| 2020 UCI Africa Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Stage 3 of the 2020 Tour du Rwanda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 23 February – 1 March 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 889.0 km (552.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 23h 13' 01" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Tour du Rwanda was a road cycling stage race that took place in Rwanda between 23 February and 1 March 2020. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2020 UCI Africa Tour, and was the 23rd edition of the Tour du Rwanda.[1][2]
Natnael Tesfatsion, riding for the Eritrean national team, won the race by almost a minute ahead of Rwandan rider Moise Mugisha of the Skol Adrien Cycling Academy. Swiss rider Patrick Schelling of Israel Start-Up Nation originally finished third, but it was revealed in September 2020 that he had tested positive for use of terbutaline, an unauthorized asthma drug, on stage 2 on 24 February. As a result of the 'non-intentional anti-doping rule violation,' Schelling was stripped of his results from this race and was handed a four-month suspension that retroactively began on 18 May 2020. Due to Schelling's suspension, South African rider Kent Main of ProTouch was elevated to third place.[3]
- ^ "2020 Tour du Rwanda". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "About the Tour du Rwanda". Tour du Rwanda. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (8 September 2020). "Patrick Schelling handed four-month ban for 'non-intentional' terbutaline positive". CyclingNews. Retrieved 20 November 2020.