Poland's Gucwa claims scorcher of a stage
Mars moves into yellow through time bonuses
Zbigniew Gucwa claimed the scorching second stage of the Tour du Faso, while Laurent Mars moved into the yellow jersey. Gucwa sprinted to victory over a greatly diminished peloton in a race of attrition. Burkina Faso placed two riders in the first four, coming ever-closer to winning on home soil.
Stage two followed much of the same route as stage 1, travelling in the opposite direction to return to Ouagadougou, the capital city, before continuing to the finish in Ziniaré. Despite starting in the cool morning, temperatures quickly exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) as the peloton sped along the flat roads of northern Burkina Faso.
Leading into the first intermediate sprint, the field split into several smaller groups. A selection of seven riders went clear after the sprint. With good representation from the African teams, the small peloton allowed the breakaway to achieve a gap that fluctuated between one and two minutes.
The seven riders arrived in Ouagadougou to thunderous applause from the hometown crowd that lined the streets of the sprawling capital. A Burkina Faso rider claimed the intermediate sprint in downtown Ouagadougou.
The peloton also put on a show for the crowd, accelerating single-file through the dusty streets. As riders continued to drop from the peloton, the breakaway was absorbed between Ouagadougou and Ziniaré.
Approaching the finish Jérémy Burton (Belgium) made an audacious solo attempt. He crossed the red banner solo with 1k to go. Zbigniew Gucwa launched a long sprint 500 meters before the line, passing Burton and accelerating ahead of the Burkina National Team’s valiant effort to claim victory.
The Polish sprinter riding for the French composite Team Reine Blanche had time to raise his hands as he crossed the line ahead of Rasmané Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso National Team) and Laurent Mars (Belgium). Although yellow jersey Peter Van Agtmaal (Holland) finished in fifth position, Mars claimed the yellow jersey through time bonuses, while Rasmané Ouedraogo retained the jersey of Best African Rider.
Sunday’s third stage will be the longest of the 2010 Tour du Faso, covering 163.5km from Kaya to Dori. Featuring two sections of unpaved piste, the stage may present an opportunity for the local teams who are accustomed West Africa’s challenging roads.
1 | Zbigniew Gucwa (Pol) | 3:39:59 |
2 | Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Laurent Mars (Bel) Belgium | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Netherlands | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Christophe Premont (Bel) Belgium | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Joris De Boer (Ned) Netherlands | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Damien Leguay (Fra) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Bassirou Kante (CIv) Ivory Coast | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Damien Tekou (Cmr) Cameroon | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Becaye Traore (Sen) Senegal | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Julien Schick (Fra) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Ngock Yves Ngue (Cmr) Cameroon | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Ben Zakalia Fofana (CIv) Ivory Coast | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Jocelyn Lemperriere (Fra) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Abdul Wahab Sawadogo (Bur) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Wim Botman (Ned) Netherlands | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroon | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Guillaume Soula (Fra) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Oumarou Minoungou (Bur) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Laurent Zongo (Bur) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Yacouba Yameogo (Bur) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Guillaume Tourret (Fra) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Clovis Guewa (Cmr) Cameroon | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Noufou Minoungou (Bur) Burkina Faso | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jérémy Burton (Bel) Belgium | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Idissa Ouedraogo (Bur) | 0:00:13 |
28 | Harouna Ilboudo (Bur) | 0:00:27 |
29 | Sawadogo (Bur) | 0:01:51 |
30 | Siaka Mariko (Mli) Mali | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroon | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Leander Schreurs (Ned) Netherlands | 0:01:52 |
33 | Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Massamba Diouf (Sen) Senegal | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Saidou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso | 0:02:50 |
36 | Boukare Kagambega (Bur) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Gueswende Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Abdou Sokondo (Bur) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Hamidou Diarra (Mli) Mali | 0:03:36 |
40 | Bolodigui Ouattara (CIv) Ivory Coast | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Moustapha Diaw (Sen) Senegal | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Tidiani Sanogo (Mli) Mali | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Etienne Tarbagdo (Bur) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Sébastien Destruel (Fra) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Oumar Sangaré (Mli) Mali | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Mounir Khalil (Fra) | 0:07:32 |
47 | Dodji Toulassi (Tog) Togo | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Inoussa Guébré (CIv) Ivory Coast | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Nicolas Chadefaux (Fra) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Augustin Amoussouvi (Ben) Benin | 0:09:56 |
51 | Mbaye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Rob Mud (Ned) Netherlands | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Nkama Kouamé (CIv) Ivory Coast | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Fabrice Goutaudier (Fra) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Malik Thiam (Sen) Senegal | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Cédric Chartier (Fra) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Bram Delie (Bel) Belgium | 0:10:50 |
58 | Abdoul Aziz Nikiema (Bur) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Edem Daku (Tog) Togo | 0:13:38 |
60 | Saliou N'dour (Sen) Senegal | 0:15:13 |
61 | Johan Procee (Ned) Netherlands | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Dorian Albouy (Fra) | 0:15:31 |
63 | Benjamin Trouche (Fra) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Aubiege Soglo (Ben) Benin | 0:15:49 |
65 | Abdoulaye Roamba (Bur) | 0:20:53 |
66 | Mamadou Coulibaly (CIv) Ivory Coast | 0:22:35 |
67 | Géoffrey Decarvalho (Fra) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Simeon Green (GBr) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Chadas Kakpo (Ben) Benin | 0:32:36 |
70 | Yacouba Togola (Mli) Mali | 0:47:25 |
71 | Armand Kossavoun (Ben) Benin | 0:51:41 |
72 | Kowouvi Dossouvi (Tog) Togo | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Flaubert Douanla (Cmr) Cameroon | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Michel Awounou (Tog) Togo | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Alphonse Ntcha Mpo (Ben) Benin | 0:56:36 |
76 | Kokouvil Apedo (Tog) Togo | 1:00:18 |
77 | Arnaud Dehorgue (Fra) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérôme Gilbert (Bel) Belgium | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mawulil Deh (Tog) Togo | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adrien Massanet (Fra) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
1 | Laurent Mars (Bel) Belgium | 7:01:40 |
2 | Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Netherlands | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Guillaume Soula (Fra) | 0:00:06 |
4 | Zbigniew Gucwa (Pol) | 0:00:56 |
5 | Christophe Premont (Bel) Belgium | 0:01:12 |
6 | Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso | 0:01:13 |
7 | Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso | 0:01:16 |
8 | Damien Tekou (Cmr) Cameroon | 0:01:17 |
9 | Damien Leguay (Fra) | 0:01:19 |
10 | Clovis Guewa (Cmr) Cameroon | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Julien Schick (Fra) | 0:01:20 |
12 | Bassirou Kante (CIv) Ivory Coast | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Ngock Yves Ngue (Cmr) Cameroon | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Wim Botman (Ned) Netherlands | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Abdul Wahab Sawadogo (Bur) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Oumarou Minoungou (Bur) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Noufou Minoungou (Bur) Burkina Faso | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Becaye Traore (Sen) Senegal | 0:08:37 |
19 | Jérémy Burton (Bel) Belgium | 0:08:50 |
20 | Joris De Boer (Ned) Netherlands | 0:08:54 |
21 | Jocelyn Lemperriere (Fra) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroon | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Laurent Zongo (Bur) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Idissa Ouedraogo (Bur) | 0:09:07 |
25 | Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroon | 0:10:28 |
26 | Siaka Mariko (Mli) Mali | 0:10:45 |
27 | Leander Schreurs (Ned) Netherlands | 0:10:46 |
28 | Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Saidou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso | 0:11:27 |
30 | Abdou Sokondo (Bur) | 0:11:35 |
31 | Bolodigui Ouattara (CIv) Ivory Coast | 0:12:30 |
32 | Etienne Tarbagdo (Bur) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Harouna Ilboudo (Bur) | 0:15:40 |
34 | Guillaume Tourret (Fra) | 0:17:02 |
35 | Boukare Kagambega (Bur) | 0:18:03 |
36 | Gueswende Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Moustapha Diaw (Sen) Senegal | 0:18:49 |
38 | Cédric Chartier (Fra) | 0:18:50 |
39 | Abdoul Aziz Nikiema (Bur) | 0:19:43 |
40 | Ben Zakalia Fofana (CIv) Ivory Coast | 0:22:09 |
41 | Yacouba Yameogo (Bur) | 0:22:10 |
42 | Massamba Diouf (Sen) Senegal | 0:24:00 |
43 | Sawadogo (Bur) | 0:24:01 |
44 | Benjamin Trouche (Fra) | 0:24:25 |
45 | Abdoulaye Roamba (Bur) | 0:25:05 |
46 | Sébastien Destruel (Fra) | 0:25:46 |
47 | Nicolas Chadefaux (Fra) | 0:29:42 |
48 | Mamadou Coulibaly (CIv) Ivory Coast | 0:31:29 |
49 | Rob Mud (Ned) Netherlands | 0:32:06 |
50 | Malik Thiam (Sen) Senegal | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Fabrice Goutaudier (Fra) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Tidiani Sanogo (Mli) Mali | 0:32:13 |
53 | Bram Delie (Bel) Belgium | 0:33:00 |
54 | Oumar Sangaré (Mli) Mali | 0:37:20 |
55 | Johan Procee (Ned) Netherlands | 0:37:23 |
56 | Aubiege Soglo (Ben) Benin | 0:37:59 |
57 | Mbaye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal | 0:38:33 |
58 | Augustin Amoussouvi (Ben) Benin | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Hamidou Diarra (Mli) Mali | 0:40:35 |
60 | Dodji Toulassi (Tog) Togo | 0:41:16 |
61 | Inoussa Guébré (CIv) Ivory Coast | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Nkama Kouamé (CIv) Ivory Coast | 0:43:40 |
63 | Saliou N'dour (Sen) Senegal | 0:43:50 |
64 | Géoffrey Decarvalho (Fra) | 0:44:45 |
65 | Simeon Green (GBr) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Mounir Khalil (Fra) | 0:45:59 |
67 | Edem Daku (Tog) Togo | 0:47:22 |
68 | Dorian Albouy (Fra) | 0:52:30 |
69 | Flaubert Douanla (Cmr) Cameroon | 1:00:35 |
70 | Yacouba Togola (Mli) Mali | 1:09:35 |
71 | Chadas Kakpo (Ben) Benin | 1:10:06 |
72 | Kowouvi Dossouvi (Tog) Togo | 1:28:40 |
73 | Michel Awounou (Tog) Togo | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Armand Kossavoun (Ben) Benin | 1:29:11 |
75 | Alphonse Ntcha Mpo (Ben) Benin | 1:30:20 |
76 | Kokouvil Apedo (Tog) Togo | 1:37:48 |
77 | Arnaud Dehorgue (Fra) | 1:41:37 |
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