As the 2016 Tour du Rwanda draws to a close today, Rwanda’s Valens Ndayisenga is one race away from becoming the first rider to win the race for a second time.
Since 2009 when Tour du Rwanda became an international race, no cyclist has won the annual event more than once, however, the South Africa’s Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka rider made the crucial step towards this historic landmark yesterday clinching the sixth stage from Kigali-Musanze (90.9km) to retain his yellow jersey he took since stage 2.
Despite a modest display in stage five (Muhanga-Musanze; 125.8km) on Friday finishing in the 18th place, Ndayisenga made upped his efforts yesterday winning the penultimate stage which makes him a favourite to claim this year’s title.
The 23-year-old 2014 champion reached the finish line in Nyamirambo using a total of 2 hours, 20 minutes and 38 seconds, the same time that his nearest contender Metkel used covering the 90.9km distance that was characterized by heavy winds and downpours all the way.
Source: The New Times