2016 UCI Africa Tour

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2016 UCI Africa Tour
Twelfth edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)–16 October 2016
Location Africa
Races25
Champions
Individual championFlag of Eritrea.svg  Issak Tesfom Okubamariam  (ERI) (Sharjah Team)
Teams' champion Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
Nations' championFlag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
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The 2016 UCI Africa Tour was the 12th season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 18 January with the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and ended on 16 October with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya.

Contents

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Salah Eddine Mraouni (289 points) of Morocco is the defending champion of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour.

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:

Events

DateRace NameLocation UCI Rating WinnerTeam
28 Dec–2 Jan Tour of Egypt Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2.2Flag of Morocco.svg  Mounir Makhchoun  (MAR)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco national team
18–24 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 2.1Flag of France.svg  Adrien Petit  (FRA) Direct Énergie
22 February African Continental Championships – Team Time Trial Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco CCFlag of Eritrea.svg  Elias Afewerki  (ERI)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Mekseb Debesay  (ERI)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Amanuel Gebreigzabhier  (ERI)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Tesfom Okubamariam  (ERI)		Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea national team
24 February African Continental Championships – Time Trial U23Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco CCFlag of Rwanda.svg  Valens Ndayisenga  (RWA)Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda national team
24 February African Continental Championships – Time TrialFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco CCFlag of Morocco.svg  Mouhssine Lahsaini  (MAR)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco national team
26 February African Continental Championships – Road Race U23Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco CCFlag of Eritrea.svg  Amanuel Gebreigzabhier  (ERI)Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea national team
26 February African Continental Championships – Road RaceFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco CCFlag of Eritrea.svg  Tesfom Okubamariam  (ERI)Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea national team
4 March Circuit d'Alger Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1.2Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Alberto Rubio  (ESP) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
5–7 March Tour d'Oranie Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2.2Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Wackermann  (ITA) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
8 March GP de la Ville d'Oran Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1.2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Tomas Vaitkus  (LTU) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
10–12 March Tour de Blida Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2.2Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Wackermann  (ITA) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
12–20 March Tour du Cameroun Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2.2Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohammed Amine Errafai  (MAR)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco national team
13–16 March Tour de Setif Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2.2Flag of Morocco.svg  Essaïd Abelouache  (MAR) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
17 March Critérium International de Sétif Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1.2Flag of Algeria.svg  Adil Barbari  (ALG) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
19–22 March Tour d'Annaba Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2.2Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Wackermann  (ITA) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
23–25 March Tour de Constantine Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2.2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Tomas Vaitkus  (LTU) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
26 March Circuit de Constantine Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1.2Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Areruya  (RWA)Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda national team
28 March Critérium International de Blida Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1.2Flag of Algeria.svg  Nassim Saidi  (ALG) Al Marakeb Cycling Team
1–10 April Tour du Maroc Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2.2Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Schumacher  (GER) Christina Jewelry Pro Cycling
16 April Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1.2Flag of Eritrea.svg  Mikiel Habtom  (ERI) Team Salina
17 April Massawa Circuit Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1.2Flag of Eritrea.svg  Tesfom Okubamariam  (ERI) Sharjah Team
19–23 April Tour Eritrea Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 2.2Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Goitom  (ERI) Team Tsen'at
23–30 April Tour du Sénégal Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2.2Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdellah Benyoucef  (ALG)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria national team
24 April Asmara Circuit Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1.2Flag of Eritrea.svg  Yonas Fissahaye  (ERI)Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea national team
5 May Trophée Princier Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1.2Flag of France.svg  Thomas Vaubourzeix  (FRA) Lupus Racing Team
7 May Trophée de l'Anniversaire Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1.2Flag of Morocco.svg  Soufiane Sahbaoui  (MAR) Centre Maroc
8 May Trophée de la Maison Royale Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1.2Flag of Morocco.svg  Mouhssine Lahsaini  (MAR) Al Marakeb Cycling Team
21–25 May Tour de Tunisie Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2.2Flag of Algeria.svg  Abderrahmane Mansouri  (ALG) Sharjah Team
28 Aug–2 Sep Tour Ethiopian Meles Zenawi Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2.2Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tedros Redae  (ETH) Ethiopia national team
24–30 September Tour de Côte d'Ivoire Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2.2Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohcine El Kouraji  (MAR) Morocco national team
12–16 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2.2Flag of France.svg  Martial Roman  (FRA) Selection Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Final standings

Individual classification

RankNameTeamPoints
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Issak Tesfom Okubamariam  (ERI) Sharjah Team 432
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Adil Barbari  (ALG) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 284
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Soufiane Haddi  (MAR) Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli 281
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Abderrahmane Mansouri  (ALG) Sharjah Team 244
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Mouhssine Lahsaini  (MAR)219
6Flag of Morocco.svg  Essaïd Abelouache  (MAR) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 218
7Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Wackermann  (ITA) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 212
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Youcef Reguigui  (ALG) Team Dimension Data 200
9Flag of Eritrea.svg  Elias Afewerki  (ERI) Sharjah Team 192
10Flag of Lithuania.svg  Tomas Vaitkus  (LTU) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 180


Teams classification

RankTeamPoints
1 Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 1019
2 Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli 523
3 Dimension Data for Qhubeka 507
4 Sharjah Team 415
5 Direct Énergie 214
6 Al Marakeb Cycling Team 211
7 Fortuneo–Vital Concept 203
8 Stradalli–Bike Aid 163
9 Lupus Racing Team 102
10 Unieuro–Wilier 90

Nations classification

RankNationPoints
1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1582
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1417.5
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1277
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 662
5Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 502
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 404
7Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 343
8Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 167.32
9Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 142
10Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 81

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