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Tour du Faso - 2.2

Burkina Faso, October 26-November 4, 2007

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Stage 9 - November 3: Fada N'Gourma - Zorgho, 110 km

Tomasi captures his second

France's Julien Tomasi (Alsace) takes victory
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One had to wait until the penultimate day to witness a large bunch sprint at the end of a stage. All the ingredients fell into place for this type of finish On Stage 9. As the peloton pushed closer to Zorgho it chased down a small group of escapees, while the Alsace team prepared its train to secure another stage victory, but sprinter Mickaël Schnell (Alsace) was slightly too keen to put his arms up in the air and claim the victory, with a photo finish showing his team-mate was actually first across the line. It was finally Julien Tomasi who offered Alsace another victory, his second of the event after his success in Kaya.

The Moroccan squad finished the day as expected, with the yellow jersey remaining on Adil Jelloul's shoulders with one stage remaining. The squad also holds the pink jersey, with Mohammed Er Ragragui the new leader in the points standing.

How it unfolded

Riders were challenged with varying
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Some thought that the 110 kilometres from Fada N'Gourma to Zorgho would provide a slight rest day after yesterday's tough stage conquered by Adil Jelloul. But again a conqueror's spirit shone through in the Moroccan team, that had decided to go for Vincent Viet's pink jersey - one of the only jerseys not yet on Moroccan shoulders. The man in charge of the mission was Mohammed Er Ragragui, who made a move in a breakaway group of seven riders. Three kilometres later, 30 riders were to enjoy a leading role, including Vincent Viet who was well aware of Morocco's intentions. At the intermediate sprint of Diapangou (kilometre 14), the Essonne rider was to lose his leading place by one point.

The pack bunched up again just after the sprint. The fast pace still led by the Morrocan squad started making things tough for many struggling riders. After just under 40 kilometres of racing, only 45 riders remained among the main pack, including all the Alsace and Moroccan men - the holders of the leading jerseys and the first 25 riders overall. For all the others, a gruppetto was organised.

Pierre S. Kiba (Sofitex) and Romain Appert (Centre) tried their luck and broke away at kilometre 45. Their attempt only lasted around 30 kilometres until the following intermediate sprint, where a new episode in the battle for pink played out. Viet's reaction allowed him to get back into joint leading position, but 10 kilometres later in Sapaga, Er Ragragui claimed a precious point that gave him the lead again.

The peloton was treated to some harsh surroundings
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Immediately after a new breakaway group took off, which included the likes of Mahamadi Sawadogo (Port Autonome De Lome), Abdellatif Karraz (Morocco), Saidou Tall (Burkina Faso), Damien Tekou (Cameroon) and Tomasi. The five men kept hope alive during 20 kilometres they were away, but were caught with eight kilometres left.

Several teams then looked as if they'd decided to wait for a bunched sprint to fight it out, especially the Belgium and Alsace squads. Tomasi went back to work with the ambition to help out Mickaël Schnell in his green jersey defence. On the finish line, the Alsace riders slightly anticipated their joy without knowing if Lionel Syne's last minute effort would be good enough. But the photo-finish said it all - by just an inch Tomasi claimed the stage.

Photography

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Results

1 Julien Tomasi (Fra) Alsace                         2.33.54 (42.885 km/h)
2 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgium                                 
3 Mickaël Schnell (Fra) Alsace                              
4 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgium                             
5 Abdelati Saadoune (Mar) Morocco                           
6 Wahab A. Sawadogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome             
7 Bassirou Konte (CIv) Ivory Coast                          
8 Saidou Rouamba (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome                
9 Mohammed Er Ragragui (Mar) Morocco                        
10 Ferdi Van Katwijk (Ned) Netherlands                      
11 Vincent Viet (Fra) Essonne                               
12 Jérémy Galland (Fra) Essonne                             
13 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Centre                                
14 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome                
15 Guillaume Gualandi (Fra) Auvergne                        
16 Stéphane Gay (Fra) Auvergne                              
17 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroon                            
18 Mickaël Bergerard (Fra) Auvergne                         
19 Damien Tekou (Cmr) Cameroon                              
20 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroon                              
21 Sylvain T. Ilboudo (Bur) Sofitex                         
22 Ahmed Ouedraogo (CIv) Ivory Coast                        
23 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Centre                             
24 Jérémie R. Ouedraogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome         
25 Sadrack Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroon                         
26 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco                         
27 Roel Egelmeers (Ned) Netherlands                         
28 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco                               
29 Michel Kaufmann (Fra) Alsace                             
30 Pierre S. Kiba (Bur) Sofitex                             
31 Gerben Nijmeijer (Ned) Netherlands                       
32 Loïc Cavalier (Fra) Alsace                               
33 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgium                                   
34 Abdellatif Karraz (Mar) Morocco                          
35 Olivier Derquenne (Fra) Essonne                          
36 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso                     
37 Saidou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso                           
38 Jérôme Amann (Fra) Alsace                                
39 Mahamadi Sawadogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome            
40 Issiaka Fofana (CIv) Ivory Coast                         
41 Sébastien Foucher (Fra) Centre                           
42 Alexandre Brandt (Fra) Alsace                        0.09
43 Mouhcine Rhaili (Mar) Morocco                        1.31
44 Romain Appert (Fra) Centre                           3.54
45 Mattias Nys (Bel) Belgium                            5.23
46 Ousmane Compaore (Bur) Sofitex                       6.10
47 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Sofitex                             
48 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso                     
49 David Lacoste (Fra) Auvergne                         6.13
50 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso                     
51 Tidiani Sanogo (Mli) Mali                                
52 Salia Togola (Mli) Mali                              6.18
53 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome             7.05
54 Mahamadi Balima (Bur) Burkina Faso                       
55 Yann Frette (Fra) Essonne                                
56 Abdoulaye Ouedraogo (Bur) Sofitex                        
57 Olivier Nari (Fra) Essonne                               
58 Narcisse Tamno Tokam (Cmr) Cameroon                      
59 Joseph Lemoine (Fra) Centre                          7.10
60 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgium                              
61 Benjamin Gault (Fra) Centre                              
62 Julien Rabaud (Fra) Auvergne                             
63 Dirk Oude Ophuis (Ned) Netherlands                       
64 Roel De Vries (Ned) Netherlands                          
65 Thijs Poelstra (Ned) Netherlands                         
66 Amaury Grelot (Fra) Essonne                          7.28
67 Mongonlon Toure (CIv) Ivory Coast                   18.17
68 Désiré Kabore (Bur) Burkina Faso                    18.20
69 Adama Bagayoko (Mli) Mali                           19.04
70 Hamidou Diarra (Mli) Mali                                
71 Siaka Mariko (Mli) Mali                                  
72 Aboubakar Daouda (Cmr) Cameroon                          
73 Komla Edem Daku (Tog) Togo                               
74 Kokou Samana (Tog) Togo                                  
75 Bolodigui Ouattara (CIv) Ivory Coast                     
76 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Sofitex                      19.09
77 Sébastien Le Baron (Fra) Auvergne                        
78 Krihstoff Verbraeken (Bel) Belgium                  28.52
DNS Eugène K. Lokossue (CIv) Ivory Coast                    
 
Sprints
 
Diapangou - km. 14
1 Mohammed Er Ragragui (Mar) Morocco                       3 pts
2 Abdelati Saadoune (Mar) Morocco                          2
3 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgium                            1
 
Koupela - km. 74
1 Vincent Viet (Fra) Essonne                               3 pts
2 Mohammed Er Ragragui (Mar) Morocco                       2
3 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgium                                1
 
Sapaga - km. 83
1 Mahamadi Sawadogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome            3 pts
2 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Centre                                2
3 Mohammed Er Ragragui (Mar) Morocco                       1
 
Points
 
1 Julien Tomasi (Fra) Alsace                              30 pts
2 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgium                               27
3 Mickaël Schnell (Fra) Alsace                            25
4 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgium                           23
5 Abdelati Saadoune (Mar) Morocco                         21
6 Wahab A. Sawadogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome           19
7 Bassirou Konte (CIv) Ivory Coast                        17
8 Saidou Rouamba (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome              15
9 Mohammed Er Ragragui (Mar) Morocco                      13
10 Ferdi Van Katwijk (Ned) Netherlands                    11
11 Vincent Viet (Fra) Essonne                             10
12 Jérémy Galland (Fra) Essonne                            9
13 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Centre                               8
14 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome               7
15 Guillaume Gualandi (Fra) Auvergne                       6
16 Stéphane Gay (Fra) Auvergne                             5
17 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroon                           4
18 Mickaël Bergerard (Fra) Auvergne                        3
19 Damien Tekou (Cmr) Cameroon                             2
20 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroon                             1
 
Teams
 
1 Port Autonome De Lome                              7.41.42
2 Alsace                                                    
3 Belgium                                                   
4 Morocco                                                   
5 Auvergne                                                  
6 Cameroon                                                  
7 Essonne                                                   
8 Netherlands                                               
9 Ivory Coast                                               
10 Centre                                                   
11 Sofitex                                              6.10
12 Burkina Faso                                             
13 Mali                                                31.35
 
General classification after stage 9
 
1 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco                        29.07.09
2 Sadrack Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroon                      0.51
3 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco                      3.30
4 Abdelati Saadoune (Mar) Morocco                       3.35
5 Roel Egelmeers (Ned) Netherlands                      3.40
6 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgium                                3.57
7 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Centre                             4.16
8 Mohammed Er Ragragui (Mar) Morocco                    4.29
9 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Centre                          4.30
10 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgium                            4.31
11 Jérémy Galland (Fra) Essonne                         4.32
12 Mickaël Schnell (Fra) Alsace                         4.43
13 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroon                            
14 Vincent Viet (Fra) Essonne                           5.07
15 Loïc Cavalier (Fra) Alsace                           5.20
16 Bassirou Konte (CIv) Ivory Coast                     5.36
17 Wahab A. Sawadogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome            
18 Stéphane Gay (Fra) Auvergne                          5.38
19 Saidou Rouamba (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome           5.40
20 Michel Kaufmann (Fra) Alsace                         5.41
21 Jérôme Amann (Fra) Alsace                            5.48
22 Jérémie R. Ouedraogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome     7.34
23 Olivier Derquenne (Fra) Essonne                      8.19
24 Damien Tekou (Cmr) Cameroon                          8.39
25 Sylvain T. Ilboudo (Bur) Sofitex                    10.47
26 Guillaume Gualandi (Fra) Auvergne                   11.20
27 Julien Tomasi (Fra) Alsace                          12.35
28 Abdellatif Karraz (Mar) Morocco                     13.05
29 Ferdi Van Katwijk (Ned) Netherlands                 13.47
30 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Sofitex                        14.39
31 Mattias Nys (Bel) Belgium                           15.16
32 Mouhcine Rhaili (Mar) Morocco                       15.38
33 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgium                       15.46
34 Olivier Nari (Fra) Essonne                          16.34
35 Mickaël Bergerard (Fra) Auvergne                    16.43
36 Sébastien Foucher (Fra) Centre                      18.51
37 Ahmed Ouedraogo (CIv) Ivory Coast                   20.24
38 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso                22.53
39 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso                22.59
40 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroon                         24.52
41 Julien Rabaud (Fra) Auvergne                             
42 Dirk Oude Ophuis (Ned) Netherlands                  25.54
43 Yann Frette (Fra) Essonne                           27.40
44 Abdoulaye Ouedraogo (Bur) Sofitex                   27.53
45 Thijs Poelstra (Ned) Netherlands                    31.05
46 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome           32.34
47 Désiré Kabore (Bur) Burkina Faso                    33.25
48 Issiaka Fofana (CIv) Ivory Coast                    34.20
49 Mahamadi Balima (Bur) Burkina Faso                  34.30
50 Alexandre Brandt (Fra) Alsace                       37.17
51 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome            37.21
52 Gerben Nijmeijer (Ned) Netherlands                  39.57
53 Romain Appert (Fra) Centre                          45.01
54 Krihstoff Verbraeken (Bel) Belgium                  45.19
55 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso                45.40
56 Joseph Lemoine (Fra) Centre                         47.13
57 Pierre S. Kiba (Bur) Sofitex                        47.50
58 Sébastien Le Baron (Fra) Auvergne                   47.51
59 Roel De Vries (Ned) Netherlands                     48.22
60 Mahamadi Sawadogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome       48.54
61 Salia Togola (Mli) Mali                             48.57
62 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgium                         49.00
63 Saidou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso                      51.38
64 Amaury Grelot (Fra) Essonne                         53.30
65 Tidiani Sanogo (Mli) Mali                           56.18
66 David Lacoste (Fra) Auvergne                        57.16
67 Ousmane Compaore (Bur) Sofitex                      59.10
68 Benjamin Gault (Fra) Centre                       1.11.47
69 Narcisse Tamno Tokam (Cmr) Cameroon               1.24.16
70 Hamidou Diarra (Mli) Mali                         1.24.29
71 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Sofitex                    1.48.02
72 Mongonlon Toure (CIv) Ivory Coast                 2.02.32
73 Bolodigui Ouattara (CIv) Ivory Coast              2.03.58
74 Siaka Mariko (Mli) Mali                           2.06.17
75 Adama Bagayoko (Mli) Mali                         2.24.06
76 Kokou Samana (Tog) Togo                           2.28.45
77 Aboubakar Daouda (Cmr) Cameroon                   3.21.07
78 Komla Edem Daku (Tog) Togo                        3.34.06
 
Points classification
 
1 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco                  29.10.39
2 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Centre                             0.46
3 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Centre                          1.00
4 Jérémy Galland (Fra) Essonne                          1.02
5 Vincent Viet (Fra) Essonne                            1.37
6 Bassirou Konte (CIv) Ivory Coast                      2.06
7 Jérôme Amann (Fra) Alsace                             2.18
8 Damien Tekou (Cmr) Cameroon                           5.09
9 Julien Tomasi (Fra) Alsace                            9.05
10 Abdellatif Karraz (Mar) Morocco                      9.35
11 Mickaël Bergerard (Fra) Auvergne                    13.13
12 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso                19.29
13 Joseph Sanda (Cmr) Cameroon                         21.22
14 Julien Rabaud (Fra) Auvergne                             
15 Dirk Oude Ophuis (Ned) Netherlands                  22.24
16 Roel De Vries (Ned) Netherlands                     44.52
17 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Belgium                         45.30
18 Amaury Grelot (Fra) Essonne                         50.00
19 Ousmane Compaore (Bur) Sofitex                      55.40
20 Benjamin Gault (Fra) Centre                       1.08.17
21 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Sofitex                    1.44.32
22 Mongonlon Toure (CIv) Ivory Coast                 1.59.02
23 Siaka Mariko (Mli) Mali                           2.02.47
24 Adama Bagayoko (Mli) Mali                         2.20.36
25 Aboubakar Daouda (Cmr) Cameroon                   3.17.37
26 Komla Edem Daku (Tog) Togo                        3.30.36
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Mohammed Er Ragragui (Mar) Morocco                      19 pts
2 Vincent Viet (Fra) Essonne                              18
3 Joseph Lemoine (Fra) Centre                             13
4 Vincent Graczyk (Fra) Centre                            10
5 Adil Jelloul (Mar) Morocco                               9
6 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Centre                                9
7 Bolodigui Ouattara (CIv) Ivory Coast                     8
8 Guy Smet (Bel) Belgium                                   8
9 Jérémy Galland (Fra) Essonne                             6
10 Pierre S. Kiba (Bur) Sofitex                            6
11 Lionel Syne (Bel) Belgium                               5
12 Sadrack Teguimaha (Cmr) Cameroon                        5
13 Wahab A. Sawadogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome           4
14 Bassirou Konte (CIv) Ivory Coast                        4
15 Mahamadi Sawadogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome           3
16 Martinien Tega (Cmr) Cameroon                           3
17 Julien Tomasi (Fra) Alsace                              3
18 Mattias Nys (Bel) Belgium                               3
19 Mouhssine Lahsaini (Mar) Morocco                        3
20 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome               3
21 Abdelati Saadoune (Mar) Morocco                         2
22 Abdellatif Karraz (Mar) Morocco                         2
23 Dirk Oude Ophuis (Ned) Netherlands                      2
24 Stéphane Gay (Fra) Auvergne                             2
25 Jérémie R. Ouedraogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome        2
26 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso                    2
27 Sylvain T. Ilboudo (Bur) Sofitex                        2
28 Roel Egelmeers (Ned) Netherlands                        2
29 Saidou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso                          2
30 Christof Marien (Bel) Belgium                           1
31 Krihstoff Verbraeken (Bel) Belgium                      1
 
UEMOA classification
 
1 Bassirou Konte (CIv) Ivory Coast                  29.12.45
2 Wahab A. Sawadogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome         0.04
3 Saidou Rouamba (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome                
4 Jérémie R. Ouedraogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome      1.58
5 Sylvain T. Ilboudo (Bur) Sofitex                      5.11
6 Houdo Sawadogo (Bur) Sofitex                          9.03
7 Ahmed Ouedraogo (CIv) Ivory Coast                    14.48
8 Boukaré Kagambega (Bur) Burkina Faso                 17.17
9 Idrissa Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso                 17.23
10 Abdoulaye Ouedraogo (Bur) Sofitex                   22.17
11 Laurent Zongo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome           26.58
12 Désiré Kabore (Bur) Burkina Faso                    27.49
13 Issiaka Fofana (CIv) Ivory Coast                    28.44
14 Mahamadi Balima (Bur) Burkina Faso                  28.54
15 Seydou Sanfo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome            31.45
16 Tidiani Ouedraogo (Bur) Burkina Faso                40.04
17 Pierre S. Kiba (Bur) Sofitex                        42.14
18 Mahamadi Sawadogo (Bur) Port Autonome De Lome       43.18
19 Salia Togola (Mli) Mali                             43.21
20 Saidou Tall (Bur) Burkina Faso                      46.02
21 Tidiani Sanogo (Mli) Mali                           50.42
22 Ousmane Compaore (Bur) Sofitex                      53.34
23 Hamidou Diarra (Mli) Mali                         1.18.53
24 Mahamadi Nikiema (Bur) Sofitex                    1.42.26
25 Mongonlon Toure (CIv) Ivory Coast                 1.56.56
26 Bolodigui Ouattara (CIv) Ivory Coast              1.58.22
27 Siaka Mariko (Mli) Mali                           2.00.41
28 Adama Bagayoko (Mli) Mali                         2.18.30
29 Kokou Samana (Tog) Togo                           2.23.09
30 Komla Edem Daku (Tog) Togo                        3.28.30
 
Teams classification
 
1 Morocco                                           87.28.16
2 Belgium                                               5.58
3 Cameroon                                              6.27
4 Centre                                                7.19
5 Alsace                                                8.45
6 Essonne                                              11.12
7 Port Autonome De Lome                                11.52
8 Netherlands                                          15.35
9 Auvergne                                             16.53
10 Ivory Coast                                         20.01
11 Sofitex                                             24.28
12 Burkina Faso                                        35.16
13 Mali                                              2.36.54