German Bichlmann Daniels won the Tour du Faso international cycling competition that concluded Sunday in Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou.
68 riders from 25 countries covered a distance of 1,306 kilometers in eight stages starting from October 29. Daniels riding for Swiss’ Kibag-Obor-Kct clocked 27hours, 12 minutes and 54 seconds to win the race.
Khafi Oussama riding for Morocco national team finished second with 27 hours, 12 minutes,27 seconds while Burkina Faso’s Souleymane Koné finished in the third place.
South African Gusson Gustav won the final stage, as the race made a comeback following a one-year hiatus due to the onset of the unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic preventing it from holding in 2020.
Tour du Faso remains one of the most competitive races in Africa and this year’s event marked its 33rd edition since 1987 when the race was placed in International Cycling Tour.
The 2021 Tour du Faso had 10 stages with the first one having 128km distance from Banfora to Bobo-Dioulasso and the last stage was from Kombisirri to Ouagadougou with a distance of 129.5 km.
