Stephane Bonsergent of Bretagne-Armor Lux won the second stage of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimba in Gabon.

He beat French compatriot Guillaume Levarlet of Francaise des Jeux to the line after a 121km trek from Mounana to Ngouoni.

They were part of a six-man breakaway that also featured another FdJ rider Lilian Jegou who takes the lead in the overall classification after finishing fifth, seven seconds back.

Bonsergent's team-mate Yann Pivois was fourth and is 11 seconds behind Jegou on GC.

Rony Martias, winner of the opening stage, led the peloton across the line in eighth 2:30 behind and drops to fourth in the overall standings.

The middle stage of the five-day race on Friday sees the riders go from Bongoville to Moanda.

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Rony Martias of Bouygues Telecom won the opening stage of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimba in Gabon.

He beat South African Malcolm Lange (Microsoft) and team-mate Anthony Roux to the line after a sprint finish at the end of the 93.3 km stage from Akieni to Franceville.

It was a third pro victory for the 27-year-old Frenchman.

The five-day race, which features ProTour teams Bouygues Télécom and Francaise des Jeux, is the first 2.1 race of the year.

The riders face a 121km trek from Mounana to Ngouoni on Thursday.

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