{"id":229968,"date":"2026-02-23T13:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/tour-du-rwanda-pau-marti-gives-nsn-development-team-second-consecutive-victory-with-stage-2-sprint-win\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:26:21","slug":"tour-du-rwanda-pau-marti-gives-nsn-development-team-second-consecutive-victory-with-stage-2-sprint-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/tour-du-rwanda-pau-marti-gives-nsn-development-team-second-consecutive-victory-with-stage-2-sprint-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour du Rwanda: Pau Mart\u00ed gives NSN Development Team second consecutive victory with stage 2 sprint win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"72743f55-460f-48dd-a42e-28d9e52770ab\">It was back-to-back wins for NSN Development Team on stage 2 of the Tour du Rwanda, with Spain&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/pau-marti\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/pau-marti\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/pau-marti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pau Mart\u00ed<\/a> sprinting to the win in a tough finish in Huye, the day after <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-du-rwanda-itamar-einhorn-scores-opening-stage-victory\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-du-rwanda-itamar-einhorn-scores-opening-stage-victory\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-du-rwanda-itamar-einhorn-scores-opening-stage-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Itamar Einhorn won the opening stage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Finishing on the flat but after a climb, it was a dragging finish on Monday afternoon, but NSN dominated the finale to allow Mart\u00ed to surge to the victory.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"72743f55-460f-48dd-a42e-28d9e52770ab-2\">Mart\u00ed stepped up to the WorldTour team this year after three years with the Israel-Premier Tech Academy, but is riding with the development squad in Rwanda this week, where only national and Continental teams are in attendance.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may 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