The opening stage of the Tour of Rwanda got underway with a 3.5 kilometre prologue. The race started and finished at the Kigali sports stadium and was supported by thousands of people on the roadside. The crowds got what they came for when local rider Janvier Hadi (Rwanda Karisimbi) blitzed through the course with the fastest time of the day to win the stage.

Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung ended as the best team after it placed four riders in the top ten.

Louis Meintjes was the team’s fastest man, finishing third behind Hadi. Meintjes trailed Hadi’s winning time of 4 minutes 5 seconds by a further three seconds. Johann van Zyl was fourth on the day with Jay Thomson and Songezo Jim eighth and tenth respectively.

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