Soudal-QuickStep have decided to pull out of the upcoming Tour du Rwanda after growing safety concerns over the developing conflict in the Goma region of the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Tour du Rwanda is scheduled to take place from February 23 to March 2 in and around Kigali, roughly 160km east of Goma, with stage 3 just 15km away in Rubavu.
“We started looking at the advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, and that shows a number of points of attention, especially for the region with the border with Goma.
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