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Burkina Faso's Nikiema wins 14th int'l cycling race of Benin

Xinhua, May 14, 2017 Adjust font size:

Burkina Faso's rider Aziz Nikiema on Sunday won the 14th international cycling race of Benin that ended in the economic capital Cotonou.

He ran the five-stage long competition of a total distance of 495 km in 12 hours, 39 minutes and 25 seconds.

Aziz Nikiema ranked first and was followed by Mathias Sorgo and Iboudo Arouna.

However, Sanogo Abou from Cote d'Ivoire won the fifth and last stage of the competition, a 68-km-long criterion in Cotonou, in 1 hour, 49 minutes and 52 seconds.

A total of 45 riders entered the competition as the contest kicked off on Wednesday in Parakou, inner city of Benin.

They come from Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo, Cote d' Ivoire, Niger, DR Congo, Republic of Congo and France. Endit