No hay dos sin tres o, al menos, eso es lo que quería pensar esta mañana, en la línea de salida de Léconi, el italiano Niccolo Bonifazio (Direct Énergie), claro líder de la prueba africana después de anotarse, con absoluta superioridad, las dos primeras etapas y verse, dado el perfil de esta tercera jornada, ante una nueva y gran oportunidad de seguir aumentando su palmarés que, sin embargo, aprovechó, para sorpresa de todos, el eritreo Biniyam Ghirmay.
Pese a ser, como ya lo fue la primera etapa, una jornada tremendamente corta –sólo 100 kilómetros de recorrido–, el pelotón no pareció demasiado interesado en abortar los siempre numerosos intentos de fuga iniciales y ya en el kilómetro cinco de carrera el dúo formado por Jospeh Areruya (Delko Marseille) y Henok Mulueberhan (Eritrea) habían construido una sólida ventaja que llegó a subir hasta los poco más de dos minutos antes de que el gran grupo se pusiera a trabajar y acabara por neutralizarlos en el kilómetro 35 de carrera.
La calma, en cualquier caso, duró poco. Apenas tres kilómetros tardaron Clovis Kamzong (Camerún), Jayde Julius (Pro Touch), Metkel Eyob (Eritrea), Temesgen Buru (Etiopía) y Abdallah Benyoucef (Algeria) en poner tierra de por medio. El quinteto no llegó nunca a superar el 1:15 de ventaja sobre un pelotón controlado por el equipo del líder con alguna aparición, ya menos convincente que en días anteriores, de los Árkea-Samsic de André Greipel.
La aventura, condenada desde el principio, tuvo a su héroe en el camerunés Kamzong que, empeñado en darle emoción a la jornada, cruzaba la pancarta de los últimos diez kilómetros como único escapado con apenas 20 segundos de renta sobre un pelotón lanzado que, neutralizado ese último aventurero bajo la pancarta de cinco kilómetros a meta, se lanzó a por el inevitable tercer sprint de esta edición de la prueba africana, que fue a parar al casillero de un sorprendente Biniyam Ghirmay (Eritrea), el hombre que puede presumir de haber derrotado en la primera etapa de la Aubel – Thimister – Stavelot (2.1) a nada más y nada menos que Remco Evenepoel. Por su parte, Bonifazio sigue al frente de la general.
PRÓXIMA ETAPA
4ª: Mitzic – Oyem | 120 kms
TODAS LAS ETAPAS Y DORSALES OFICIALES
1ª: Bonifazio / 2ª: Bonifazio /
CLASIFICACIÓN 3ª ETAPA
01 | Biniyam Ghirmay | 2000 | – | 02:35:09 | |
02 | Youcef Reguigui | 1990 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 00 | |
03 | Niccolo Bonifazio | 1993 | Direct Energie | + 00 | |
04 | Lorrenzo Manzin | 1994 | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 00 | |
05 | André Greipel | 1982 | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 00 | |
06 | Andrea Vendrame | 1994 | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 00 | |
07 | Rohan Du Plooy | 1994 | Pro Touch Sports | + 00 | |
08 | Henok Mulueberhan | 1999 | – | + 00 | |
09 | Alessandro Bisolti | 1985 | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 00 | |
10 | Issiaka Cisse | 1991 | Team Cycliste Azuréen | + 00 | |
11 | Sirak Tesfom | 1994 | – | + 00 | |
12 | Adrien Petit | 1990 | Direct Energie | + 00 | |
13 | Didier Munyameza | 1996 | Benediction Cycling Club | + 00 | |
14 | Aron Debretsion | 1992 | – | + 00 | |
15 | Damien Gaudin | 1986 | Direct Energie | + 00 | |
16 | Metkel Eyob | 1993 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 00 | |
17 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | 1988 | – | + 00 | |
18 | Redwan Ebrahim | 1997 | – | + 04 | |
19 | Laurent Pichon | 1986 | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 04 | |
20 | Azzedine Lagab | 1988 | VIB Sports | + 04 | |
21 | Maxime Cam | 1992 | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 04 | |
22 | Kibrom Haylemaryam | 1997 | – | + 04 | |
23 | Lahcen Sabbahi | 1997 | – | + 06 | |
24 | Samuel Mugisha | 1997 | Dimension Data for Qhubeka CT | + 06 | |
25 | Fiseha Gembremariam | 1995 | – | + 06 | |
26 | Alexandre Pichot | 1983 | Direct Energie | + 06 | |
27 | Bonaventure Uwizeyimana | 1993 | Benediction Cycling Club | + 06 | |
28 | Corentin Ermenault | 1996 | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 06 | |
29 | Tamrat Gebrewahd | 1997 | – | + 06 | |
30 | Romain Le Roux | 1992 | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 11 | |
31 | Matteo Busato | 1987 | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 11 | |
32 | Jean-Claude Uwizeyimana | 1994 | Sables Vendée Cyclisme-Cube | + 15 | |
33 | Joseph Areruya | 1996 | Delko Marseille – Provence | + 15 | |
34 | Justin Mottier | 1993 | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 15 | |
35 | Alexandre Mayer | 1998 | Team Fybolia-Locminé Auto | + 15 | |
36 | Olivier Le Court | 1993 | GSC Blagnac Vélo Sport 31 | + 15 | |
37 | Dylan Redy | 1999 | Team Fybolia-Locminé Auto | + 15 | |
38 | Matthew How Saw Keng | 1994 | Issoire Cyclisme Compétition | + 15 | |
39 | Alan Riou | 1997 | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 17 | |
40 | Temesgen Buru | 1994 | – | + 21 | |
41 | Brice Feillu | 1985 | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 23 | |
42 | Songezo Jim | 1990 | Pro Touch Sports | + 23 | |
43 | Souleymane Kone | 1997 | Burkina Faso National Team | + 29 | |
44 | Youssef Bdadou | 2000 | A.V.Atlas Azrou | + 29 | |
45 | Marco Frapporti | 1985 | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 29 | |
46 | Michel Tientcheu | 1992 | – | + 29 | |
47 | Mohamed Tamasna | 1993 | A.V.Atlas Azrou | + 29 | |
48 | Yassine Berjali | 2000 | Club Chabah Atlas Khenifra | + 29 | |
49 | Paul Daumont | 1999 | Burkina Faso National Team | + 29 | |
50 | Yohann Gène | 1981 | Direct Energie | + 29 | |
51 | Geoffroy Ngandamba | 1989 | – | + 29 | |
52 | Robert Fosing | 1989 | – | + 35 | |
53 | Seydou Bamogo | 1990 | Burkina Faso National Team | + 42 | |
54 | Abdoul Aziz Nikiema | 1989 | Burkina Faso National Team | + 42 | |
55 | Abderahmane Mansouri | 1995 | – | + 52 | |
56 | Souleymane Traore | 1989 | – | + 52 | |
57 | Mathias Sorgho | 1987 | Burkina Faso National Team | + 52 | |
58 | Maxime Daniel | 1991 | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 52 | |
59 | Abou Sanogo | 1994 | – | + 52 | |
60 | Abderrahmane Hamza | 1992 | Sovac | + 52 | |
61 | Tedros Redae | 1991 | – | + 57 | |
62 | Yannick Nanko | 1991 | – | + 01:08 | |
63 | Gregory Rougier-Lagane | 1996 | Issoire Cyclisme Compétition | + 01:09 | |
64 | Nabil Maarouf | 1996 | O.C.Khouribga | + 01:11 | |
65 | Artuce Tella | 1984 | – | + 01:33 | |
66 | Glenn Moulengui | 1995 | – | + 01:33 | |
67 | Salifou Yarbanga | 1989 | – | + 01:33 | |
68 | Cedric Valer Tchouta | 1993 | – | + 01:35 | |
69 | Rodrigue Eric Kuere Nounawe | 1998 | – | + 01:35 | |
70 | Fidzerald Rabaye | 1996 | – | + 02:12 | |
71 | Mitchell Eliot | 1996 | Pro Touch Sports | + 02:33 | |
72 | Yves Nkuruziza | 2000 | Benediction Cycling Club | + 02:35 | |
73 | Matteo Pelucchi | 1989 | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 03:13 | |
74 | Bassirou Konte | 1988 | – | + 03:23 | |
75 | Jeremy Lecroq | 1995 | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 03:36 | |
76 | Clovis Kamzong | 1991 | – | + 03:52 | |
77 | Marc Fournier | 1994 | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 03:58 | |
78 | Hichame Akkaoui | 1996 | O.C.Khouribga | + 04:27 | |
79 | Abdellah Ben Youcef | 1987 | – | + 04:43 | |
80 | Pieter Seyffert | 1986 | Pro Touch Sports | + 04:43 | |
81 | Jayde Julius | 1993 | Pro Touch Sports | + 08:12 | |
82 | Axel Journiaux | 1995 | Direct Energie | + 08:15 | |
DNS | Reynard Butler | 1989 | Pro Touch Sports |
CLASIFICACIÓN GENERAL TRAS LA 3ª ETAPA
01 | Niccolo Bonifazio | 1993 | Italy | Direct Energie | 09:22:31 |
02 | Sirak Tesfom | 1994 | Eritrea | – | + 13 |
03 | André Greipel | 1982 | Germany | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 14 |
04 | Youcef Reguigui | 1990 | Algeria | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 17 |
05 | Didier Munyameza | 1996 | Rwanda | Benediction Cycling Club | + 17 |
06 | Lorrenzo Manzin | 1994 | France | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 18 |
07 | Metkel Eyob | 1993 | Eritrea | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 19 |
08 | Henok Mulueberhan | 1999 | Eritrea | – | + 21 |
09 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | 1988 | Eritrea | – | + 21 |
10 | Rohan Du Plooy | 1994 | South Africa | Pro Touch Sports | + 22 |
11 | Adrien Petit | 1990 | France | Direct Energie | + 23 |
12 | Andrea Vendrame | 1994 | Italy | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 24 |
13 | Issiaka Cisse | 1991 | Ivory Coast | Team Cycliste Azuréen | + 24 |
14 | Aron Debretsion | 1992 | Eritrea | – | + 24 |
15 | Damien Gaudin | 1986 | France | Direct Energie | + 24 |
16 | Alessandro Bisolti | 1985 | Italy | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 24 |
17 | Bonaventure Uwizeyimana | 1993 | Rwanda | Benediction Cycling Club | + 26 |
18 | Redwan Ebrahim | 1997 | Ethiopia | – | + 28 |
19 | Kibrom Haylemaryam | 1997 | Ethiopia | – | + 28 |
20 | Maxime Cam | 1992 | France | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 28 |
21 | Laurent Pichon | 1986 | France | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 28 |
22 | Lahcen Sabbahi | 1997 | Morocco | – | + 30 |
23 | Alexandre Pichot | 1983 | France | Direct Energie | + 30 |
24 | Corentin Ermenault | 1996 | France | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 30 |
25 | Samuel Mugisha | 1997 | Rwanda | Dimension Data for Qhubeka CT | + 30 |
26 | Fiseha Gembremariam | 1995 | Ethiopia | – | + 30 |
27 | Matteo Busato | 1987 | Italy | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 35 |
28 | Justin Mottier | 1993 | France | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 37 |
29 | Jean-Claude Uwizeyimana | 1994 | Rwanda | Sables Vendée Cyclisme-Cube | + 39 |
30 | Alexandre Mayer | 1998 | Mauritius | Team Fybolia-Locminé Auto | + 39 |
31 | Dylan Redy | 1999 | Mauritius | Team Fybolia-Locminé Auto | + 39 |
32 | Joseph Areruya | 1996 | Rwanda | Delko Marseille – Provence | + 39 |
33 | Olivier Le Court | 1993 | Mauritius | GSC Blagnac Vélo Sport 31 | + 39 |
34 | Matthew How Saw Keng | 1994 | Mauritius | Issoire Cyclisme Compétition | + 39 |
35 | Temesgen Buru | 1994 | Ethiopia | – | + 44 |
36 | Tamrat Gebrewahd | 1997 | Ethiopia | – | + 47 |
37 | Azzedine Lagab | 1988 | Algeria | VIB Sports | + 51 |
38 | Yohann Gène | 1981 | France | Direct Energie | + 53 |
39 | Maxime Daniel | 1991 | France | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 01:16 |
40 | Youssef Bdadou | 2000 | Morocco | A.V.Atlas Azrou | + 01:35 |
41 | Yassine Berjali | 2000 | Morocco | Club Chabah Atlas Khenifra | + 01:35 |
42 | Songezo Jim | 1990 | South Africa | Pro Touch Sports | + 01:57 |
43 | Marco Frapporti | 1985 | Italy | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 02:50 |
44 | Romain Le Roux | 1992 | France | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 02:54 |
45 | Souleymane Kone | 1997 | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso National Team | + 02:56 |
46 | Abderrahmane Hamza | 1992 | Algeria | Sovac | + 03:01 |
47 | Brice Feillu | 1985 | France | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 03:08 |
48 | Paul Daumont | 1999 | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso National Team | + 03:14 |
49 | Seydou Bamogo | 1990 | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso National Team | + 03:15 |
50 | Mathias Sorgho | 1987 | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso National Team | + 03:25 |
51 | Robert Fosing | 1989 | Cameroon | – | + 04:01 |
52 | Salifou Yarbanga | 1989 | Burkina Faso | – | + 04:06 |
53 | Clovis Kamzong | 1991 | Cameroon | – | + 04:58 |
54 | Yves Nkuruziza | 2000 | Rwanda | Benediction Cycling Club | + 04:59 |
55 | Abderahmane Mansouri | 1995 | Algeria | – | + 05:03 |
56 | Geoffroy Ngandamba | 1989 | Gabon | – | + 05:05 |
57 | Gregory Rougier-Lagane | 1996 | Mauritius | Issoire Cyclisme Compétition | + 06:39 |
58 | Alan Riou | 1997 | France | Team Arkéa – Samsic | + 08:32 |
59 | Fidzerald Rabaye | 1996 | Mauritius | – | + 08:57 |
60 | Mohamed Tamasna | 1993 | Morocco | A.V.Atlas Azrou | + 09:00 |
61 | Abdellah Ben Youcef | 1987 | Algeria | – | + 11:45 |
62 | Jeremy Lecroq | 1995 | France | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 12:36 |
63 | Marc Fournier | 1994 | France | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | + 12:58 |
64 | Jayde Julius | 1993 | South Africa | Pro Touch Sports | + 14:43 |
65 | Axel Journiaux | 1995 | France | Direct Energie | + 15:43 |
66 | Mitchell Eliot | 1996 | South Africa | Pro Touch Sports | + 16:25 |
67 | Nabil Maarouf | 1996 | Morocco | O.C.Khouribga | + 21:36 |
68 | Yannick Nanko | 1991 | Cameroon | – | + 26:31 |
69 | Tedros Redae | 1991 | Ethiopia | – | + 26:34 |
70 | Glenn Moulengui | 1995 | Gabon | – | + 48:36 |
71 | Hichame Akkaoui | 1996 | Morocco | O.C.Khouribga | + 50:35 |
72 | Michel Tientcheu | 1992 | Cameroon | – | + 51:39 |
73 | Souleymane Traore | 1989 | Ivory Coast | – | + 52:19 |
74 | Abou Sanogo | 1994 | Ivory Coast | – | + 52:44 |
75 | Biniyam Ghirmay | 2000 | Eritrea | – | + 54:32 |
76 | Cedric Valer Tchouta | 1993 | Gabon | – | + 57:52 |
77 | Rodrigue Eric Kuere Nounawe | 1998 | Cameroon | – | + 58:00 |
78 | Artuce Tella | 1984 | Cameroon | – | + 58:19 |
79 | Matteo Pelucchi | 1989 | Italy | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 59:33 |
80 | Bassirou Konte | 1988 | Ivory Coast | – | + 01:00:11 |
81 | Abdoul Aziz Nikiema | 1989 | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso National Team | + 01:03:34 |
82 | Pieter Seyffert | 1986 | South Africa | Pro Touch Sports | + 01:15:17 |
DORSALES OFICIALES
Rwanda
1 ARERUYA Joseph
2 UWIZEYE Jean Cloude
3 MUNYANEZA Didier
4 MUGISHA Samuel
5 UWIZEYIMANA Bonaventure
6 NKURUNZIZA Yves
Direct Energie
11 GÈNE Yohann
12 BONIFAZIO Niccolò
13 GAUDIN Damien
14 JOURNIAUX Axel
15 PETIT Adrien
16 PICHOT Alexandre
Eritrea
21 TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel
22 EYOB Metkel
23 GHIRMAY Biniyam
24 DEBRETSION Aron
25 MULUBRHAN Henok
26 TESFOM Sirak
Arkéa Samsic
31 GREIPEL André
32 DANIEL Maxime
33 FEILLU Brice
34 LE ROUX Romain
35 PICHON Laurent
36 RIOU Alan
Ethiopia
41 BURU Temesgen
42 EBRAHIM Redwan
43 GEBREWAHD Tamrat Meresa
44 GEBREMARIAM Fiseha
45 REDAE Tedros
46 HAYLEMARYAM Kibrom Teklebrhan
Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
51 BISOLTI Alessandro
52 BUSATO Matteo
53 FRAPPORTI Marco
54 PELUCCHI Matteo
55 SPREAFICO Matteo
56 VENDRAME Andrea
Morocco
61 SABBEHI Lahcen
62 MAAROUF Nabil
63 BDADOU Youssef
64 BERJALI Yassine
65 AKKAOUI Hichame
66 TAMASNA Mohamed
ProTouch
71 ELIOT Mitchell
72 BUTLER Reynard
73 JIM Songezo
74 JULIUS Jayde
75 DU PLOOY Rohan
76 SEYFFERT Pieter
Algeria
81 REGUIGUI Youcef
82 BECHLAGHEME Abderrahmane
83 BENYOUCEF Abdallah
84 HAMZA Abderrahmane Mehdi
85 LAGAB Azzedine
86 MANSOURI Abderrahmane
Vital Concept – B&B Hotels
91 MANZIN Lorrenzo
92 CAM Maxime
93 ERMENAULT Corentin
94 FOURNIER Marc
95 LECROQ Jérémy
96 MOTTIER Justin
Gabon
101 NGANDAMBA Geoffroy
102 EKOBENA Ephrem
103 MOULINGUI Glenn Morgan
104 TCHOUTA Cedric
105 MOUKAGNI Leris
106 MAROGA Paul Junior
Mauritius
111 LE COURT DE BILLOT Olivier
112 REDY Dylan
113 RABAYE Fidzerald
114 MAYER Alexandre
115 ROUGIER-LAGANE Grégory
116 HOW SAW KENG Matthew
Ivory Coast
121 CISSÉ Isiaka
122 KOUADIO Kouame Antoine
123 SANOGO Abou
124 ASSAHOLIN Konan Daniel
125 TRAORE Souleymane
126 KONTÉ Bassirou
Cameroon
131 KAMZONG Clovis
132 TIENTCHEU Michel
133 TELLA Arthuce Jodele
134 FOSING Robert
135 NANKO Yannick
136 KUERE NOUNAWE Rodrigue Eric
Burkina Faso
141 NIKIÉMA Abdoul Aziz
142 SORGHO Mathias
143 BAMOGO Saidou
144 YARBANGA Salifou
145 DAUMONT Paul
146 KONE Souleymane