Yacine Hamza wins stage 2 of the 2026 Tour du Faso

Yacine Hamza has won stage 2 of the 2026 Tour du Faso, covering the 03:21:27 of racing with the lowest time at the finish. The Algerian national team rider beat his national teammate Mohamed-Nadjib Assal, who finished in the same time, and Burkina Faso's Paul Daumont, who also recorded the same time. The race The finish was decided in a bunch sprint: the first five riders on the stage were all credited with the same time as the winner, with no gaps between them. Hamza thus finished ahead of Assal, giving Algeria a double presence in the top two positions, while Daumont completed the day's podium. Stage results Yacine Hamza (Algeria) — 03:21:27 Mohamed-Nadjib Assal (Algeria) — s.t. Paul Daumont (Burkina Faso) — s.t. Timmy De Boes (Belgium) — s.t. Soumaila Ilboudo (Burkina Faso) — s.t. General classification With the main group arriving together at the finish, the general classification shows no gaps among the top five of the stage results: Hamza, Assal, Daumont, De Boes and Ilboudo remain grouped on the same time. Closing The 2026 Tour du Faso continues tomorrow with a new stage, the third leg of the programme.