Rein Taaramae and Israel Cycling Academy’s Matteo Badilatti.

The 61.7km stage was won by Kudus’ teammate Rodrigo Contreras in 1:33:10 with Delko Marseille Provence’s Alessandro Fedeli rounding out the podium.

More to come . . .

View the provisional results below.

Stage eight

1. Rodrigo Contreras (Astana Pro Team) 1:33:10
2. Merhawi Kudus (Astana Pro Team) 0:01:06
3. Alessandro Fedeli (Delko Marseille Provence)
4. Hernan Aguirre (Interpro Cycling Academy)
5. Mulu Hailemichael (Dimension Data)
6. Adrien Guillonnet (Interpro Cycling Academy)
7. Matteo Badilatti (Israel Cycling Academy)
8. Rein Taaramae (Direct Energie) 0:01:09
9. Jeremy Bellicaud (France) 0:01:10

Photo : Tour du Rwanda

General classification

1. Merhawi Kudus (Astana Pro Team)
2. Rein Taaramae (Direct Energie)
3. Matteo Badilatti (Israel Cycling Academy)