Tour du Rwanda: American wins stage four, Mugisha retains yellow jersey

The stage from Musanze District in Northern Province to Karongi District in Western Province was 135.8 kilometers.

Timothy advanced the 70 players at an early solo breakaway that made him win the stage using 3 hours 31 minutes and 25 seconds with a record of 2 minutes and 10 seconds ahead of the second.

The 32-year-old Timothy was followed by Samuel Hakiruwizeye, Didier Munyaneza, Lozano Riba David and Jean Claude Uwizeye.

However, the stage did not affect the top five on general list as Rwandan Samuel Mugisha retained the yellow jersey.

{{Stage four top five }}

1. Timothy Rugg : 03h31’24”
2. Samuel Hakiruwizeye: 03h33’35”
3. Didier Munyaneza: 03h33’49”
4. Lozano Riba: 03h33’49”
5. Jean Claude Uwizeye:03h33’53”

{{General Classification top five}}

1. Samuel Mugisha: 14h07’53”
2. Jean Claude Uwizeye: 14h08’14”
3. Hailemichael Mulu: 14h08’14”
4. Lozano Riba David: 14h09’44”
5. Doring Jonas: 14h10’03”