Madar (Ouagadougou) - Burkinabe cyclist Paul Daumont has won the Tour du Faso international cycling race for a third time, an unprecedented feat in the race's history, as the 37th edition closed on Sunday, 8 November 2026 in Ouagadougou, according to the Burkina Faso presidency's communication department, Burkina24 and leFaso.net.
Daumont received the yellow jersey from transitional president Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who presided over the closing ceremony on Thomas Sankara Boulevard before a large crowd lining the avenue, the same sources said.
The final stage, between Dapelogo and Ouagadougou and ending with an urban circuit of four 12-kilometre laps, was won by Algeria's Azzedine Lagab.
This edition brought together 80 riders from 14 African and European countries. The race crossed 8 regions of Burkina Faso over 10 stages, covering a total of 2,387.97 kilometres, including 1,399.97 kilometres of racing and 988 kilometres of transfers.
