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The 2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was the tenth edition of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo road cycling stage race held in Gabon. It was held between 16 and 22 February 2015. It was rated a 2.1 event and was part of the UCI Africa Tour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015 )〕 The race is therefore the highest ranked stage race in Africa. The race is known for bringing amateur African cycling teams together with professional teams from Europe. had dominated the recent editions of the race, having won every edition between 2010 and 2014. The 2014 champion was Natnael Berhane, the first ever African to win the event, but he was not selected to defend his title. His teammate Yohann Gène was chosen to lead instead. The 2015 race consisted of eight stages. These began with difficult, hilly stages in eastern Gabon, before coming to the western coast for several stages suitable for sprinters. There was also a team time trial that took place at night, although the times for this did not play a part in the general classification following because of a delay to the start of the stage. The key stage in the general classification of the 2015 race was stage 1, when a breakaway of three riders escaped and was able to stay away throughout the stage; the same riders made up the final podium. Rafaâ Chtioui () won the first and second stages and took the yellow jersey for the overall victory. These were the first professional wins of his career. Chtioui was the first Tunisian to win the overall victory in the race, and the second African. Following his victory, he became the leader of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour rankings. The other riders to break away on stage 1, Giovanni Bernaudeau () and Abdelkader Belmokhtar (Algeria), finished second and third respectively in the general classification. Bernaudeau also won the green and white jersey of the mountains classification. Four of the stages in the race were won by the team. Three of these were won by Yauheni Hutarovich. The rose jersey of the points classification, however, was won by Yohann Gène, who finished in the top 10 in six stages. The white jersey of the best young rider was won by Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (Rwanda). == Teams == Fifteen teams were selected to take part in the 2015 edition of the race. Four of these were Professional Continental teams; two were Continental teams; nine were national cycling teams from various African nations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_2015-startlist )〕 * * Gabon ''(national team)'' * Eritrea ''(national team)'' * * Morocco ''(national team)'' * Rwanda ''(national team)'' * * Algeria ''(national team)'' * South Africa ''(national team)'' * * Cote d'Ivoire ''(national team)'' * Cameroon ''(national team)'' * Bike Aid * Burkina Faso ''(national team)'' * Roth Skoda 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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