The prestigious African race, the Tour of Rwanda 2024, ended on Sunday with the victory of Joseph Blackmore. The Briton from Israel-Premier Tech secured the overall victory in Kigali by winning the final stage.
As for the two Colombians in competition, Jonathan Restrepo (Polti-Kometa) came in fifth place 30 seconds behind the leader and Germán Darío Gómez (Polti-Kometa) came in eleventh place 44 seconds behind the winner.
The eighth fraction had only 76.3 kilometers, a short but explosive day that motivated the attacks from the first kilometers. However, everything was defined in the final climb with a length of 5.2 kilometers and an average gradient of 6.5%.
The final podium of the Tour of Rwanda ended with the British Joseph Blackmore of Israel-Premier Tech at the top, escorted by Kazakh Ilkhan Dostiyv (Astana Qazaqstan Development Team) and Jonathan Restrepo (Polti-Kometa).
Results Stage 8 | Kigali – Kigali (73,6 km)
| 1 | Joseph Blackmore | Israel – Premier Tech | 1:47:37 |
| 2 | Pierre Latour | TotalEnergies | 0:30 |
| 3 | Ilkhan Dostiyev | Astana Qazaqstan Development Team | ,, |
| 4 | William Junior Lecerf | Soudal – Quick-Step Devo Team | ,, |
| 5 | Jhonatan Restrepo | Team Polti Kometa | ,, |
Ranking General
| 1 | Joseph Blackmore | Israel – Premier Tech | 17:18:46 |
| 2 | Ilkhan Dostiyev | Astana Qazaqstan Development Team | 0:41 |
| 3 | Jhonatan Restrepo | Team Polti Kometa | 0:43 |
| 4 | William Junior Lecerf | Soudal – Quick-Step Devo Team | 1:25 |
| 5 | Fabien Doubey | TotalEnergies | 1:34 |