2005–06 UCI Africa Tour

2005–06 UCI Africa Tour
Second edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates 26 October 2005 (2005-10-26)–17 September 2006
Location Africa
Rounds 9
Champions
Individual champion  Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo (BUR) (Café Samba)
Teams' champion Cycling Team Capec
Nations' champion  South Africa

The 2005–06 UCI Africa Tour was the second season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 26 October 2005 with the Tour du Faso and ended on 17 September 2006 with the Tour du Sénégal.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Tiaan Kannemeyer from South Africa was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI Africa Tour. Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo of Burkina Faso was crowned as the 2005–06 UCI Africa Tour champion.

Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:

  • Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2
  • One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2

Events

2005

DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeam
26 October–6 NovemberTour du Faso Burkina Faso2.2 Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo (BUR)Café Samba
6 DecemberAfrican Continental Championships – Time Trial EgyptCC Alex Pavlov (RSA)South Africa (national team)
9 DecemberAfrican Continental Championships – Road Race EgyptCC Rupert Rheeder (RSA)South Africa (national team)

2006

DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeam
12–15 JanuaryLa Tropicale Amissa Bongo Gabon2.2 Jussi Veikkanen (FIN)Française des Jeux
11–19 FebruaryTour d'Egypte Egypt2.2 Ilya Chernyshov (KAZ)Cycling Team Capec
25 February–11 MarchTour du Cameroun Cameroon2.2 Pavel Nevdakh (KAZ)Brisaspor
8–12 MarchGiro del Capo South Africa2.2 Peter Velits (SVK)Team Konica Minolta
15–21 MayBoucle du Coton Burkina Faso2.2 Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo (BUR)Burkina Faso (national team)
7–17 SeptemberTour du Sénégal Senegal2.2 Lukasz Podolski (POL)Poland (national team)

Final standings

Individual classification

RankNamePoints
1. Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo (BUR)216
2. Rupert Rheeder (RSA)209
3. Abdul Wahab Sawadogo (BUR)121
4. Bakhtyar Mamyrov (KAZ)101
5. Pavel Nevdakh (KAZ)96
6. Lukasz Podolski (POL)88
7. David George (RSA)86
8. Saidou Rouamba (BUR)83
9. Jacques Fullard (RSA)80
10. Darren Lill (RSA)77

Team classification

RankTeamPoints
1.Cycling Team Capec130
2.Team Konica Minolta114
3.Relax-GAM86
4.Barloworld38
5.Jartazi-7Mobile24
6.Team Wiesenhof-Akud21
7.Dukla Trenčín17
8.Marco Polo17
9.KrolStonE Continental Team4
10.Team Lamonta2

Nation classification

RankNationPoints
1. South Africa985
2. Burkina Faso536
3. Egypt172
4. Zimbabwe160
5. Ivory Coast140
6. Morocco138
7. Angola78
8. Cameroon77
9. Mauritius70
10. Tunisia48
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