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22nd Tour du Faso - 2.2Burkina Faso, October 24-November 2, 2008Main Page Results Overall standings Next Stage Stage 1 - October 24: Kokologo-Boromo, 136kmSmet does it Gilbert-styleBelgian Guy Smet won the opening stage of the Tour de Burkina Faso with a strong solo effort, saving over a minute over his breakaway companions in the end. Sadrack Teguimaha of Cameroun finished second, 1:02 back. Smet was in the break that formed very early in the stage, then attacked with 48 kilometres to go. The rest of the breakaway finished 1:07 behind. Smet took over the yellow, pink and green jersey. Smet's coach, Herman Beysens, explained the simple strategy in the end. "Once he has a gap of 100m, you can't catch him." Smet's move resembled the way his compatriot Philippe Gilbert took this year's Het Volk. Three ministers in the saddleThe start of the race was symbolically given by three ministers; Alain Joyandet, the French minister of cooperation and francophonie, Jean-Pierre Palm, sports minister and Aminata Samaté, a delegate in charge of cooperation. All three took their place in the peloton and start out the race. Joyandet, an avid cyclist, was able to hang on for longer than his counterparts from Burkina Faso, but got dropped after four kilometres by the peloton, which had augmented the speed due to the first breakaways forming. Five riders then were able to jump ahead at kilometre 15, with Smet, Teguimaha, Mouhssine Lahsaini (Morocco), Hamidou Yameogo (Burkina Faso) and Eugène Lokossué (Ivory Coast). They were joined by Bastien Leraud (France) at km 25. The sextet quickly gained a minute. At the intermediate sprint in Sabou, Smet already showed his speed and the possibility of taking the leader's jersey, thanks to the time bonuses. Chasse patate for trioA trio started a chase behind at km 63, but was never able to make it to the break, which continued to ride through Faso at high speeds. Mouhcine Rhaili (Morocco), Vincent Graczyk (France) and Philippe Larouzière (France) were caught again by the bunch at km 85. Smet realised that in the break he may have less of a chance of taking out the win, so at km 91 he took the solo option. It is through his power that he too 37 races this year in Belgium. After his attack the others immediately organised a chase, but only Téguimaha and Leraud were able to stay somewhat close. They trailed by 55 seconds, 15 kilometres from the line. Smet used the straight, flat roads to push a huge gear without turning back. When the home riders were gapped by 2:40, they put in another last-ditch effort to reduce the gap. PhotographyFor a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here Images by ASOPress
Results1 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgian National Team 3.11.20 (42.648 km/h) 2 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 1.02 3 Bastien Leraud (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 4 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgian National Team 1.07 5 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 6 Amin A. El Kilani (Lyb) Lybia National Team 7 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgian National Team 8 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (Lyb) Lybia National Team 9 Stefan Roosen (Bel) Belgian National Team 10 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 11 Cyrille Le Gall (Fra) France Pompiers 12 Mouhcine Rhaili (Mar) Morocco National Team 13 Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Morocco National Team 14 Ahmed Yousef Belgasem (Lyb) Lybia National Team 15 Stéphane Cheylan (Fra) France Pompiers 16 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 17 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgian National Team 18 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 19 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco National Team 20 Mick Du Prie (Ned) Dutch National Team 21 Thomas Gauvain (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 22 Dennis Clédor Boissy (Sen) Senegal National Team 23 Saïdou Rouamba (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 24 Guillaume Soula (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 25 Kokouali Akrem Samana (Lyb) Lybia National Team 26 Julien Petilleau (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 27 Damien Tekou Foukou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 28 Ahmed Ouedraogo (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 29 David Garnier (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 30 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 31 Wahab Sawadogo A. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 32 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 33 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 34 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 35 Hassan Zahbouki (Mar) Morocco National Team 36 Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen) Senegal National Team 37 Calvin Tamazou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 38 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team 39 Bolodigui Ouattara (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 40 Fathi Ahmed Atunsi (Lyb) Lybia National Team 41 Massamba Sarre Diouf (Sen) Senegal National Team 42 Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Dutch National Team 43 Gueswende Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 44 Cyril Bouhoux (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 45 Alexandre Le Bras (Fra) France Pompiers 46 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 47 Bécaye Traore (Sen) Senegal National Team 48 Julien Schick (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 49 Pierre Kiba Y. S. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 50 Laurent Donnay (Bel) Belgian National Team 51 Issiaka Fofana (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 52 Cédric Noel (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 53 Jean Baptiste Lopez (Sen) Senegal National Team 54 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 55 Emmanuel Hutin (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 56 Laurent Tosoni (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 57 Mongonlon Toure (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 58 Sayouba Ouedraogo Z. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 59 Philippe Larouziere (Fra) France Pompiers 60 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 61 Jérémie Ouedraogo R. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 62 Sylvain Ilboudo T. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 63 Baye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal National Team 64 Geert Dijkshoorn (Ned) Dutch National Team 65 Pascal Aandewiel (Ned) Dutch National Team 66 Brahim Misbah (Mar) Morocco National Team 67 Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 68 Saïdou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 69 Christophe Vilpellet (Fra) France Pompiers 70 Yann Vaxillaire (Fra) France Pompiers 71 Rene Bunnik (Ned) Dutch National Team 72 Leander Schreurss (Ned) Dutch National Team 73 Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 1.27 74 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 1.36 75 Issaka Kabre (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 1.07 76 Laurent Deligne (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 12.24 77 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 32.20 78 Mohamed Thorley (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 36.43 79 Augustine Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 44.14 80 Moses Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 46.54 81 Saidu Mansaray (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 56.29 DNF Zeiad Guma S. El Bahbah (Lyb) Lybia National Team Points 1 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgian National Team 30 pts 2 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 27 3 Bastien Leraud (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 25 4 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgian National Team 23 5 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 21 6 Amin A. El Kilani (Lyb) Lybia National Team 19 7 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgian National Team 17 8 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (Lyb) Lybia National Team 15 9 Stefan Roosen (Bel) Belgian National Team 13 10 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 11 11 Cyrille Le Gall (Fra) France Pompiers 10 12 Mouhcine Rhaili (Mar) Morocco National Team 9 13 Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Morocco National Team 8 14 Ahmed Yousef Belgasem (Lyb) Lybia National Team 7 15 Stéphane Cheylan (Fra) France Pompiers 6 16 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 5 17 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgian National Team 4 18 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 3 19 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco National Team 2 20 Mick Du Prie (Ned) Dutch National Team 1 Sprints Sabou - km 43 1 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgian National Team 3 pts 2 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team 2 3 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 1 Tita - km 80.5 1 Bastien Leraud (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 3 pts 2 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team 2 3 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 1 Laba - km 102.5 1 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgian National Team 3 pts 2 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 2 3 Bastien Leraud (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 1 General classification after stage 1 1 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgian National Team 3.11.04 2 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 1.08 3 Bastien Leraud (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 1.10 4 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team 1.19 5 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgian National Team 1.23 6 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 7 Amin A. El Kilani (Lyb) Lybia National Team 8 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgian National Team 9 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (Lyb) Lybia National Team 10 Stefan Roosen (Bel) Belgian National Team 11 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 12 Cyrille Le Gall (Fra) France Pompiers 13 Mouhcine Rhaili (Mar) Morocco National Team 14 Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Morocco National Team 15 Ahmed Yousef Belgasem (Lyb) Lybia National Team 16 Stéphane Cheylan (Fra) France Pompiers 17 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 18 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgian National Team 19 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 20 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco National Team 21 Mick Du Prie (Ned) Dutch National Team 22 Thomas Gauvain (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 23 Dennis Clédor Boissy (Sen) Senegal National Team 24 Saïdou Rouamba (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 25 Guillaume Soula (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 26 Kokouali Akrem Samana (Lyb) Lybia National Team 27 Julien Petilleau (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 28 Damien Tekou Foukou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 29 Ahmed Ouedraogo (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 30 David Garnier (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 31 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 32 Wahab Sawadogo A. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 33 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 34 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 35 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 36 Hassan Zahbouki (Mar) Morocco National Team 37 Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen) Senegal National Team 38 Calvin Tamazou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 39 Bolodigui Ouattara (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 40 Fathi Ahmed Atunsi (Lyb) Lybia National Team 41 Massamba Sarre Diouf (Sen) Senegal National Team 42 Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Dutch National Team 43 Gueswende Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 44 Cyril Bouhoux (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 45 Alexandre Le Bras (Fra) France Pompiers 46 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 47 Bécaye Traore (Sen) Senegal National Team 48 Julien Schick (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 49 Pierre Kiba Y. S. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 50 Laurent Donnay (Bel) Belgian National Team 51 Issiaka Fofana (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 52 Cédric Noel (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 53 Jean Baptiste Lopez (Sen) Senegal National Team 54 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 55 Emmanuel Hutin (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 56 Laurent Tosoni (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 57 Mongonlon Toure (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 58 Sayouba Ouedraogo Z. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 59 Philippe Larouziere (Fra) France Pompiers 60 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 61 Jérémie Ouedraogo R. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 62 Sylvain Ilboudo T. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 63 Baye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal National Team 64 Geert Dijkshoorn (Ned) Dutch National Team 65 Pascal Aandewiel (Ned) Dutch National Team 66 Brahim Misbah (Mar) Morocco National Team 67 Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 68 Saïdou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 69 Christophe Vilpellet (Fra) France Pompiers 70 Yann Vaxillaire (Fra) France Pompiers 71 Rene Bunnik (Ned) Dutch National Team 72 Leander Schreurss (Ned) Dutch National Team 73 Issaka Kabre (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 74 Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 1.43 75 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 1.52 76 Laurent Deligne (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 12.40 77 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 32.36 78 Mohamed Thorley (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 36.59 79 Augustine Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 44.30 80 Moses Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 47.10 81 Saidu Mansaray (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 56.45 Sprints classification 1 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgian National Team 6 pts 2 Bastien Leraud (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 4 3 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team 4 4 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 4 Young rider classification 1 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team 3.12.23 2 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 0.04 3 Amin A. El Kilani (Lyb) Lybia National Team 4 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (Lyb) Lybia National Team 5 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 6 Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Morocco National Team 7 Ahmed Yousef Belgasem (Lyb) Lybia National Team 8 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 9 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgian National Team 10 Mick Du Prie (Ned) Dutch National Team 11 Julien Petilleau (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 12 Damien Tekou Foukou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 13 David Garnier (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 14 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 15 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Team Reine Blanche 16 Hassan Zahbouki (Mar) Morocco National Team 17 Calvin Tamazou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 18 Massamba Sarre Diouf (Sen) Senegal National Team 19 Alexandre Le Bras (Fra) France Pompiers 20 Bécaye Traore (Sen) Senegal National Team 21 Laurent Donnay (Bel) Belgian National Team 22 Mongonlon Toure (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 23 Sayouba Ouedraogo Z. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 24 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 25 Baye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal National Team 26 Geert Dijkshoorn (Ned) Dutch National Team 27 Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 28 Rene Bunnik (Ned) Dutch National Team 29 Leander Schreurss (Ned) Dutch National Team 30 Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 0.24 31 Laurent Deligne (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49 11.21 32 Mohamed Thorley (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 35.40 Best African rider classification 1 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 3.12.12 2 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team 0.11 3 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 0.15 4 Amin A. El Kilani (Lyb) Lybia National Team 5 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (Lyb) Lybia National Team 6 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 7 Mouhcine Rhaili (Mar) Morocco National Team 8 Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Morocco National Team 9 Ahmed Yousef Belgasem (Lyb) Lybia National Team 10 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 11 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 12 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco National Team 13 Dennis Clédor Boissy (Sen) Senegal National Team 14 Saïdou Rouamba (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 15 Kokouali Akrem Samana (Lyb) Lybia National Team 16 Damien Tekou Foukou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 17 Ahmed Ouedraogo (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 18 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 19 Wahab Sawadogo A. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 20 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 21 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 22 Hassan Zahbouki (Mar) Morocco National Team 23 Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen) Senegal National Team 24 Calvin Tamazou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team 25 Bolodigui Ouattara (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 26 Fathi Ahmed Atunsi (Lyb) Lybia National Team 27 Massamba Sarre Diouf (Sen) Senegal National Team 28 Gueswende Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 29 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 30 Bécaye Traore (Sen) Senegal National Team 31 Pierre Kiba Y. S. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 32 Issiaka Fofana (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 33 Jean Baptiste Lopez (Sen) Senegal National Team 34 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 35 Mongonlon Toure (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 36 Sayouba Ouedraogo Z. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 37 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 38 Jérémie Ouedraogo R. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 39 Sylvain Ilboudo T. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 40 Baye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal National Team 41 Brahim Misbah (Mar) Morocco National Team 42 Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 43 Saïdou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 44 Issaka Kabre (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 45 Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 0.35 46 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 0.44 47 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 31.28 48 Mohamed Thorley (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 35.51 49 Augustine Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 43.22 50 Moses Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 46.02 51 Saidu Mansaray (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team 55.37 UEMOA classification 1 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 3.12.27 2 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 3 Dennis Clédor Boissy (Sen) Senegal National Team 4 Saïdou Rouamba (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 5 Ahmed Ouedraogo (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 6 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 7 Wahab Sawadogo A. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 8 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 9 Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen) Senegal National Team 10 Bolodigui Ouattara (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 11 Massamba Sarre Diouf (Sen) Senegal National Team 12 Gueswende Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 13 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 14 Bécaye Traore (Sen) Senegal National Team 15 Pierre Kiba Y. S. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 16 Issiaka Fofana (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 17 Jean Baptiste Lopez (Sen) Senegal National Team 18 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 19 Mongonlon Toure (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team 20 Sayouba Ouedraogo Z. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 21 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 22 Jérémie Ouedraogo R. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 23 Sylvain Ilboudo T. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 24 Baye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal National Team 25 Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 26 Saïdou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 27 Issaka Kabre (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 28 Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C 0.20 29 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A 0.29 30 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B 31.13 Teams classification 1 Belgian National Team 9.36.14 2 Cameroun National Team 1.02 3 Team Reine Blanche 4 Lybia National Team 1.07 5 Morocco National Team 6 Ivory Coast National Team 7 France Pompiers 8 U.C. Cholet 49 9 Senegal National Team 10 Burkina Faso National Team C 11 Burkina Faso National Team B 12 Dutch National Team 13 Burkina Faso National Team A 14 Sierra Leone National Team 2.05.37 |
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