2023 UCI Africa Tour

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2023 UCI Africa Tour
Nineteenth edition of the UCI Africa Tour
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Dates3 November 2022 – 9 October 2023
Location Africa
Races14
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The 2023 UCI Africa Tour was the 19th season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 3 November 2022 with the Les Challenges de la Marche Verte and ended in October 2023. [1]

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wore the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey.

Throughout the season, points were 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 determined how many points were awarded to the top finishers: the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points were awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest were as follows:

Events

Races in the 2023 UCI Africa Tour [1]
RaceRatingDateWinnerTeamRef
Flag of Morocco.svg Grand Prix Sakia El Hamra 1.23 November 2022Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Ahmed Al Mansoori  (UAE) United Arab Emirates (national team) [2]
Flag of Morocco.svg Grand Prix Oued Eddahab 1.25 November 2022Flag of Germany.svg  Heiko Homrighausen  (GER) Team Embrace The World [3]
Flag of Morocco.svg Grand Prix Al Massira 1.26 November 2022Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jules de Cock  (NED) Global Cycling Team [4]
Flag of Morocco.svg Le Trophée Princier 1.28 November 2022Flag of Morocco.svg  Achraf Ed-Doghmy  (MAR) Morocco [5]
Flag of Morocco.svg Le Trophée de l'Anniversaire 1.210 November 2022Flag of Morocco.svg  Nasser Eddine Maatougui  (MAR) Sidi Ali–Unlock Team [6]
Flag of Morocco.svg Le Trophée de la Maison Royale 1.211 November 2022Flag of Morocco.svg  Adil El Arbaoui  (MAR) Morocco [7]
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Tour du Faso 2.211–20 November 2022The 2022 Tour du Faso was canceled due to the security context in Burkina Faso.
Flag of Gabon.svg La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2.123–29 January 2023Flag of France.svg  Geoffrey Soupe  (FRA) Team TotalEnergies [8]
Flag of Mauritania.svg Tour du Sahel 2.21–5 February 2023Flag of Morocco.svg  Adil El Arbaoui  (MAR) Morocco [9]
Flag of Rwanda.svg Tour du Rwanda 2.119–26 February 2023Flag of Eritrea.svg  Henok Mulubrhan  (ERI) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè [10]
Flag of Algeria.svg Tour d'Algérie International de Cyclisme 2.27–16 March 2023Flag of France.svg  Paul Hennequin  (FRA) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur
Flag of Algeria.svg Grand Prix International de la ville d'Alger 1.217 March 2023Flag of Algeria.svg  Youcef Reguigui  (ALG) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team
Flag of Benin.svg Tour du Bénin 2.22–7 May 2023Flag of Morocco.svg  Achraf Ed-Doghmy  (MAR) Morocco
Flag of Morocco.svg Grand Prix du Prince Héritier Moulay el Hassan 1.226 May 2023Flag of Slovakia.svg  Lukáš Kubiš  (SVK) Dukla Banská Bystrica
Flag of Morocco.svg Grand Prix du Trône 1.227 May 2023Flag of Slovakia.svg  Lukáš Kubiš  (SVK) Dukla Banská Bystrica
Flag of Morocco.svg Grand Prix de la Famille Royale 1.228 May 2023Flag of Algeria.svg  Youcef Reguigui  (ALG) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team
Flag of Cameroon.svg Tour du Cameroun 2.23–11 June 2023Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohcine El Kouraji  (MAR) Morocco
Flag of Mauritius.svg Škoda Tour de Maurice 2.26–9 June 2023Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Archie Cross  (GBR) Velo Schils Interbike Racing Team
Flag of Mauritius.svg Cours Marmouth Classique de l'île de Maurice 1.211 June 2023Flag of Algeria.svg  Youcef Reguigui  (ALG) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team
Flag of Morocco.svg Grand Prix Boukraa 1.28 September 2023Flag placeholder.svg Sergey Rostovtsev Beykoz Belediyesi Spor Kulübü
Flag of Morocco.svg Grand Prix Es-Semara 1.29 September 2023Flag of Morocco.svg  Adil El Arbaoui  (MAR) Morocco
Flag of Morocco.svg Grand Prix El Marsa 1.210 September 2023Flag placeholder.svg Sergey Rostovtsev Beykoz Belediyesi Spor Kulübü
Flag of Cameroon.svg Grand Prix Chantal Biya 2.23–7 October 2023Flag of Algeria.svg  Yacine Hamza  (ALG)Dubai Police Cycling Team

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References

  1. 1 2 "UCI Calendar". Road Cycling Calendar. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ↑ 2022 Grand Prix Sakia El Hamra Results
  3. ↑ Grand Prix Oued Eddahab Results
  4. ↑ Grand Prix Al Massira Results
  5. ↑ Le Trophée Princier Results
  6. ↑ Le Trophée de l'Anniversaire Results
  7. ↑ Le Trophée de la Maison Royale Results
  8. ↑ La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
  9. ↑ Tour du Sahel
  10. ↑ Tour du Rwanda


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