November 18, 2012 (Kigali, Rwanda) – The UCI Tour of Rwanda is underway with today’s 3.5km Prologue won by Canada’s Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Garneau-Quebecor) with teammate Bruno Langlois in second and Adrien Niyohnshuti (Rwanda Karisimi) in third. The 8-day, 9-stage bike race features eight African nations, three European teams, two Rwandan squads, one American, and one Canadian team.. Organized by the Rwanda Cycling Federation (FERWACY) this is the fourth year of the category 2.2 race, part of the UCI Africa Tour … read more here and our two preview reports here and here.

Results

Prologue

1. Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Garneau-Quebecor) 04:03.25
2. Bruno Langlois (Garneau-Quebecor) 04:08.82
3. Adrien Niyohnshuti (Rwanda Karisimi) 04:09.26
4. Shaun Ward (South Afri) 04:12.81
5. Alexey Shmidt (Sanofi) 04:13.69
6. Daniel Holt (Sanofi) 04:15.70
7. Dylan Girdlestone (South Afri) 04:17.60
8. Daren Lill (South Afri) 04:19.26
9. David Maree (South Afri) 04:20.39
10. Justin Morris (Sanofi) 04:20.76

11. Tim Abercrombie (Garneau-Quebecor) 04:21.76
19. Jeffrey Werner (Garneau-Quebecor) 04:26.46
36. Jean-François Racine (Garneau-Quebecor) 04:35.82

Team Classification after Prologue

1. Team Garneau-Québecor  12:32
2. National Team South Africa 12:48
3. Team Type 1 – Sanofi  12:48
4. Team Rwanda Karisimbi  13:09
5. UCI Continental Center  13:12
6. AS.BE.CO Cycling Team  13:25
7. National Team Ethiopia  13:27
8. National Team Kenya  13:40
9. National Team Algeria  13:46
10. Team Reine Blanche  13:51
11. Team Rwanda Akagera  14:01
12. National Team Gabon  14:29