# 2020 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

The 2020 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was a road cycling stage race that took place in Gabon and Cameroon between 20 and 26 January 2020. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2020 UCI Africa Tour, and was the 15th edition of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.

## Teams

Fifteen teams were invited to the race, of which one was a UCI WorldTeam, two were UCI Professional Continental teams, four were UCI Continental teams, and eight were national teams. Each team entered six riders into the race for a total of 90 riders, of which 72 finished the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* Cofidis
UCI Professional Continental Teams
* Nippo–Delko–One Provence
* Total Direct Énergie
UCI Continental Teams
* BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda
* Dukla Banská Bystrica
* Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole
* ProTouch
National Teams
* Algeria
* Burkina Faso
* Cameroon
* Eritrea
* Gabon
* Ivory Coast
* Morocco
* Rwanda

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | January 20 | Bitam to Ebolowa (Cameroon) | 149 km (93 mi) | | Flat stage | Attilio Viviani (ITA) |
| 2 | January 21 | Bitam to Oyem | 107 km (66 mi) | | Flat stage | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) |
| 3 | January 22 | Mitzic to Ndjolé | 186 km (116 mi) | | Hilly stage | Biniam Girmay (ERI) |
| 4 | January 23 | Lambaréné to Mouila | 190 km (120 mi) | | Flat stage | Clovis Kamzong (CMR) |
| 5 | January 24 | Lambaréné to Bifoun | 82 km (51 mi) | | Flat stage | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) |
| 6 | January 25 | Port-Gentil to Port-Gentil | 127.2 km (79.0 mi) | | Flat stage | Biniam Girmay (ERI) |
| 7 | January 26 | Nkok to Libreville | 128 km (80 mi) | | Flat stage | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) |
| Total | Total | 969.2 km (602.2 mi) | 969.2 km (602.2 mi) | 969.2 km (602.2 mi) | 969.2 km (602.2 mi) | 969.2 km (602.2 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 20 January 2020 — Bitam to Ebolowa (Cameroon), 149 km (93 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Cofidis | 3h 33' 57" |
| 2 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 3 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 0" |
| 4 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 5 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 0" |
| 6 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 7 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 8 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | + 0" |
| 9 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 0" |
| 10 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Cofidis | 3h 33' 47" |
| 2 | Dawit Yemane (ERI) | Eritrea | + 3" |
| 3 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 4" |
| 4 | Adil El Arbaoui (MAR) | Morocco | + 4" |
| 5 | Moise Mugisha (RWA) | Rwanda | + 5" |
| 6 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 6" |
| 7 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 10" |
| 8 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 10" |
| 9 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 10" |
| 10 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 21 January 2020 — Bitam to Oyem, 107 km (66 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | 2h 30' 42" |
| 2 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 0" |
| 3 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 0" |
| 4 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 5 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 0" |
| 6 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 7 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 8 | Julien Antomarchi (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 9 | Hendrik Kruger (RSA) | ProTouch | + 0" |
| 10 | Didier Munyaneza (RWA) | Rwanda | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | 6h 04' 28" |
| 2 | Dawit Yemane (ERI) | Eritrea | + 0" |
| 3 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 5" |
| 4 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 7" |
| 5 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 9" |
| 6 | Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) | BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda | + 10" |
| 7 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 11" |
| 8 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 11" |
| 9 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 11" |
| 10 | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) | Algeria | + 11" |

### Stage 3
#### 22 January 2020 — Mitzic to Ndjolé, 186 km (116 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | 4h 16' 28" |
| 2 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 2" |
| 3 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 4" |
| 4 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Cofidis | + 4" |
| 5 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 4" |
| 6 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | + 4" |
| 7 | Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) | BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda | + 4" |
| 8 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 4" |
| 9 | Victor Lafay (FRA) | Cofidis | + 4" |
| 10 | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) | Algeria | + 9" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | 10h 20' 56" |
| 2 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 4" |
| 3 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 9" |
| 4 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 10" |
| 5 | Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) | BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda | + 14" |
| 6 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 15" |
| 7 | Victor Lafay (FRA) | Cofidis | + 15" |
| 8 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 18" |
| 9 | Dawit Yemane (ERI) | Eritrea | + 19" |
| 10 | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) | Algeria | + 20" |

### Stage 4
#### 23 January 2020 — Lambaréné to Mouila, 190 km (120 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Clovis Kamzong (CMR) | Cameroon | 4h 34' 42" |
| 2 | Joseph Areruya (RWA) | Rwanda | + 0" |
| 3 | El Houcaine Sabbahi (MAR) | Morocco | + 7" |
| 4 | Abdoul Aziz Nikiéma (BUR) | Burkina Faso | + 16" |
| 5 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 4' 13" |
| 6 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 4' 13" |
| 7 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Cofidis | + 4' 13" |
| 8 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 4' 13" |
| 9 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 4' 13" |
| 10 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 4' 13" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | 14h 59' 51" |
| 2 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 4" |
| 3 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 9" |
| 4 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 10" |
| 5 | Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) | BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda | + 14" |
| 6 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 15" |
| 7 | Victor Lafay (FRA) | Cofidis | + 15" |
| 8 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 18" |
| 9 | Dawit Yemane (ERI) | Eritrea | + 19" |
| 10 | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) | Algeria | + 20" |

### Stage 5
#### 24 January 2020 — Lambaréné to Bifoun, 82 km (51 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | 1h 45' 01" |
| 2 | Yacine Hamza (ALG) | Algeria | + 0" |
| 3 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 4 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 0" |
| 5 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 6 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 0" |
| 7 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 8 | Bruno Araújo (ANG) | BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda | + 0" |
| 9 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | + 0" |
| 10 | Paul Daumont (BUR) | Burkina Faso | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | 16h 44' 50" |
| 2 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 2" |
| 3 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 6" |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 10" |
| 5 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 12" |
| 6 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 14" |
| 7 | Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) | BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda | + 14" |
| 8 | Victor Lafay (FRA) | Cofidis | + 17" |
| 9 | Dawit Yemane (ERI) | Eritrea | + 21" |
| 10 | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) | Algeria | + 22" |

### Stage 6
#### 25 January 2020 — Port-Gentil to Port-Gentil, 127.2 km (79.0 mi)

Stage 6 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | 2h 47' 39" |
| 2 | Yacine Hamza (ALG) | Algeria | + 0" |
| 3 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 4 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 5 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 6 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 0" |
| 7 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | + 0" |
| 8 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 9 | Gustav Basson (RSA) | ProTouch | + 0" |
| 10 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | 19h 32' 29" |
| 2 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 1" |
| 3 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 4" |
| 4 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 9" |
| 5 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 10" |
| 6 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 14" |
| 7 | Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) | BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda | + 14" |
| 8 | Victor Lafay (FRA) | Cofidis | + 17" |
| 9 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 20" |
| 10 | Dawit Yemane (ERI) | Eritrea | + 21" |

### Stage 7
#### 26 January 2020 — Nkok to Libreville, 128 km (80 mi)

Stage 7 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | 2h 49' 56" |
| 2 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 0" |
| 3 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 0" |
| 4 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 5 | Jayde Julius (RSA) | ProTouch | + 0" |
| 6 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 0" |
| 7 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | + 0" |
| 8 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 0" |
| 9 | Gustav Basson (RSA) | ProTouch | + 0" |
| 10 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 7 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 22h 22' 23" |
| 2 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | + 1" |
| 3 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 4" |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 6" |
| 5 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 11" |
| 6 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 16" |
| 7 | Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) | BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda | + 16" |
| 8 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 20" |
| 9 | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) | Algeria | + 24" |
| 10 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 27" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Sprints classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Attilio Viviani | Attilio Viviani | Attilio Viviani | Dawit Yemane | Attilio Viviani | Dawit Yemane | Total Direct Énergie |
| 2 | Natnael Tesfatsion | Natnael Tesfatsion | Henok Mulubrhan | Dawit Yemane | Natnael Tesfatsion | Dawit Yemane | Eritrea |
| 3 | Biniam Girmay | Natnael Tesfatsion | Henok Mulubrhan | Dawit Yemane | Natnael Tesfatsion | Dawit Yemane | Eritrea |
| 4 | Clovis Kamzong | Natnael Tesfatsion | Henok Mulubrhan | Dawit Yemane | Natnael Tesfatsion | Dawit Yemane | Rwanda |
| 5 | Youcef Reguigui | Natnael Tesfatsion | Biniam Girmay | Dawit Yemane | Natnael Tesfatsion | Dawit Yemane | Rwanda |
| 6 | Biniam Girmay | Natnael Tesfatsion | Biniam Girmay | Dawit Yemane | Natnael Tesfatsion | Dawit Yemane | Rwanda |
| 7 | Lorrenzo Manzin | Jordan Levasseur | Biniam Girmay | Dawit Yemane | Natnael Tesfatsion | Jordan Levasseur | Rwanda |
| Final | Final | Jordan Levasseur | Biniam Girmay | Dawit Yemane | Natnael Tesfatsion | Jordan Levasseur | Rwanda |

## Final classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the sprints classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the teams classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 22h 22' 23" |
| 2 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | + 1" |
| 3 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 4" |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | + 6" |
| 5 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 11" |
| 6 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 16" |
| 7 | Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) | BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda | + 16" |
| 8 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 20" |
| 9 | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) | Algeria | + 24" |
| 10 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 27" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | 144 |
| 2 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Algeria | 140 |
| 3 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | 134 |
| 4 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Cofidis | 116 |
| 5 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | 115 |
| 6 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 110 |
| 7 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | 98 |
| 8 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | 97 |
| 9 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | 80 |
| 10 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | 78 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Dawit Yemane (ERI) | Eritrea | 17 |
| 2 | Paul Daumont (BUR) | Burkina Faso | 11 |
| 3 | Oussama Khafi (MAR) | Morocco | 8 |
| 4 | Abdoul Aziz Nikiéma (BUR) | Burkina Faso | 8 |
| 5 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | 6 |
| 6 | Mekseb Debesay (ERI) | Eritrea | 6 |
| 7 | Victor Lafay (FRA) | Cofidis | 5 |
| 8 | Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR) | Morocco | 5 |
| 9 | Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) | Cofidis | 5 |
| 10 | Clovis Kamzong (CMR) | Cameroon | 5 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | 22h 22' 24" |
| 2 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | + 10" |
| 3 | Dawit Yemane (ERI) | Eritrea | + 52" |
| 4 | Renus Byiza Uhiriwe (RWA) | Rwanda | + 1' 39" |
| 5 | Victor Lafay (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 44" |
| 6 | Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR) | Morocco | + 2' 47" |
| 7 | Yacine Hamza (ALG) | Algeria | + 3' 40" |
| 8 | Oussama Khafi (MAR) | Morocco | + 4' 53" |
| 9 | Eddy Finé (FRA) | Cofidis | + 5' 03" |
| 10 | Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 14' 20" |

### Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Jordan Levasseur (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 11 |
| 2 | Dawit Yemane (ERI) | Eritrea | 11 |
| 3 | El Houcaine Sabbahi (MAR) | Morocco | 9 |
| 4 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | 8 |
| 5 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Eritrea | 8 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Cofidis | 7 |
| 7 | Mekseb Debesay (ERI) | Eritrea | 6 |
| 8 | Adil El Arbaoui (MAR) | Morocco | 6 |
| 9 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea | 4 |
| 10 | Joseph Areruya (RWA) | Rwanda | 4 |

### Teams classification

Final teams classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rwanda | 67h 06' 26" |
| 2 | Eritrea | + 2' 25" |
| 3 | Cofidis | + 4' 37" |
| 4 | Algeria | + 5' 28" |
| 5 | ProTouch | + 6' 38" |
| 6 | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 9' 25" |
| 7 | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 18' 15" |
| 8 | Total Direct Énergie | + 18' 23" |
| 9 | Morocco | + 22' 41" |
| 10 | BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda | + 23' 05" |