The governor of the Center-East region, Aboudou Karim Lamizana, gave the starting signal for the 2nd stage of the 35th edition of the Tour international du Faso, this Saturday, October 26, 2024 in Koupéla, for Koupéla-ziniaré over a distance of 120.600 km.
It was around 8:40 a.m. that around sixty cyclists left the starting line in the town of Koupela for Ziniaré.
The High Commissioner of the Kourittenga province, Moctar Ilboudo, was delighted with the choice of the town of Koupéla to host the starting signal ceremony of the 2nd stage of the Tour du Faso.
“Yesterday, we welcomed the caravan of the 35th edition of the Tour du Faso which crossed our province to Tenkodogo for the first stage. This morning, the city of Koupéla hosted the starting signal for the 2nd stage Koupéla-Zinairé, given by the governor of the Centre East region,” he said.
For him, the population of Koupéla-Kourittenga came out in large numbers to support and give a warm welcome to the caravan.
“We are very happy for this mobilizatio
n and the constant support of our population for the activities of our government. We will wish a very good edition of the Tour du Faso to all our riders and all the actors,” said the high commissioner of the Kourittenga province.
Source: Burkina Information Agency