# 2019 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

The 2019 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was a road cycling stage race that took place in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea between 21 and 27 January 2019. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2019 UCI Africa Tour, and was the 14th edition of the race.

## Teams

Fifteen teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Vital Concept–B&B Hotels
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Direct Énergie
UCI Continental team
* ProTouch Sports
National teams
* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Eritrea
* Gabon
* Rwanda
* Burkina Faso
* Ivory Coast
* Ethiopia
* Morocco
* Mauritius

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | January 21 | Bongoville to Moanda | 100 km (62 mi) | Hilly stage | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) |
| 2 | January 22 | Franceville to Okondja | 170 km (110 mi) | Flat stage | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) |
| 3 | January 23 | Lékoni to Franceville | 100 km (62 mi) | Flat stage | Biniam Girmay (ERI) |
| 4 | January 24 | Mitzic to Oyem | 120 km (75 mi) | Flat stage | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) |
| 5 | January 25 | Bitam to Mongomo | 120 km (75 mi) | Flat stage | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) |
| 6 | January 26 | Bitam to Oyem | 110 km (68 mi) | Hilly stage | André Greipel (GER) |
| 7 | January 27 | Nkok to Libreville | 140 km (87 mi) | Flat stage | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 2h 43' 23" |
| 2 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | s.t. |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | s.t. |
| 5 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 6 | Alexandre Pichot (FRA) | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
| 7 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | s.t. |
| 8 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 9 | Abderrahmane Hamza (ALG) | Algeria | s.t. |
| 10 | Sirak Tesfom (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 2h 43' 13" |
| 2 | Sirak Tesfom (ERI) | Eritrea | + 2" |
| 3 | Didier Munyaneza (RWA) | Rwanda | + 3" |
| 4 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 4" |
| 5 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 6" |
| 6 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 10" |
| 7 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 8 | Alexandre Pichot (FRA) | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
| 9 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | s.t. |
| 10 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 4h 04' 23" |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | s.t. |
| 3 | Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (RWA) | Rwanda | s.t. |
| 4 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 5 | Fiseha Gebremariam (ETH) | Ethiopia | s.t. |
| 6 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | s.t. |
| 7 | Metkel Eyob (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 8 | Redwan Ebrahim (ETH) | Ethiopia | s.t. |
| 9 | Alexandre Mayer (MRI) | Mauritius | s.t. |
| 10 | Lahcen Sabbehi (MAR) | Morocco | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 6h 47' 26" |
| 2 | Sirak Tesfom (ERI) | Eritrea | + 9" |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 10" |
| 4 | Didier Munyaneza (RWA) | Rwanda | + 13" |
| 5 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 14" |
| 6 | Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (RWA) | Rwanda | + 16" |
| 7 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) | Eritrea | + 17" |
| 8 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | + 18" |
| 9 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 19" |
| 10 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 20" |

### Stage 3

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Eritrea | 2h 35' 09" |
| 2 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | s.t. |
| 3 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
| 4 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 5 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | s.t. |
| 6 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 7 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | s.t. |
| 8 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 9 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 10 | Issiaka Cissé (CIV) | Ivory Coast | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 9h 22' 31" |
| 2 | Sirak Tesfom (ERI) | Eritrea | + 13" |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 14" |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 17" |
| 5 | Didier Munyaneza (RWA) | Rwanda | s.t. |
| 6 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 18" |
| 7 | Metkel Eyob (ERI) | Eritrea | + 19" |
| 8 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 21" |
| 9 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 10 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | + 22" |

### Stage 4

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | 2h 35' 24" |
| 2 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
| 3 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 4 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | s.t. |
| 5 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | s.t. |
| 6 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 7 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 8 | Metkel Eyob (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 9 | Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (RWA) | Rwanda | s.t. |
| 10 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 11h 57' 49" |
| 2 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 14" |
| 3 | Sirak Tesfom (ERI) | Eritrea | + 16" |
| 4 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 20" |
| 5 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 23" |
| 6 | Didier Munyaneza (RWA) | Rwanda | s.t. |
| 7 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) | Eritrea | + 24" |
| 8 | Metkel Eyob (ERI) | Eritrea | + 25" |
| 9 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 27" |
| 10 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | + 28" |

### Stage 5

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 3h 04' 51" |
| 2 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | s.t. |
| 3 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 4 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 5 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 6 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | s.t. |
| 7 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | s.t. |
| 8 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 9 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 10 | Alexandre Mayer (MRI) | Mauritius | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 15h 02' 30" |
| 2 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 20" |
| 3 | Sirak Tesfom (ERI) | Eritrea | + 26" |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 27" |
| 5 | Metkel Eyob (ERI) | Eritrea | + 28" |
| 6 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 30" |
| 7 | Didier Munyaneza (RWA) | Rwanda | + 33" |
| 8 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) | Eritrea | + 34" |
| 9 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 37" |
| 10 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | + 38" |

### Stage 6

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | 2h 30' 54" |
| 2 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | s.t. |
| 3 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 4 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 5 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 6 | Maxime Cam (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 7 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
| 8 | Redwan Ebrahim (ETH) | Ethiopia | s.t. |
| 9 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 10 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 17h 33' 24" |
| 2 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 16" |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 20" |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 21" |
| 5 | Sirak Tesfom (ERI) | Eritrea | + 26" |
| 6 | Metkel Eyob (ERI) | Eritrea | + 28" |
| 7 | Didier Munyaneza (RWA) | Rwanda | + 33" |
| 8 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) | Eritrea | + 34" |
| 9 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 37" |
| 10 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | + 38" |

### Stage 7

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | 3h 06' 01" |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | s.t. |
| 3 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | s.t. |
| 4 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 5 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 6 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | s.t. |
| 7 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
| 8 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | s.t. |
| 9 | Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (RWA) | Rwanda | s.t. |
| 10 | Issiaka Cissé (CIV) | Ivory Coast | s.t. |

## Classifications

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 20h 39' 25" |
| 2 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 6" |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 14" |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 17" |
| 5 | Sirak Tesfom (ERI) | Eritrea | + 26" |
| 6 | Metkel Eyob (ERI) | Eritrea | + 28" |
| 7 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 32" |
| 8 | Didier Munyaneza (RWA) | Rwanda | + 33" |
| 9 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) | Eritrea | + 34" |
| 10 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 37" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 176 |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Arkéa–Samsic | 172 |
| 3 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | 169 |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | 169 |
| 5 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 102 |
| 6 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | 99 |
| 7 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 92 |
| 8 | Rohan du Plooy (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | 90 |
| 9 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Eritrea | 68 |
| 10 | Redwan Ebrahim (ETH) | Ethiopia | 60 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Sirak Tesfom (ERI) | Eritrea | 21 |
| 2 | Marco Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 18 |
| 3 | Abderrahmane Mansouri (ALG) | Algeria | 16 |
| 4 | Samuel Mugisha (RWA) | Rwanda | 12 |
| 5 | Matteo Busato (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 11 |
| 6 | Didier Munyaneza (RWA) | Rwanda | 11 |
| 7 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | 8 |
| 8 | Jayde Julius (RSA) | ProTouch Sports | 8 |
| 9 | Metkel Eyob (ERI) | Eritrea | 7 |
| 10 | Joseph Areruya (RWA) | Rwanda | 7 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Didier Munyaneza (RWA) | Rwanda | 20h 39' 58" |
| 2 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 4" |
| 3 | Samuel Mugisha (RWA) | Rwanda | + 7" |
| 4 | Redwan Ebrahim (ETH) | Ethiopia | + 11" |
| 5 | Kibrom Teklebrhan Haylemaryam (ETH) | Ethiopia | s.t. |
| 6 | Corentin Ermenault (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 13" |
| 7 | Joseph Areruya (RWA) | Rwanda | + 20" |
| 8 | Dylan Redy (MRI) | Mauritius | + 22" |
| 9 | Tamrat Meresa Gebrewahd (ETH) | Ethiopia | + 40" |
| 10 | Alexandre Mayer (MRI) | Mauritius | + 49" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eritrea | 62h 00' 15" |
| 2 | Direct Énergie | + 7" |
| 3 | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 10" |
| 4 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 11" |
| 5 | Rwanda | + 12" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Sirak Tesfom | Didier Munyaneza | Direct Énergie |
| 2 | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Sirak Tesfom | Didier Munyaneza | Direct Énergie |
| 3 | Biniam Girmay | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Sirak Tesfom | Didier Munyaneza | Direct Énergie |
| 4 | Lorrenzo Manzin | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Sirak Tesfom | Didier Munyaneza | Eritrea |
| 5 | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Sirak Tesfom | Didier Munyaneza | Eritrea |
| 6 | André Greipel | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Sirak Tesfom | Didier Munyaneza | Eritrea |
| 7 | Lorrenzo Manzin | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Sirak Tesfom | Didier Munyaneza | Eritrea |
| Final | Final | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Sirak Tesfom | Didier Munyaneza | Eritrea |