Dehai News -- Stage 7 Tour du Rwanda 2022: Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion defended the race lead

Stage 7 Tour du Rwanda 2022: Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion defended the race lead

AFP) - French cyclist Alan Boileau (B&B Hôtels) won the 7th and penultimate stage of the Tour de Rwanda, this Saturday in Kigali, where Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion (Drone Hopper) retained the overall leader's jersey.

The seventh stage of the Tour of Rwanda was won by Frenchman Alan Boileau , who also opened the victory counter for his pro team, B&B Hotels KTM . On Mont Kigali, in a hilltop finish, he savored victory ahead of Omer Goldstein (Israel-Premier Tech) and Gianni Marchand (Tateletto-Isorex). The three of them starred in the real emotion at the end of the stage.

In fact, with two kilometers to go, Goldstein held a 22-second lead over Boileau and Marchand, but was unable to keep up with the Frenchman's pace on the summit of Mont Kigali. The leader's jersey continues to be for Natnael Tesfazion , who with the last day remaining, maintains a difference of 28 seconds with respect to the Ukrainian Budiak, who won the sixth stage.

As for the Spanish participation, a proper name: Ángel Madrazo . The Burgos BH runner entered the finish line with 1:34 left and in the general classification he maintains fourth place, 8 seconds off the podium, where Tesfazion (1st), Budiak (2nd) and Ewart (3rd) are currently up.

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Tour du Rwanda 2022 Stage 7 results

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE 7TH STAGE

01	Natnael Tesfazion	Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli	21:15:25
02	Anatolii Budiak	Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	+ 26
03	Jesse Ewart	Bike Aid	+ 49
04	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	+ 58
05	Henok Mulubrahan	Bike Aid	+ 01:21
06	Kent Main	ProTouch	+ 01:51
07	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	+ 02:02
08	Juan Diego Alba	Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli	+ 02:25
09	Leo Hayter	Great Britain	+ 02:30
10	Eric Manizabayo	Benediction Ignite	+ 02:35
11	Metkel Eyob	Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	+ 02:53