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February 23, 2026
18th Tour du Rwanda 2026 🇷🇼 (2.1) ME – Stage 2 – Nyamata – Huye : 134,6 km
Tour du Rwanda is a UCI-classified professional cycling race traversing Rwanda’s stunning landscapes each February.
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February 23, 2026
18th Tour du Rwanda 2026 🇷🇼 (2.1) ME – Stage 2 – Nyamata – Huye : 134,6 km
Tour du Rwanda is a UCI-classified professional cycling race traversing Rwanda’s stunning landscapes each February. What began in 1988 as an amateur race, is currently the only UCI 2.1 race in Africa attracting international teams and global media attention. The race is famous for its challenging mountain stages through the “Land of a Thousand Hills” where elevation test even the most elite cyclists. Beyond sport, Tour du Rwanda has become a symbol of national unity, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators to roadsides across the country.
There were back-to-back wins for NSN Development Team on stage 2 of the Tour du Rwanda, with Spain’s Pau Martí sprinting to the win in a tough finish in Huye, the day after Itamar Einhorn won the opening stage.
Finishing on the flat but after a climb, NSN dominated the uphill drag of a finale to allow Martí to surge to the victory.
He beat Eritrea’s Henok Mulubrhan into second – who usually rides for XDS Astana but is with the national team this week – whilst Mauro Cuylits was third, following a lot of work by Lotto-Groupe Wanty in the finale.
Martí stepped up to the WorldTour team this year after three years with the Israel-Premier Tech Academy, but is riding with the development squad in Rwanda this week, where only national and Continental teams are in attendance.
Stage 2 took in 135km from Nyamata to Huye in the south of Rwanda, with a 1.4km hill at 5.9% in the finale.
A three-man breakaway had been away for much of the day, composed of Miguel Heidemann (REMBE rad-net), Bruno Martins Lemes (Localiza Meoo / Swift Pro Cycling) and Alexander Erasmus (Tshenolo Pro Cycling Team).
They were caught with 10km to go, with NSN leading the chase, in time to set up a battle from the peloton in the finale.
One rider tried to go on the attack in the finale, and another came down in a crash, but NSN’s high pace kept things together to the line to deliver the team their second win in as many days.
Results :
 ME - Stage 2 </strong> - Nyamata - Huye : 134,6 km
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Tour du Rwanda is a UCI-classified professional cycling race traversing Rwanda’s stunning landscapes each February. What began in 1988 as an amateur race, is currently the only UCI 2.1 race in Africa attracting international teams and global media attention. The race is famous for its challenging mountain stages through the “Land of a Thousand Hills” where elevation test even the most elite cyclists. Beyond sport, Tour du Rwanda has become a symbol of national unity, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators to roadsides across the country.
There were back-to-back wins for NSN Development Team on stage 2 of the Tour du Rwanda, with Spain's Pau Martí sprinting to the win in a tough finish in Huye, the day after Itamar Einhorn won the opening stage.
Finishing on the flat but after a climb, NSN dominated the uphill drag of a finale to allow Martí to surge to the victory.
He beat Eritrea's Henok Mulubrhan into second – who usually rides for XDS Astana but is with the national team this week – whilst Mauro Cuylits was third, following a lot of work by Lotto-Groupe Wanty in the finale.
Martí stepped up to the WorldTour team this year after three years with the Israel-Premier Tech Academy, but is riding with the development squad in Rwanda this week, where only national and Continental teams are in attendance.
Stage 2 took in 135km from Nyamata to Huye in the south of Rwanda, with a 1.4km hill at 5.9% in the finale.
A three-man breakaway had been away for much of the day, composed of Miguel Heidemann (REMBE rad-net), Bruno Martins Lemes (Localiza Meoo / Swift Pro Cycling) and Alexander Erasmus (Tshenolo Pro Cycling Team).
They were caught with 10km to go, with NSN leading the chase, in time to set up a battle from the peloton in the finale.
One rider tried to go on the attack in the finale, and another came down in a crash, but NSN's high pace kept things together to the line to deliver the team their second win in as many days.
<strong>Results : </strong>
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