2008–09 UCI Africa Tour

2007–09 UCI Africa Tour
Fifth edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates 2 October 2008 (2008-10-02)–19 April 2009
Location Africa
Rounds 15
Champions
Individual champion  Dan Craven (NAM) (Rapha Condor)
Teams' champion Barloworld
Nations' champion  South Africa

The 2008–09 UCI Africa Tour was the fifth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 2 October 2008 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 19 April 2009 with the Tour du Maroc.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Nicholas White of South Africa was the defending champion of the 2007–08 UCI Africa Tour. Dan Craven of Namibia was crowned as the 2008–09 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

2008

DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeam
2–5 OctoberGrand Prix Chantal Biya Cameroon2.2 Thomas Rostollan (FRA)Team Allier
11–18 OctoberTour du Sénégal Senegal2.2 Joeri Calleeuw (BEL)Vlaanderen-Martin
19 OctoberAmashovashova Classic South Africa1.2 Malcolm Lange (RSA)Team MTN
24 October–2 NovemberTour du Faso Burkina Faso2.2 Guy Smet (BEL)Belgium (national team)
7 NovemberAfrican Continental Championships – Time Trial MoroccoCC Jay Robert Thomson (RSA)South Africa (national team)
9 NovemberAfrican Continental Championships – Road Race MoroccoCC Dan Craven (NAM)Namibia (national team)

2009

DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeam
13–18 JanuaryLa Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimbo Gabon2.1 Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA)Française des Jeux
10–15 FebruaryTour d'Egypte Egypt2.2 Christoph Springer (GER)Heraklion-Nesebar-Kastro
17 FebruaryGrand Prix of Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt1.2 Ivaïlo Gabrovski (BUL)Heraklion-Nesebar-Kastro
17–28 FebruaryTour du Cameroun Cameroon2.2 David Clarke (GBR)Nordland-Hamburg
4 MarchGiro del Capo I South Africa1.2 Robert Hunter (RSA)Barloworld
5 MarchGiro del Capo II South Africa1.2 Chris Froome (GBR)Barloworld
6 MarchGiro del Capo III South Africa1.2 Steve Cummings (GBR)Barloworld
8 MarchGiro del Capo IV South Africa1.2 Arran Brown (RSA)Team Medscheme
10–19 AprilTour du Maroc Morocco2.2 Alexandr Dymovskikh (KAZ)Brisaspor

Final standings

Individual classification

RankNamePoints
1. Dan Craven (NAM)123
2. Jamie Ball (RSA)123
3. Guy Smet (BEL)92
4. Jay Robert Thomson (RSA)89
5. Filipe Cardoso (POR)87
6. Sadrak Teguimaha (CMR)79
7. Daryl Impey (RSA)78
8. Joeri Calleeuw (BEL)77
9. Alexandr Dymovskikh (KAZ)76
10. Hassan Zahboune (MAR)75

Team classification

RankTeamPoints
1.Barloworld261
2.MTN Cycling195
3.Rapha Condor144
4.Liberty Seguros133
5.House of Paint129
6.CCC Polsat Polkowice109
7.Doha Team199
8.Heraklion-Nessebar88
9.Team Neotel-Stegcomputer86
10.Jong Vlaanderen-Bauknecht77

Nation classification

RankNationPoints
1. South Africa1050.5
2. Tunisia453.98
3. Algeria309
4. Cameroon228
5. Burkina Faso141
6. Morocco139
7. Libya134
8. Lesotho123
9. Namibia123
10. Eritrea100

Nation under-23 classification

RankNation under-23Points
1. South Africa179
2. Eritrea46
3. Libya34
4. Egypt28
5. Algeria25
6. Lesotho12
7. Ivory Coast7
8. Senegal6
9. Tunisia6
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