All classifications
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• Individual time • Individual points • Best team • Individual Intermediate Sprints |
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| Overall |
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• Individual time • Individual points • Best young • Best team • Individual Intermediate Sprints • 1st African • UEMOA |
Stage by stage
| 1 | Friday 26 October | 141 km |
| Sapone > Leo | ||
| 2 | Saturday 27 October | 158 km |
| Leo > Ouagadougou | ||
| 3 | Sunday 28 October | 110 km |
| Ouagadougou > Kaya | ||
| 4 | Monday 29 October | 136 km |
| Kokologo > Boromo | ||
| 5 | Tuesday 30 October | 130 km |
| Pâ > Bobo-Dioulasso | ||
| 6 | Wednesday 31 October | 121 km |
| Bobo-Dioulasso > Bobo-Dioulasso | ||
| 7 | Thursday 1 November | 115 km |
| Boromo (Sabou) > Koudougou | ||
| 8 | Friday 2 November | 178 km |
| Linoghin > Fada N’Gourma | ||
| 9 | Saturday 3 November | 110 km |
| Fada N’Gourma > Zorgho | ||
| 10 | Sunday 4 November | 85 km |
| Laye > Ouagadougou | ||
| Total | 1284 km | |
The race
Sunday 4 November 2007| stage 10 | Laye > Ouagadougou - 85 km |  |
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Jelloul powers to victory
From start to finish! From the first day heading to Leo, the Morrocan team proved to be impressive in the pack of the 21st Tour du faso. First of all to defend the yellow jersey held by Mouhssine Lahsaini, the riders from the Atlas were forced to maintain a constant effort at the front of the race. Despite all this wasted energy and the many attacks, Adil Jelloul found the necessary ressources to manage a master-piece during the dtage to Fada N’Gourma. With a 51" lead overall over his only real rival Sadrack Teguimaha, the Morrocan champion then controlled the race helped out by his team. At 25, the recent winner of the Tour of Senegal looks to be the new strong man of Morrocan cycling in the footsteps of his team mate and 2002 winner Abdelati Saadoune. The stage going to Ouagadougou was claimed by Belgian Lionel Syne, happy to sprint on to his first success this year after three frsutrating second spots.
The film of the stage
The eyes on Teguimaha
The stakes of this final stage were quite simple at the start in Laye. To finish the race victoriously Adil Jelloul was to keep a permanent eye on Sadrack Teguimaha, his rival at 51". The Morrocan was also to remain extremely careful of not falling or puncturing a tire on the very fast circuit of the capital. To manage a kind of Morrocan Grand Slam, Mohammed Er Ragragui had the goal to watch out for the contenders for the pink jersey getting closer to the intermedaite sprints, especially Vincent Viet who lost that jersey on the previous day. Lahsaini was also deeply concerned by the day’s stage hoping to finish the Tour with the white jersey and fight it out with Frenchman Nicolas Edet.
46 kilometres in one hour
The pack took off at a very fast pace heading towards Ouagadougou with numerous breakaway attempts never reaching a lead of over 30". Viet tried his luck and jumped into a group at the front of the race but the move was immediately chased and caught. At the city entry, pushed by a huge and enthusiastic crowd cheering on its heroes, the riders maintained the same fast pace: 46 kilometres were covered during the first hour.
Forbidden escapes
The passages on the line followed. After eight laps of the circuit, Er Ragragui was sure of winning the final pink jersey while it still remained almsot impossible to take off. Decision time was moving closer and a group of nine riders managed a break including Jérémie Ouedraogo, Houdo Sawadogo (Bur), Ahmed Ouedraogo (Civ), Bergerard (Fra -CAN), Marien, Burton (Bel), Derquenne, Galland and Grelot (Fra - ESS), but not much could be expected. At the last lap bell, the escapees could only enjoy a small 8" lead. A final bunched sprint would therefore take place.
Syne’s revenge
In the final kilometre, the riders of the Centre team led the pack but the main contenders looked to be among the Belgian and Alsace squads. On the previous day after the sprint of Zorgho, Lionel Syne had awaited the photo-finish to find out that his expected win had faided away. This time he found the energy and will power on the final straight. Just in front of the presidential palace, the Belgian didn’t leave the slightest chance to his rivals. He captured the stage in style ahead of yesterday’s winner Julien Tomasi. A sweet success with a pleasant taste of revenge.