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17th Tour du Faso - 2.5

Burkina Faso, October 29-November 9, 2003

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Stage 1 - October 29: Ouagadougou - Kaya, 111.5 km

Tjallingii opens with first victory

By Chris Henry

Dutchman Maarten Tjallingii (Marco Polo), the happy winner of the first stage of the Tour du Faso
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Dutchman Maarten Tjallingii of the Marco Polo Cycling Team has set the bar for the others to reach in the Tour du Faso, winning the first stage from the capital Ouagadougou to Kaya. Tjallingii, eager to repeat Marco Polo's Faso success from 2001, where Joost Legtenberg led the race from start to finish. The Dutchman beat France's Thierry David (GMCI 38) in the final sprint after 111 kilometres of racing, with Burkina Faso's Mahamadi Sawadogo (Sofitex) completing the podium just three seconds behind.

Eighty two riders set off from Ouagadougou for this year's tour, the 17th edition of the race. The attacks began early, and it was Jonathan Kern from France's Alsace team, alongside compatriot Arnaud Vettier (Normandie) who set off in the first escape. Their move was short-lived, but it got the ball rolling for what would be a very aggressive day of racing despite the oppressive heat. Stage starts in the tour are rarely later than 8am, but there's no escaping the sun in Burkina Faso.

After the initial break, a more substantial group detached itself, featuring 14 riders. In the move were Tjallingii, his Marco Polo teammate Remko Kramer, David and Stéphane Paol from GMCI 38, the Belgian duo of Gunther Cuylits and Karel Pattyn (Aliplast), as well as their Dutch teammate Peter Van Agtmaal, Lucien Zongo (A.S. Fadoul), and Gweswende Sawadogo (Sifa-Peugeot), among others. The break quickly established itself, but not before a group of six made its way across the gap.

Tjallingii was active all day, but a marked man, particularly by his European rivals. He took the day's first intermediate sprint in Ziniare, while the next two sprints would be claimed by Cuylits and Gweswende Sawadogo. The break pressed on, and with the peloton out of the running to contest the tour's first victory, the battle came down to a short 5km finishing circuit in Kaya... much to the chagrin of Sawadogo, who raised his arms in a sign of triumph at the first crossing of the finish line. His Sofitex team director yelled for him to carry on, as the race was not yet won, and the jockeying for position began anew.

The group stayed for the most part intact over the circuit, and as it reached the finish line for the second time, but the moment that counted, it was Tjallingii who forced his way ahead of the rest to claim victory. In doing so he took the race leader's yellow jersey, the pink jersey for intermediate sprints, and the green points jersey. Mahamadi Sawadogo managed third place behind Thierry David, some small consolation after his brother's misguided sprint one lap prior.

Photography

Images by Denis Descamps/A.S.O.

Results

1 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team    2.45.46
2 Thierry David (Fra) GMCI 38                                
3 Mahamadi Sawadogo (Bur) Sofitex                        0.03
4 Alexandre Lecocq (Fra) GMCI 38                         0.05
5 Lucien Zongo (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                          0.55
6 L-Jean Ilboudo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                    1.21
7 Gweswende Sawadogo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                1.24
8 Karel Pattyn (Bel) Aliplast                            1.34
9 Michel Kauffmann (Fra) Alsace                          1.43
10 Saidou Rouamba (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                           
11 Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Aliplast                          
12 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Alsace                               
13 Gunther Cuylits (Bel) Aliplast                            
14 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                         
15 Kossi Nossi (Tog) Togo                                    
16 Damien Tekou (Cam) Cameroon                               
17 Martinien Tega (Cam) Cameroon                         1.48
18 Jerome Pamart (Fra) Normandie                         1.50
19 Stephane Paol (Fra) GMCI 38                           1.53
20 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team            2.39
21 Tidiane Ouedraogo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                3.02
22 Jordane Chazal (Fra) GMCI 38                          3.03
23 Pascal Bouba (Cam) Cameroon                           3.09
24 Olivier Keita (Sen) Senegal                               
25 Ludovic Lemarechal (Fra) Normandie                        
26 Abdoulaye Ouedraogo (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                      
27 Laurent Zongo (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                            
28 R-Geremie Ouedraogo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                  
29 T-Desire Kabore (Bur) Sofitex                         3.12
30 Jerome Amann (Fra) Alsace                                 
31 Issaka Kabore (Bur) Sofitex                           3.59
32 Hamidou Diarra (Mli) Mali                                 
33 Michel Bilgo (Bur) Sofitex                                
34 Adama Bagayoko (Mli) Mali                             4.01
35 Fabrice Bretel (Fra) Alsace                           4.03
36 Saidou Tall (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                              
37 Thibault Richard (Fra) GMCI 38                            
38 Kock Rutger (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team             4.10
39 Cyrille Cosnefroy (Fra) Normandie                     4.20
40 Jean Tonde (Bur) Sofitex                                  
41 Sadrac Teguimaha (Cam) Cameroon                           
42 Papa Amadou Diouf (Sen) Senegal                           
43 Lionel Syne (Bel) Marco Polo Cycling Team             4.23
44 Komi Kondoh (Tog) Togo                                    
45 Joseph Sanda (Cam) Cameroon                           4.24
46 Ablasse Tapsoba (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                      
47 Kay Kermer (Ger) Marco Polo Cycling Team                  
48 Ibrahim Abdoulaye Soumma (Nig) Niger                      
49 Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen) Senegal                             
50 Karim Kabore (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                             
51 Attivi Egue (Tog) Togo                                    
52 Elhadji Malick Thiam (Sen) Senegal                        
53 Didier Agbefu (Tog) Togo                                  
54 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Niger                             
55 Jonathan Kern (Fra) Alsace                                
56 Ali Sidi Thiam (Sen) Senegal                              
57 David Washburn (USA) Marco Polo Cycling Team              
58 Kowouvi Dossouvi (Tog) Togo                               
59 Joost Declerk (Bel) Aliplast                              
60 Brice Bouniot (Fra) GMCI 38                               
61 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Sofitex                          4.33
62 Guillaume Boisgontier (Fra) Normandie                 4.41
63 Salia Togola (Mli) Mali                                   
64 Zakaria Dia Abdoulsalam (Nig) Niger                   4.43
65 Martin Som (Cam) Cameroon                             4.49
66 Augustin Amoussouvi (Ben) Benin                       5.29
67 Aldo Kpanti (Ben) Benin                                   
68 Eric Ahouandjinou (Ben) Benin                         5.31
69 Arnaud Vettier (Fra) Normandie                        5.45
70 Siaka Diarra (Mli) Mali                               6.01
71 Steven Thys (Bel) Aliplast                           10.00
72 Peter Schoepen (Bel) Aliplast                        10.06
73 Gabriel Margrit (Fra) Normandie                      10.17
74 Eugène Hansinon (Ben) Benin                          11.49
75 Adama Togola (Mli) Mali                              23.01
76 Jean Lopez (Sen) Senegal                             31.27
77 Jean Claude Badjagoume (Ben) Benin                   31.34
78 Paul Dona (Ben) Benin                                31.37
79 Adamou Gabo (Nig) Niger                                   
80 Siaka Diallo (Mli) Mali                              32.57
81 Amadou Harouna (Nig) Niger                           42.25
DNF Yahaya Gado (Nig) Niger                                  
 
Points
 
1 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team         30 pts
2 Thierry David (Fra) GMCI 38                              27
3 Mahamadi Sawadogo (Bur) Sofitex                          25
4 Alexandre Lecocq (Fra) GMCI 38                           23
5 Lucien Zongo (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                            21
6 L-Jean Ilboudo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                      19
7 Gweswende Sawadogo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                  17
8 Karel Pattyn (Bel) Aliplast                              15
9 Michel Kauffmann (Fra) Alsace                            13
10 Saidou Rouamba (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                         11
11 Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Aliplast                        10
12 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Alsace                              9
13 Gunther Cuylits (Bel) Aliplast                           8
14 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                        7
15 Kossi Nossi (Tog) Togo                                   6
16 Damien Tekou (Cam) Cameroon                              5
17 Martinien Tega (Cam) Cameroon                            4
18 Jerome Pamart (Fra) Normandie                            3
19 Stephane Paol (Fra) GMCI 38                              2
20 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team               1
 
Sprints
 
Ziniare - 34.00 km
 
1 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team          3 pts
2 Gunther Cuylits (Bel) Aliplast                            2
3 Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Aliplast                          1
 
Korsimoro - 74.00 km
 
1 Gunther Cuylits (Bel) Aliplast                            3 pts
2 Thierry David (Fra) GMCI 38                               2
3 Lucien Zongo (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                             1
 
Kaya (1st passage of finish line) - 106.00 km
 
1 Mahamadi Sawadogo (Bur) Sofitex                           3 pts
2 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team          2
3 Lucien Zongo (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                             1
 
Teams
 
1 GMCI 38                                             8.19.16
2 Sifa - Peugeot                                         2.30
3 Aliplast                                               3.02
4 A.S.Fadoul                                             3.49
5 Alsace                                                 4.40
6 Cameroon                                               4.42
7 Marco Polo Cycling Team                                4.51
8 Sofitex                                                5.16
9 Normandie                                              7.21
10 Togo                                                  8.32
11 Senegal                                               9.55
12 Mali                                                 10.43
13 Niger                                                11.33
14 Benin                                                14.31
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team    2.45.31
2 Thierry David (Fra) GMCI 38                            0.07
3 Mahamadi Sawadogo (Bur) Sofitex                        0.11
4 Alexandre Lecocq (Fra) GMCI 38                         0.20
5 Lucien Zongo (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                          1.08
6 L-Jean Ilboudo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                    1.36
7 Gweswende Sawadogo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                1.39
8 Karel Pattyn (Bel) Aliplast                            1.49
9 Gunther Cuylits (Bel) Aliplast                         1.53
10 Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Aliplast                      1.57
11 Michel Kauffmann (Fra) Alsace                         1.58
12 Saidou Rouamba (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                           
13 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Alsace                               
14 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                         
15 Kossi Nossi (Tog) Togo                                    
16 Damien Tekou (Cam) Cameroon                               
17 Martinien Tega (Cam) Cameroon                         2.03
18 Jerome Pamart (Fra) Normandie                         2.05
19 Stephane Paol (Fra) GMCI 38                           2.08
20 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team            2.54
21 Tidiane Ouedraogo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                3.17
22 Jordane Chazal (Fra) GMCI 38                          3.18
23 Pascal Bouba (Cam) Cameroon                           3.24
24 Olivier Keita (Sen) Senegal                               
25 Ludovic Lemarechal (Fra) Normandie                        
26 Abdoulaye Ouedraogo (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                      
27 Laurent Zongo (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                            
28 R-Geremie Ouedraogo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                  
29 T-Desire Kabore (Bur) Sofitex                         3.27
30 Jerome Amann (Fra) Alsace                                 
31 Issaka Kabore (Bur) Sofitex                           4.14
32 Hamidou Diarra (Mli) Mali                                 
33 Michel Bilgo (Bur) Sofitex                                
34 Adama Bagayoko (Mli) Mali                             4.16
35 Fabrice Bretel (Fra) Alsace                           4.18
36 Saidou Tall (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                              
37 Thibault Richard (Fra) GMCI 38                            
38 Kock Rutger (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team             4.25
39 Cyrille Cosnefroy (Fra) Normandie                     4.35
40 Jean Tonde (Bur) Sofitex                                  
41 Sadrac Teguimaha (Cam) Cameroon                           
42 Papa Amadou Diouf (Sen) Senegal                           
43 Lionel Syne (Bel) Marco Polo Cycling Team             4.38
44 Komi Kondoh (Tog) Togo                                    
45 Joseph Sanda (Cam) Cameroon                           4.39
46 Ablasse Tapsoba (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                      
47 Kay Kermer (Ger) Marco Polo Cycling Team                  
48 Ibrahim Abdoulaye Soumma (Nig) Niger                      
49 Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen) Senegal                             
50 Karim Kabore (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                             
51 Attivi Egue (Tog) Togo                                    
52 Elhadji Malick Thiam (Sen) Senegal                        
53 Didier Agbefu (Tog) Togo                                  
54 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Niger                             
55 Jonathan Kern (Fra) Alsace                                
56 Ali Sidi Thiam (Sen) Senegal                              
57 David Washburn (USA) Marco Polo Cycling Team              
58 Kowouvi Dossouvi (Tog) Togo                               
59 Joost Declerk (Bel) Aliplast                              
60 Brice Bouniot (Fra) GMCI 38                               
61 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Sofitex                          4.48
62 Guillaume Boisgontier (Fra) Normandie                 4.56
63 Salia Togola (Mli) Mali                                   
64 Zakaria Dia Abdoulsalam (Nig) Niger                   4.58
65 Martin Som (Cam) Cameroon                             5.04
66 Augustin Amoussouvi (Ben) Benin                       5.44
67 Aldo Kpanti (Ben) Benin                                   
68 Eric Ahouandjinou (Ben) Benin                         5.46
69 Arnaud Vettier (Fra) Normandie                        6.00
70 Siaka Diarra (Mli) Mali                               6.16
71 Steven Thys (Bel) Aliplast                           10.15
72 Peter Schoepen (Bel) Aliplast                        10.21
73 Gabriel Margrit (Fra) Normandie                      10.32
74 Eugène Hansinon (Ben) Benin                          12.04
75 Adama Togola (Mli) Mali                              23.16
76 Jean Lopez (Sen) Senegal                             31.42
77 Jean Claude Badjagoume (Ben) Benin                   31.49
78 Paul Dona (Ben) Benin                                31.52
79 Adamou Gabo (Nig) Niger                                   
80 Siaka Diallo (Mli) Mali                              33.12
81 Amadou Harouna (Nig) Niger                           42.40
 
Points classification
 
1 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team         30 pts
2 Thierry David (Fra) GMCI 38                              27
3 Mahamadi Sawadogo (Bur) Sofitex                          25
4 Alexandre Lecocq (Fra) GMCI 38                           23
5 Lucien Zongo (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                            21
6 L-Jean Ilboudo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                      19
7 Gweswende Sawadogo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                  17
8 Karel Pattyn (Bel) Aliplast                              15
9 Michel Kauffmann (Fra) Alsace                            13
10 Saidou Rouamba (Bur) A.S.Fadoul                         11
11 Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Aliplast                        10
12 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Alsace                              9
13 Gunther Cuylits (Bel) Aliplast                           8
14 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Sifa - Peugeot                        7
15 Kossi Nossi (Tog) Togo                                   6
16 Damien Tekou (Cam) Cameroon                              5
17 Martinien Tega (Cam) Cameroon                            4
18 Jerome Pamart (Fra) Normandie                            3
19 Stephane Paol (Fra) GMCI 38                              2
20 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 GMCI 38                                             8.19.16
2 Sifa - Peugeot                                         2.30
3 Aliplast                                               3.02
4 A.S.Fadoul                                             3.49
5 Alsace                                                 4.40
6 Cameroon                                               4.42
7 Marco Polo Cycling Team                                4.51
8 Sofitex                                                5.16
9 Normandie                                              7.21
10 Togo                                                  8.32
11 Senegal                                               9.55
12 Mali                                                 10.43
13 Niger                                                11.33
14 Benin                                                14.31