One had to wait until the penultimate day to witness a bunched sprint at the end of the stage. In such a register all the possible emotions for this type of finish occurred heading closer to Zorgho: the chase of a little group of escapees, the preparation of a train with several wagons by the Alsace team, the confidence crisis of sprinter Mickaël Schnell slightly to keen to get his arms up in the air and the long wait after a photo-finish. It was finally Julien Tomasi who offered Alsace another victory, his second of the event after his success in Kaya. Concerning the Moroccans, the day finished, as expected, with the yellow jersey remaining in the team but also the pink jersey conquered by Mohammed Er Ragragui, the new leader of the points standing.