Meresiet Gebrehiwet Wins Stage Five of the Tour du Burundi Femminile

Meresiet Gebrehiwet (Team Amani) has claimed victory on stage five of the Tour Cycliste International Féminin du Burundi 2026. The Team Amani rider completed the stage in a time of 10:56:59, prevailing at the end of a hard-fought day.The RaceStage 5 saw Team Amani take centre stage: three of the top four positions on the stage result bear the signature of the squad. Gebrehiwet edged out Taneal Otto by just one second, while her teammate Claudette Nyirarukundo completed the podium ten seconds behind the winner.Stage Result1. Meresiet Gebrehiwet (Team Amani) — 10:56:592. Taneal Otto (—) — +0:013. Claudette Nyirarukundo (Team Amani) — +0:104. Haftu Reda (Team Amani) — +1:525. Yelizaveta Sklyarova (Kazakhstan) — +2:56General ClassificationWith her success on stage five, Gebrehiwet consolidates her position in the general classification, while Otto confirms herself as the main chaser just one second behind. Nyirarukundo remains in contention for the top positions, ten seconds off the lead.ClosingThe race continues tomorrow with a new stage, the final act of the Tour Cycliste International Féminin du Burundi 2026, with the general classification still very much up for grabs.