22nd Tour du Faso - 2.2

Burkina Faso, October 24-November 2, 2008

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Stage 4 - October 27: Bobo-Dioulasso - Banfora, 83.5km

Marien tops Belgian day

Belgium's Christof Marien was part of the day's attack-filled finale to Banfora and battled Libia's Kokouali Akrem Samana to win stage four of the Tour du Faso. His teammate and fellow Belgian Guy Smet maintains the overall classification lead with six stages remaining.
Adil Jelloul of the Morocco National Team finished third. Marien's teammate Lionel Syne took fourth and led the field home at seven seconds back.
The stage win was Marien's fourth in the Tour du Faso. He won in Yako in 2001 and in Fada N'Gourma and Ouagadougou in 2005. (GB)
Results

1 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgian National Team              2.01.50 (41.122km/h)
2 Kokouali Akrem Samana (Lyb) Lybia National Team             0.03
3 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco National Team                    0.05
4 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgian National Team                     0.07
5 Laurent Deligne (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                            
6 Wahab Sawadogo A. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A            
7 Mouhcine Rhaili (Mar) Morocco National Team                     
8 Cyrille Le Gall (Fra) France Pompiers                           
9 Ahmed Yousef Belgasem (Lyb) Lybia National Team                 
10 Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Morocco National Team                      
11 Mick Du Prie (Ned) Dutch National Team                         
12 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (Lyb) Lybia National Team                    
13 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                    
14 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team             
15 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgian National Team                      
16 Alexandre Le Bras (Fra) France Pompiers                        
17 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                       
18 Hassan Zahbouki (Mar) Morocco National Team                    
19 Dennis Clédor Boissy (Sen) Senegal National Team               
20 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B                
21 Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Dutch National Team                    
22 Fathi Ahmed Atunsi (Lyb) Lybia National Team                   
23 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B           
24 Stefan Roosen (Bel) Belgian National Team                      
25 Thomas Gauvain (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                        
26 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                  
27 Baye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal National Team                      
28 Julien Petilleau (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                          
29 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team                 
30 Pascal Aandewiel (Ned) Dutch National Team                     
31 Philippe Larouziere (Fra) France Pompiers                      
32 Saïdou Rouamba (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C              
33 Bastien Leraud (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                        
34 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B               
35 Laurent Tosoni (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                            
36 Ahmed Ouedraogo (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team                
37 Issiaka Fofana (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team                 
38 Bolodigui Ouattara (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             
39 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team                 
40 Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen) Senegal National Team                    
41 Laurent Donnay (Bel) Belgian National Team                     
42 Massamba Sarre Diouf (Sen) Senegal National Team               
43 Rene Bunnik (Ned) Dutch National Team                          
44 Brahim Misbah (Mar) Morocco National Team                      
45 Cédric Noel (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                           
46 Pierre Kiba Y. S. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A           
47 Jérémie Ouedraogo R. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A        
48 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                      
49 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgian National Team                           
50 Bécaye Traore (Sen) Senegal National Team                      
51 Damien Tekou Foukou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team               
52 Guillaume Soula (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                       
53 Cyril Bouhoux (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                             
54 Gueswende Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B          
55 Julien Schick (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                         
56 Saïdou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A                 
57 Calvin Tamazou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                    
58 David Garnier (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                             
59 Sayouba Ouedraogo Z. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C        
60 Emmanuel Hutin (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                            
61 Mongonlon Toure (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team                
62 Sylvain Ilboudo T. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A          
63 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             
64 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B           
65 Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C             
66 Jean Baptiste Lopez (Sen) Senegal National Team                
67 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B           
68 Yann Vaxillaire (Fra) France Pompiers                          
69 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C            
70 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A              
71 Christophe Vilpellet (Fra) France Pompiers                     
72 Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C       0.43
73 Leander Schreurss (Ned) Dutch National Team                1.15
74 Issaka Kabre (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C            0.07
75 Moses Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team              25.03
76 Stéphane Cheylan (Fra) France Pompiers                    25.17
77 Augustine Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team          26.04
78 Saidu Mansaray (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team           26.10
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgian National Team                    11.30.37
2 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                    0.52
3 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                 1.00
4 Bastien Leraud (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                     1.08
5 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgian National Team                     1.10
6 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                   
7 Laurent Donnay (Bel) Belgian National Team                  1.13
8 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team              1.16
9 Hassan Zahbouki (Mar) Morocco National Team                 1.18
10 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco National Team                   1.19
11 Alexandre Le Bras (Fra) France Pompiers                    1.20
12 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team             1.21
13 Damien Tekou Foukou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team               
14 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team         1.23
15 Cyrille Le Gall (Fra) France Pompiers                      1.24
16 Mouhcine Rhaili (Mar) Morocco National Team                1.25
17 Ahmed Yousef Belgasem (Lyb) Lybia National Team                
18 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (Lyb) Lybia National Team                    
19 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B           
20 Guillaume Soula (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                       
21 Julien Petilleau (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                          
22 Bolodigui Ouattara (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             
23 Philippe Larouziere (Fra) France Pompiers                      
24 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                      
25 Cyril Bouhoux (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                             
26 Gueswende Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B          
27 Saïdou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A                 
28 Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C         2.08
29 Fathi Ahmed Atunsi (Lyb) Lybia National Team               5.46
30 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgian National Team                  6.04
31 Bécaye Traore (Sen) Senegal National Team                      
32 David Garnier (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                             
33 Emmanuel Hutin (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                            
34 Sylvain Ilboudo T. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A          
35 Stefan Roosen (Bel) Belgian National Team                  6.06
36 Wahab Sawadogo A. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A           
37 Saïdou Rouamba (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C              
38 Sayouba Ouedraogo Z. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C    6.19
39 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B       6.21
40 Issaka Kabre (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C            6.29
41 Jérémie Ouedraogo R. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A    6.43
42 Issiaka Fofana (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             6.55
43 Kokouali Akrem Samana (Lyb) Lybia National Team            9.21
44 Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Morocco National Team                  9.31
45 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             
46 Laurent Tosoni (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                        9.36
47 Calvin Tamazou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                9.53
48 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A         10.23
49 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgian National Team               12.09
50 Mongonlon Toure (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team           12.22
51 Mick Du Prie (Ned) Dutch National Team                    12.29
52 Dennis Clédor Boissy (Sen) Senegal National Team               
53 Thomas Gauvain (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                        
54 Ahmed Ouedraogo (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team                
55 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B                
56 Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Dutch National Team                    
57 Pierre Kiba Y. S. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A           
58 Rene Bunnik (Ned) Dutch National Team                          
59 Brahim Misbah (Mar) Morocco National Team                      
60 Yann Vaxillaire (Fra) France Pompiers                          
61 Jean Baptiste Lopez (Sen) Senegal National Team                
62 Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C      17.19
63 Pascal Aandewiel (Ned) Dutch National Team                20.38
64 Leander Schreurss (Ned) Dutch National Team               23.05
65 Laurent Deligne (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                      23.46
66 Baye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal National Team                 25.00
67 Julien Schick (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                    27.36
68 Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen) Senegal National Team               34.33
69 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C            
70 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B           
71 Christophe Vilpellet (Fra) France Pompiers                47.12
72 Massamba Sarre Diouf (Sen) Senegal National Team          55.59
73 Cédric Noel (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                      58.31
74 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B        1.02.03
75 Stéphane Cheylan (Fra) France Pompiers                  1.02.46
76 Augustine Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team        2.09.37
77 Moses Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team            2.26.04
78 Saidu Mansaray (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team         2.27.51
 
Points classification
 
1 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgian National Team                       99 pts
2 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team                69
3 Mouhcine Rhaili (Mar) Morocco National Team                   62
4 Ahmed Yousef Belgasem (Lyb) Lybia National Team               58
5 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgian National Team                   47
6 Bastien Leraud (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                       42
7 Cyrille Le Gall (Fra) France Pompiers                         41
8 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                   40
9 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (Lyb) Lybia National Team                   39
10 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                     36
11 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco National Team                     36
12 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B         34
13 Laurent Donnay (Bel) Belgian National Team                   33
14 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                33
15 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgian National Team                         30
16 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team           30
17 Kokouali Akrem Samana (Lyb) Lybia National Team              27
18 Fathi Ahmed Atunsi (Lyb) Lybia National Team                 25
19 Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Morocco National Team                    25
20 Laurent Deligne (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                         22
21 Guillaume Soula (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                     20
22 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgian National Team                    20
23 Wahab Sawadogo A. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A         19
24 Mick Du Prie (Ned) Dutch National Team                       18
25 Hassan Zahbouki (Mar) Morocco National Team                  17
26 Stefan Roosen (Bel) Belgian National Team                    13
27 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team                9
28 Cyril Bouhoux (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                            8
29 Stéphane Cheylan (Fra) France Pompiers                        6
30 Alexandre Le Bras (Fra) France Pompiers                       5
31 Saïdou Rouamba (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C             5
32 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team            5
33 Philippe Larouziere (Fra) France Pompiers                     4
34 Julien Petilleau (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                         3
35 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                     3
36 Dennis Clédor Boissy (Sen) Senegal National Team              2
37 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B               1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Laurent Donnay (Bel) Belgian National Team                     8 pts
2 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgian National Team                           8
3 Bastien Leraud (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                        8
4 Hassan Zahbouki (Mar) Morocco National Team                    7
5 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgian National Team                        5
6 Alexandre Le Bras (Fra) France Pompiers                        5
7 Damien Tekou Foukou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team               4
8 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team                 4
9 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                       4
10 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                 4
11 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgian National Team                   3
12 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team                3
13 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team            2
14 Cyrille Le Gall (Fra) France Pompiers                         1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Team Reine Blanche                11.31.29
2 Laurent Donnay (Bel) Belgian National Team                  0.21
3 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team              0.24
4 Hassan Zahbouki (Mar) Morocco National Team                 0.26
5 Alexandre Le Bras (Fra) France Pompiers                     0.28
6 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team              0.29
7 Damien Tekou Foukou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                
8 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team          0.31
9 Ahmed Yousef Belgasem (Lyb) Lybia National Team             0.33
10 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (Lyb) Lybia National Team                    
11 Julien Petilleau (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                          
12 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                      
13 Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C         1.16
14 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgian National Team                  5.12
15 Bécaye Traore (Sen) Senegal National Team                      
16 David Garnier (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                             
17 Sayouba Ouedraogo Z. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C    5.27
18 Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Morocco National Team                  8.39
19 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             
20 Calvin Tamazou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                9.01
21 Mongonlon Toure (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team           11.30
22 Mick Du Prie (Ned) Dutch National Team                    11.37
23 Rene Bunnik (Ned) Dutch National Team                          
24 Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C      16.27
25 Leander Schreurss (Ned) Dutch National Team               22.13
26 Laurent Deligne (Fra) U.C. Cholet 49                      22.54
27 Baye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal National Team                 24.08
28 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C       33.41
29 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B           
30 Massamba Sarre Diouf (Sen) Senegal National Team          55.07
 
Best African rider classification
 
1 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroun National Team             11.31.37
2 Sadrak Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroun National Team               0.10
3 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team              0.16
4 Hassan Zahbouki (Mar) Morocco National Team                 0.18
5 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco National Team                    0.19
6 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco National Team              0.21
7 Damien Tekou Foukou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                
8 Yves Roger Ngue Ngock (Cmr) Cameroun National Team          0.23
9 Mouhcine Rhaili (Mar) Morocco National Team                 0.25
10 Ahmed Yousef Belgasem (Lyb) Lybia National Team                
11 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (Lyb) Lybia National Team                    
12 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B           
13 Bolodigui Ouattara (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             
14 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                      
15 Gueswende Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B          
16 Saïdou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A                 
17 Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C         1.08
18 Fathi Ahmed Atunsi (Lyb) Lybia National Team               4.46
19 Bécaye Traore (Sen) Senegal National Team                  5.04
20 Sylvain Ilboudo T. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A          
21 Wahab Sawadogo A. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A       5.06
22 Saïdou Rouamba (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C              
23 Sayouba Ouedraogo Z. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C    5.19
24 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B       5.21
25 Issaka Kabre (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C            5.29
26 Jérémie Ouedraogo R. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A    5.43
27 Issiaka Fofana (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             5.55
28 Kokouali Akrem Samana (Lyb) Lybia National Team            8.21
29 Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Morocco National Team                  8.31
30 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             
31 Calvin Tamazou (Cmr) Cameroun National Team                8.53
32 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A          9.23
33 Mongonlon Toure (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team           11.22
34 Dennis Clédor Boissy (Sen) Senegal National Team          11.29
35 Ahmed Ouedraogo (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team                
36 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B                
37 Pierre Kiba Y. S. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A           
38 Brahim Misbah (Mar) Morocco National Team                      
39 Jean Baptiste Lopez (Sen) Senegal National Team                
40 Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C      16.19
41 Baye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal National Team                 24.00
42 Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen) Senegal National Team               33.33
43 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C            
44 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B           
45 Massamba Sarre Diouf (Sen) Senegal National Team          54.59
46 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B        1.01.03
47 Augustine Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team        2.08.37
48 Moses Sesay (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team            2.25.04
49 Saidu Mansaray (SLe) Sierra Leone National Team         2.26.51
 
UEMOA classification
 
1 Bassirou Konte (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team          11.31.53
2 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B           9
3 Bolodigui Ouattara (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             9
4 Gueswende Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B          9
5 Saïdou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A                  
6 Hamidou Yameogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C          0.52
7 Bécaye Traore (Sen) Senegal National Team                   4.48
8 Sylvain Ilboudo T. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A           
9 Wahab Sawadogo A. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A        4.50
10 Saïdou Rouamba (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C              
11 Sayouba Ouedraogo Z. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C    5.03
12 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B       5.05
13 Issaka Kabre (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C            5.13
14 Jérémie Ouedraogo R. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A    5.27
15 Issiaka Fofana (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team             5.39
16 Eugène Lokossue K. (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team         8.15
17 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A          9.07
18 Mongonlon Toure (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team           11.06
19 Dennis Clédor Boissy (Sen) Senegal National Team          11.13
20 Ahmed Ouedraogo (Civ) Ivory Coast National Team                
21 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B                
22 Pierre Kiba Y. S. (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team A           
23 Jean Baptiste Lopez (Sen) Senegal National Team                
24 Rasmane Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C      16.03
25 Baye Mor Diop (Sen) Senegal National Team                 23.44
26 Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen) Senegal National Team               33.17
27 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team C            
28 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B           
29 Massamba Sarre Diouf (Sen) Senegal National Team          54.43
30 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Burkina Faso National Team B        1.00.47
 
Teams classification
 
1 Belgique                                                34.34.52
2 Team Reine Blanche                                          0.50
3 Cameroun                                                        
4 Maroc                                                       1.12
5 France Pompiers                                             1.14
6 Lybie                                                       5.35
7 Burkina Faso - B                                            5.48
8 U.C. Cholet 49                                              5.53
9 Cote D'ivoire                                               6.44
10 Burkina Faso - A                                          10.34
11 Burkina Faso - C                                          10.49
12 Senegal                                                   25.03
13 Pays Bas                                                  34.26
14 Sierra Leone                                            6.34.52