2005 UCI Africa Tour

The 2005 UCI Africa Tour was the first season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 16 February 2005 with the Tour d'Egypte and ended on 2 October 2005 with the Tour du Sénégal. Tiaan Kannemeyer of South Africa was crowned as the 2005 UCI Africa Tour champion.

2005 UCI Africa Tour
First edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates16 February 2005 (2005-02-16)–2 October 2006
LocationAfrica
Rounds4
Champions
Individual champion Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) (Barloworld)
Teams' championBarloworld
Nations' champion South Africa

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
DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeam
16–24 FebruaryTour d'Egypte Egypt2.2 Sergey Tretyakov (KAZ)
26 February–12 MarchTour du Cameroun Cameroon2.2 Davide Silvestri (ITA)
9–13 MarchGiro del Capo South Africa2.2 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA)
22 March–2 AprilTour du Sénégal Senegal2.2 Alexandre Lecocq (FRA)

Final standings

Individual classification

RankNamePoints
1. Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA)163
2. Ryan Cox (RSA)151
3. Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo (BUR)100
4. Davide Silvestri (ITA)90
5. Jamie Ball (RSA)72.66
6. Laurent Zongo (BUR)72
7. Christian Eminger (AUT)58
8. Sergey Tretyakov (KAZ)45.66
9. Sergey Lavrenenko (KAZ)43.66
10. Willie van Zyl (RSA)42

Team classification

RankTeamPoints
1.Barloworld327
2.Team Nippo130
3.Team Konica Minolta101
4.Dukla Trenčín37
5.Team Exel32.32
6.Team Wiesenhof28
7.Team Lamonta27
8.Intel-Action18
9.Recycling.co.uk13

Nation classification

RankNationPoints
1. South Africa1049.32
2. Burkina Faso329
3. Namibia40
4. Cameroon22
5. Tunisia11.3
6. Egypt6
7. Morocco5
8. Zimbabwe5
9. Eritrea4
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