The thirtieth model of the Tour Cycliste Global du Togo came to a shut this Saturday, Might well well 24, 2025, marked by a flawless performance by the extremely efficient Malian team.
After nine phases and 1300 kilometers of competition, Mali’s Diarra Sidiki took the champion’s yellow jersey, capping a famous collective performance by the Malian team.
The closing stage, contested on Saturday between Djagblé on the outskirts of the metropolis and the bustling streets of Lomé, became as soon as obtained by Burkina Faso’s Ilboudo Soumaïla, sooner than France’s Julien Amadori, who came second, and Mali’s Diallo Djandouba, in third space.
This spectacular function published the depth of the closing day of racing.
On the other hand, the general classification stays indisputable: Mali dominated the competition, taking the main two places. Diarra Sidiki, a methodical and constant chief, obtained sooner than his teammate Diamoutene Tiemoko, while Saturnin Yameogo (Burkina Faso) done the rostrum.
“The initiate of the round became as soon as very advanced for us. One of many difficulties became as soon as the ruin to our captain. Irrespective of that, I became as soon as ready to get the yellow jersey. The tip became as soon as chuffed for us. The tour became as soon as a success for the Malian team,” shared Sidiki with emotion at the function.
A national circuit with a regional scope
From north to south, east to west, Togo vibrated to the rhythm of the peloton for nearly two weeks. From Kabou to Lomé, by the mountains of Kozah and the valleys of Est-Mono, the nine phases made up a standard carrying fresco, drawing crowds to the roadsides and mobilizing the energies of the towns they handed thru.
In a peloton marked by punctures, dust and warmth, Diarra Sidiki’s victory became as soon as seen as a triumph of perseverance and team spirit. A sentiment shared by the officials.
“He’s a superb champion. And within their team, there’s a form of attainable. After they assert so-and-so is going to derive, any individual else comes out. It is a bit worship the Burkina team. There may perhaps be a form of attainable within the assorted groups. It’s ultimate, it augurs smartly for the future,” says Kevin Tanoé, commissioner of the Global Biking Union (UCI) and president of the jury.
A carrying and human adventure
A ways past the competition, this three hundred and sixty five days’s model became as soon as identified for its human and global dimension. Cyclists from France, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Mali and Togo collectively wrote a brand unique page within the history of West African biking.
Amongst them became as soon as Julien Amadori, French bike proprietor and Tour du Togo frail, who returned to the accelerate ten years after his first participation.
“With a 9-stage route, we had been ready to initiate within the north and slowly create our manner all of the draw down to Lomé, discovering some of Togo’s desirable landscapes that I hadn’t had the likelihood to get to know at the time. So it became as soon as an genuine pleasure, with both flat and mountain phases. Appropriate about each and each form of rider had an different to true himself,” talked about Amadori, tickled by the journey.
For the Togolese Biking Federation, the thirtieth model symbolizes an genuine step up. Optimized organization, a more disturbing direction, bolstered supervision, increased visibility… The Tour du Togo is now a must-abet tournament on the continent, for cyclists and biking enthusiasts alike.
This success sends out a extremely effective signal: West African biking is progressing, and continues to adapt at breakneck skedaddle.
The narrative continues. Rendezvous for the 31ᵉ model, with the wind in its sails, ever extra in direction of the function line.
