Parte con il piede giusto la nuova avventura di Niccolò Bonifazio con la maglia della Direct Energie. Il velocista ligure si è infatti imposto nella prima tappa de la Tropicale Amissa Bongo, conclusasi sul traguardo di Moanda, precedendo il francese Lorrenzo Manzin della Vital Concept e il tedesco André Greipel della Arkea Samsic. Davvero un bel colpo per Bonifazio e per la Direct Energie, capaci di andare a segno alla prima gara della loro stagione.

La tappa è stata animata dalla fuga a tre promossa dall'eritreo Sirak Tesfom, dal marocchino Mohamed Tasmana e dal ruandese Didier Munyaneza che hanno avuto un vantaggio massimo di 2'35" prima che il gruppo li riprendesse a 18 km dal traguardo sotto la spinta delle formazioni dei velocisti.

Da segnalare nella top ten la presenza di un altro corridore italiano, Andrea Vendrame della Androni Sidermec, che ha chiuso al'ottavo posto.

ORDINE D'ARRIVO

1 BONIFAZIO Niccolò (ITA) DIRECT ENERGIE 2:43:23
2 MANZIN Lorrenzo (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:00:00
3 GREIPEL André (GER) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:00:00
4 REGUIGUI Youcef (ALG) ALGERIA 0:00:00
5 MULUEBERHAN Henok (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:00
6 PICHOT Alexandre (FRA) DIRECT ENERGIE 0:00:00
7 DU PLOOY Rohan (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:00:00
8 VENDRAME Andrea (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:00
9 HAMZA Abderrahmane Mehdi (ALG) ALGERIA 0:00:00
10 TESFOM Sirak (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:00
11 EBRAHIM Redwan (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:00
12 DANIEL Maxime (FRA) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:00:00
13 BUSATO Matteo (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:00
14 DEBRETSION Aron (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:00
15 UWIZEYIMANA Bonaventure (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:00
16 CISSE Isiaka (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:00:00
17 EYOB Metkel (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:00
18 GAUDIN Damien (FRA) DIRECT ENERGIE 0:00:00
19 SABBAHI Lahcen (MAR) MOROCCO 0:00:00
20 UWIZEYE Jean Claude (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:00
21 CAM Maxime (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:00:00
22 BUTLER Reynard (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:00:00
23 REDY Dylan (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:00
24 HAYLEMARYAM Kibrom Teklebrhan (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:00
25 ARERUYA Joseph (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:00
26 JOURNIAUX Axel (FRA) DIRECT ENERGIE 0:00:00
27 HOW SAW KENG Matthew (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:00
28 MOTTIER Justin (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:00:00
29 PETIT Adrien (FRA) DIRECT ENERGIE 0:00:00
30 LE COURT DE BILLOT Olivier (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:00
31 TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:00
32 NKURUNZIZA Yves (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:00
33 GENE Yohann (FRA) DIRECT ENERGIE 0:00:00
34 FRAPPORTI Marco (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:00
35 MAYER Alexandre (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:00
36 BURU Temesgen (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:00
37 MUGISHA Samuel (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:00
38 YARBANGA Salifou (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:00:00
39 PICHON Laurent (FRA) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:00:00
40 BAMOGO Seydou (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:00:00
41 JULIUS Jayde (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:00:00
42 LAGAB Azzedine (ALG) ALGERIA 0:00:00
43 ERMENAULT Corentin (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:00:00
44 BISOLTI Alessandro (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:00
45 SORGHO W. Mathias (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:00:00
46 KONE Souleymane (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:00:15
47 MANSOURI Abderrahmane (ALG) ALGERIA 0:00:15
48 TRAORÉ Souleymane (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:00:17
49 GEBREWAHD Tamrat Meresa (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:17
50 TCHOUTA Cédric Valer (GAB) GABON 0:00:29
51 KAMZONG ABESSOLO Clovis (CMR) CAMEROON 0:00:42
52 PELUCCHI Matteo (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:42
53 SANOGO Abou (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:00:42
54 MUNYANEZA Didier (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:00
55 BERJALI Yassine (MAR) MOROCCO 0:00:42
56 BDADOU Youssef (MAR) MOROCCO 0:00:42
57 ROUGIER-LAGANE Grégory (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:42
58 REDAE Tedros (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:42
59 AKKAOUI Hichame (MAR) MOROCCO 0:00:42
60 RABAYE Fidzerald (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:42
61 FEILLU Brice (FRA) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:00:42
62 LE ROUX Romain (FRA) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:00:42
63 NGANDAMBA Géoffroy (GAB) GABON 0:00:00
64 KUERE NOUNAWE Rodrigue Eric (CMR) CAMEROON 0:00:47
65 HAILU Biniam (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:00
66 NANKO Yanick Stephane (CMR) CAMEROON 0:00:00
67 JIM Songezo (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:01:10
68 KONTÉ Bassirou (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:01:10
69 RIOU Alan (FRA) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:01:10
70 MOULINGUI Glenne Morvan (GAB) GABON 0:01:27
71 BEN YOUCEF Abdellah (ALG) ALGERIA 0:00:00
72 SPREAFICO Matteo (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:00
73 LECROQ Jérémy (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:01:27
74 FOURNIER Marc (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:01:27
75 GEBREMARIAM Fiseha (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:00
76 MAAROUF Nabil (MAR) MOROCCO 0:01:46
77 TELLA Artuce (CMR) CAMEROON 0:01:46
78 FOZING DASSIE Robert (CMR) CAMEROON 0:01:54
79 DAUMONT Paul (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:01:56
80 MAROGA-MOUCKODA Paul Junior (GAB) GABON 0:01:57
81 TIENTCHEU Michel (CMR) CAMEROON 0:00:00
82 TAMASNA Mohamed (MAR) MOROCCO 0:06:49
83 BECHLAGHEME Abderrahmane (ALG) ALGERIA 0:07:12
84 ASSAHOUN Konan (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:07:14
85 NIKIEMA A. Aziz (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:07:14
86 ELIOT Mitchell (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:07:14
87 EKOBENA Ephrem (GAB) GABON 0:08:20
88 SEYFFERT Pieter (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:12:43
89 KOUADIO Kouamé Antoine (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:24:49
90 MOUKAGNI MOUKAGNI Léris Hennesy (GAB) GABON 0:25:06

CLASSIFICA GENERALE

1 BONIFAZIO Niccolò (ITA) DIRECT ENERGIE 2:43:13
2 TESFOM Sirak (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:02
3 MUNYANEZA Didier (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:03
4 MANZIN Lorrenzo (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:00:04
5 GREIPEL André (GER) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:00:06
6 REGUIGUI Youcef (ALG) ALGERIA 0:00:10
7 MULUEBERHAN Henok (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:10
8 PICHOT Alexandre (FRA) DIRECT ENERGIE 0:00:10
9 DU PLOOY Rohan (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:00:10
10 VENDRAME Andrea (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:10
11 HAMZA Abderrahmane Mehdi (ALG) ALGERIA 0:00:10
12 EBRAHIM Redwan (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:10
13 DANIEL Maxime (FRA) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:00:10
14 BUSATO Matteo (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:10
15 DEBRETSION Aron (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:10
16 UWIZEYIMANA Bonaventure (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:10
17 CISSE Isiaka (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:00:10
18 EYOB Metkel (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:10
19 GAUDIN Damien (FRA) DIRECT ENERGIE 0:00:10
20 SABBAHI Lahcen (MAR) MOROCCO 0:00:10
21 UWIZEYE Jean Claude (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:10
22 CAM Maxime (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:00:10
23 BUTLER Reynard (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:00:10
24 REDY Dylan (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:10
25 HAYLEMARYAM Kibrom Teklebrhan (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:10
26 ARERUYA Joseph (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:10
27 JOURNIAUX Axel (FRA) DIRECT ENERGIE 0:00:10
28 HOW SAW KENG Matthew (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:10
29 MOTTIER Justin (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:00:10
30 PETIT Adrien (FRA) DIRECT ENERGIE 0:00:10
31 LE COURT DE BILLOT Olivier (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:10
32 TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:10
33 NKURUNZIZA Yves (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:10
34 GENE Yohann (FRA) DIRECT ENERGIE 0:00:10
35 FRAPPORTI Marco (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:10
36 MAYER Alexandre (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:10
37 BURU Temesgen (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:10
38 MUGISHA Samuel (RWA) RWANDA 0:00:10
39 YARBANGA Salifou (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:00:10
40 PICHON Laurent (FRA) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:00:10
41 BAMOGO Seydou (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:00:10
42 JULIUS Jayde (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:00:10
43 LAGAB Azzedine (ALG) ALGERIA 0:00:10
44 ERMENAULT Corentin (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:00:10
45 BISOLTI Alessandro (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:10
46 SORGHO W. Mathias (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:00:10
47 NGANDAMBA Géoffroy (GAB) GABON 0:00:10
48 HAILU Biniam (ERI) ERITREA 0:00:10
49 NANKO Yanick Stephane (CMR) CAMEROON 0:00:10
50 BEN YOUCEF Abdellah (ALG) ALGERIA 0:00:10
51 SPREAFICO Matteo (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:10
52 GEBREMARIAM Fiseha (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:10
53 TIENTCHEU Michel (CMR) CAMEROON 0:00:10
54 KONE Souleymane (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:00:25
55 MANSOURI Abderrahmane (ALG) ALGERIA 0:00:25
56 TRAORÉ Souleymane (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:00:27
57 GEBREWAHD Tamrat Meresa (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:27
58 TCHOUTA Cédric Valer (GAB) GABON 0:00:49
59 KAMZONG ABESSOLO Clovis (CMR) CAMEROON 0:00:52
60 PELUCCHI Matteo (ITA) ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC 0:00:52
61 SANOGO Abou (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:00:52
62 BERJALI Yassine (MAR) MOROCCO 0:00:52
63 BDADOU Youssef (MAR) MOROCCO 0:00:52
64 ROUGIER-LAGANE Grégory (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:52
65 REDAE Tedros (ETH) ETHIOPIA 0:00:52
66 AKKAOUI Hichame (MAR) MOROCCO 0:00:52
67 RABAYE Fidzerald (MRI) MAURITIUS 0:00:52
68 FEILLU Brice (FRA) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:00:52
69 LE ROUX Romain (FRA) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:00:52
70 KUERE NOUNAWE Rodrigue Eric (CMR) CAMEROON 0:00:57
71 JIM Songezo (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:01:20
72 KONTÉ Bassirou (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:01:20
73 RIOU Alan (FRA) TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 0:01:20
74 LECROQ Jérémy (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:01:37
75 FOURNIER Marc (FRA) VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS 0:01:37
76 MOULINGUI Glenne Morvan (GAB) GABON 0:01:47
77 MAAROUF Nabil (MAR) MOROCCO 0:01:56
78 TELLA Artuce (CMR) CAMEROON 0:01:56
79 FOZING DASSIE Robert (CMR) CAMEROON 0:02:04
80 DAUMONT Paul (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:02:06
81 MAROGA-MOUCKODA Paul Junior (GAB) GABON 0:02:07
82 TAMASNA Mohamed (MAR) MOROCCO 0:06:56
83 BECHLAGHEME Abderrahmane (ALG) ALGERIA 0:07:22
84 ASSAHOUN Konan (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:07:24
85 NIKIEMA A. Aziz (BUR) BURKINA FASO 0:07:24
86 ELIOT Mitchell (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:07:24
87 EKOBENA Ephrem (GAB) GABON 0:08:30
88 SEYFFERT Pieter (RSA) PROTOUCH 0:12:53
89 KOUADIO Kouamé Antoine (CIV) COTE D'IVOIRE 0:24:59
90 MOUKAGNI MOUKAGNI Léris Hennesy (GAB) GABON 0:25:26