# Tour du Faso cycling competition

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/tour-du-faso-cycling-competition
> Updated: 2026-11-01T20:18:14.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2.

The 37th edition of the Tour du Faso is underway, featuring twelve international teams across ten stages. 

During the second stage, which ran from Ouagadougou to Koudougou, Algerian cyclist Hamza Yacine won the 129.75 km route. Despite Yacine’s stage victory, Tom Wijfje of the Netherlands maintained his lead in the general classification and held the yellow jersey. The second stage also saw the withdrawal of Burkina Faso’s Souleymane Koné following a fall.

In the third stage from Boromo, Hamza Yacine secured another victory after a mass sprint, finishing the 158.9 km course in 3 hours, 27 minutes, and 47 seconds. Tom Wijfje remained in possession of the yellow jersey despite being involved in a significant crash during the final kilometers of the stage. The competition has seen multiple withdrawals from riders representing Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Niger due to injuries.

## Timeline

### 2026-11-01: Hamza Yacine wins third stage of Tour du Burkina Faso

Algerian cyclist Hamza Yacine won the third stage of the Tour du Burkina Faso in Boromo, following his previous stage victory in Koudougou.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/hamza-yacine-wins-third-stage-of-tour-du-burkina-faso

### 2026-10-30: Tour du Faso: Tom Wijfje retains yellow jersey after Hamza Yacine wins stage 2

Dutch cyclist Tom Wijfje retains the yellow jersey at the Tour du Faso after Algeria’s Hamza Yacine won the second stage between Ouagadougou and Koudougou.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tom-wijfje-wins-opening-stage-of-tour-du-faso

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