体坛英语资讯：Tour of Rwanda international cycling race kicks off
<p><span word="KIGALI">KIGALI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 5-- <span word="The">The</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rwamagana">Rwamagana</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 16 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="Aimable">Aimable</span> <span word="Bayingana">Bayingana</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="Cycling">Cycling</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span>, <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="cyclists">cyclists</span> <span word="from">from</span> 17 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="Cycling">Cycling</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 50 <span word="cyclists">cyclists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roadmap">roadmap</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="August">August</span> 5 <span word="to">to</span> 12, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="of">of</span> 948.6 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="previously">previously</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rwandan">Rwandan</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Kigali">Kigali</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="action">action</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="jersey">jersey</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> 104<span word="km">km</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> 1 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cyclists">cyclists</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Rwamagana">Rwamagana</span> <span word="district">district</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> 3 <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Huye">Huye</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Musanze">Musanze</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="of">of</span> 195.3 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="rider">rider</span> <span word="Rwandan">Rwandan</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Areruya">Areruya</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009.</p><p><span word="Teams">Teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="Les">Les</span> <span word="Amis">Amis</span> <span word="Sportif">Sportif</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Benediction">Benediction</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>, <span word="GSP">GSP</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span>, <span word="SNH">SNH</span> <span word="Velo">Velo</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>, <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="Riders">Riders</span> <span word="Safaricom">Safaricom</span>, <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="Sampada">Sampada</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bai">Bai</span> <span word="Sicasal">Sicasal</span>-<span word="Petro">Petro</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Luanda">Luanda</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Angola">Angola</span>.</p>
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