# 2018 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

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.

## Teams

The 16 teams invited to the race were:
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Direct Énergie
* Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia
* Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
UCI Continental teams
* Bike Aid
* Sporting / Tavira
* Sovac–Natura4Ever
National teams
* Eritrea
* Morocco
* Rwanda
* Gabon
* Ethiopia
* Ivory Coast
* Burkina Faso
* Tunisia
* Cameroon

## Stages

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | 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 | Total | 1,011.1 km (628 mi) | 1,011.1 km (628 mi) | 1,011.1 km (628 mi) | 1,011.1 km (628 mi) | 1,011.1 km (628 mi) |

## Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage :
| 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 | Henok Mulubrhan | Bike Aid |
| 3 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Brenton Jones | Salah Eddine Mraouni | Luca Pacioni | Mikiel Habtom | Henok Mulubrhan | 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 | Joseph Areruya | Sirak Tesfom | Brenton Jones | Damien Gaudin | Joseph Areruya | Joseph Areruya | Bike Aid |
| 6 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Joseph Areruya | Sirak Tesfom | Brenton Jones | Tesfom Okubamariam | Joseph Areruya | Joseph Areruya | Bike Aid |
| 7 | Luca Pacioni | Joseph Areruya | Tesfom Okubamariam | Brenton Jones | Tesfom Okubamariam | Joseph Areruya | Joseph Areruya | Bike Aid |
| Final | Final | Joseph Areruya | Tesfom Okubamariam | Brenton Jones | Tesfom Okubamariam | Joseph Areruya | Joseph Areruya | Bike Aid |

## Final standings

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 |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| 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" |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| 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 |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Brenton Jones (AUS) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 165 |
| 2 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Sovac–Natura4Ever | 148 |
| 3 | Luca Pacioni (ITA) | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | 139 |
| 4 | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) | Sporting / Tavira | 106 |
| 5 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 96 |
| 6 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | 93 |
| 7 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | 90 |
| 8 | Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) | Morocco national team | 81 |
| 9 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea national team | 71 |
| 10 | Joseph Areruya (RWA) | Rwanda national team | 70 |

### Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) | Eritrea national team | 16 |
| 2 | Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR) | Morocco national team | 15 |
| 3 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 11 |
| 4 | Mikiel Habtom (ERI) | Eritrea national team | 11 |
| 5 | Joseph Areruya (RWA) | Rwanda national Team | 9 |
| 6 | Nicola Toffali (ITA) | Sporting / Tavira | 7 |
| 7 | Temesgen Buru (ETH) | Ethiopia national team | 7 |
| 8 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | 6 |
| 9 | Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) | Morocco national Team | 6 |
| 10 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea national team | 5 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joseph Areruya (RWA) | Rwanda national Team | 23h 52' 24" |
| 2 | Salim Kipkemboi (KEN) | Bike Aid | + 8' 01" |
| 3 | Fiseha Gebremariam (ETH) | Ethiopia national team | + 8' 09" |
| 4 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea national team | + 8' 20" |
| 5 | Saymon Musie Mehari (ERI) | Eritrea national team | + 10' 59" |
| 6 | Meron Abraham (ERI) | Bike Aid | + 11' 35" |
| 7 | Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR) | Morocco national team | + 13' 18" |
| 8 | Luca Raggio (ITA) | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 14' 46" |
| 9 | Simone Bevilacqua (ITA) | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 17' 26" |
| 10 | Massimo Rosa (ITA) | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 17' 52" |

### Best African rider classification

Final best African rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Joseph Areruya (RWA) | Rwanda national Team | 23h 52' 24" |
| 2 | Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) | Morocco national team | + 7' 55" |
| 3 | Hailemelekot Hailu (ETH) | Ethiopia national team | + 8' 01" |
| 4 | Lahcen Saber (MAR) | Morocco national team | + 8' 08" |
| 5 | Fiseha Gebremariam (ETH) | Ethiopia national team | + 8' 09" |
| 6 | Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) | Eritrea national team | + 8' 20" |
| 7 | Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) | Eritrea national team | + 8' 36" |
| 8 | Damien Tekou (CMR) | Cameroon national team | + 8' 43" |
| 9 | Sirak Tesfom (ERI) | Eritrea national team | + 10' 11" |
| 10 | Saymon Musie Mehari (ERI) | Eritrea national team | + 10' 59" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| 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" |