2018 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

DatesJanuary 15–21, 2018

Stages7

Distance1,011.1 km (628.3 mi)

Winning time23h 52' 24"

The 2018 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was a road cycling stage race that took place in Gabon with an incursion into neighboring Cameroon between 15 and 21 January 2018. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2018 UCI Africa Tour, and was the 13th edition of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo.

Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	15 January	Kango to Lambaréné	146.6 km (91 mi)	Hilly stage	Lucas Carstensen
2	16 January	Ndendé to Fougamou	173 km (107 mi)	Flat stage	Brenton Jones
3	17 January	Fougamou to Lambaréné	114 km (71 mi)	Hilly stage	Rinaldo Nocentini
4	18 January	Ndjolé to Mitzic	182.5 km (113 mi)	Mountain stage	Joseph Areruya
5	19 January	Oyem to Ambam (Cameroon)	141.4 km (88 mi)	Hilly stage	Brenton Jones
6	20 January	Bitam to Oyem	107 km (66 mi)	Hilly stage	Rinaldo Nocentini
7	21 January	Bikelé to Libreville	139.5 km (87 mi)	Flat stage	Luca Pacioni
	Total		1,011.1 km (628 mi)

Stage	Winner	General classification	Mountains classification	Points classification	Sprints classification	Young rider classification	Best African rider classification	Team classification
1	Lucas Carstensen	Lucas Carstensen	Soufiane Haddi	Lucas Carstensen	Soufiane Haddi	Henok Mulubrhan	Soufiane Haddi	Bike Aid
2	Brenton Jones	Lucas Carstensen	Henok Mulubrhan	Lucas Carstensen	Joseph Areruya		Henok Mulubrhan	Bike Aid
3	Rinaldo Nocentini	Brenton Jones	Salah Eddine Mraouni	Luca Pacioni	Mikiel Habtom		Salah Eddine Mraouni	Direct Énergie
4	Joseph Areruya	Joseph Areruya	Sirak Tesfom	Brenton Jones	Mikiel Habtom	Joseph Areruya	Joseph Areruya	Bike Aid
5	Brenton Jones				Damien Gaudin
6	Rinaldo Nocentini				Tesfom Okubamariam
7	Luca Pacioni		Tesfom Okubamariam		Tesfom Okubamariam
Final		Joseph Areruya	Tesfom Okubamariam	Brenton Jones	Tesfom Okubamariam	Joseph Areruya	Joseph Areruya	Bike Aid

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
	Denotes the leader of the points classification		Denotes the leader of the sprints classification
	Denotes the winner of the young rider classification		Denotes the leader of the best African rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Joseph Areruya (RWA)	Rwanda national Team	23h 52' 24"
2	Nikodemus Holler (GER)	Bike Aid	+ 18"
3	Damien Gaudin (FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 50"
4	Ilia Koshevoy (BLR)	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	+ 1' 51"
5	Brenton Jones (AUS)	Delko–Marseille Provence KTM	+ 7' 27"
6	Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)	Sporting / Tavira	+ s.t."
7	Youcef Reguigui (ALG)	Sovac–Natura4Ever	+ 7' 43"
8	Adrien Petit (FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 7' 51"
9	Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR)	Morocco national Team	+ 7' 55"
10	Salim Kipkemboi (KEN)	Bike Aid	+ 8' 01"

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI)	Eritrea national team	22
2	Sirak Tesfom (ERI)	Eritrea national team	19
3	Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR)	Morocco national team	18
4	Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR)	Morocco national team	17
5	Joseph Areruya (RWA)	Rwanda national team	9
6	Henok Mulubrhan (ERI)	Eritrea national team	9
7	Alejandro Marque (ESP)	Sporting / Tavira	8
8	Damien Gaudin (FRA)	Direct Énergie	8
9	Mikiel Habtom (ERI)	Eritrea national team	6
10	Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)	Sporting / Tavira	5

Stages

Rank	Team	Time
1	Bike Aid	71h 53' 42"
2	Direct Énergie	+ 1' 02"
3	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	+ 1' 52"
4	Eritrea national team	+ 7' 34"
5	Sporting / Tavira	+ 8' 30"
6	Morocco national team	+ 9' 05"
7	Delko–Marseille Provence KTM	+ 11' 10"
8	Ethiopia national team	+ 11' 19"
9	Rwanda national team	+ 23' 47"
10	Tunisia national team	+ 24' 24"