2011–12 UCI Africa Tour

2011–12 UCI Africa Tour 8 UCI Africa Tour 2011 9 29 yes–11 June 2012 Africa 27 Tarik Chaoufi MAR MTN 2012 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 UCI Africa Tour was the eighth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 29 September 2011 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 11 June 2012 with the Kwita Izina Cycling Tour. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Adil Jelloul of Morocco was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI Africa Tour. Tarik Chaoufi of Morocco was crowned as the 2011–12 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 2011 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team29 September–2 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya 2.2 Yves Ngué Ngock CMR SNH Vélo Club21–30 October Tour du Faso 2.2 Hamidou Zidweiba BUR Burkina Faso (national team)9 November African Continental Championships – Team Time Trial CC Daniel Teklehaymanot ERIFreqalsi Debesay ERINatnael Berhane ERIJani Tewelde ERI Eritrea (national team)11 November African Continental Championships – Time Trial CC Daniel Teklehaymanot ERI Eritrea (national team)13 November African Continental Championships – Road Race CC Natnael Berhane ERI Eritrea (national team) 20–27 November Tour of Rwanda 2.2 Kiel Reijnen USA TT1 2011b 2012 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team16 February GP Sakia El Hamra 1.2 Tarik Chaoufi MAR Morocco (national team)17 February GP Oued Eddahab 1.2 Andris Smirnovs LAT Rietumu-Delfin 18 February GP Al Massira 1.2 Ismail Ayoune MAR Morocco (national team)8–17 March Tour du Cameroun 2.2 Yves Ngué Ngock CMR Cameroon (national team)10–14 March Tour d'Algérie 2.2 Natnael Berhane ERI Eritrea (national team)16 March Circuit d'Alger 1.2 Ioannis Tamouridis GRE SP Tableware23 March–1 April Tour du Maroc 2.2 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg RSA MTN 20123 April Challenge Khouribga 1.2 Tarik Chaoufi MAR Morocco (national team)4 April Challenge Youssoufia 1.2 Mouhssine Lahsaini MAR Morocco (national team)5 April Challenge Ben Guerir 1.2 Abdellah Ben Youcef ALG Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie24–29 April La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2.1 Anthony Charteau FRA EUC 20127 May Trophée Princier 1.2 Tarik Chaoufi MAR Morocco (national team)8 May Trophée de l'Anniversaire 1.2 Reda Aadel MAR Morocco (national team)9 May Trophée de la Maison Royale 1.2 Abdelatif Saadoune MAR Morocco (national team)30 May–3 June Tour of Eritrea 2.2 Jacques Janse van Rensburg RSA MTN 2012 10–11 June Kwita Izina Cycling Tour 2.2 Abraham Ruhumuriza RWA Rwanda (national team) Final standings Individual classification Rank Name Points1. Tarik Chaoufi MAR 3252. Adil Jelloul MAR 243.673. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg RSA 206.674. Azzedine Lagab ALG 181.335. Abdelatif Saadoune MAR 168.676. Natnael Berhane ERI 160.677. Mouhssine Lahsaini MAR 140.678. Yves Ngue Ngock CMR 1329. Meron Russom ERI 11010. Soufiane Haddi MAR 108 Team classification Rank Team Points1. MTN 2012 653.682. Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie 438.993. EUC 2012 2304. TT1 2012 1505. SP Tableware 1056. Rietumu-Delfin 807. Continental Team Astana 798. Vélo Club Sovac Algérie 74.339. Dukla Trenčín-Trek 5910. KTS 2012 49 Nation classification Rank Nation Points1. 1333.682. 957.013. 643.014. 602.995. 2076. 1917. 160.688. 1419. 4210. 35.68 Nation under-23 classification Rank Nation under-23 Points1. 459.342. 299.673. 1564. 375. 33.676. 247. 15.678. 129. 310. 2 External links http://www.uciafricatour.com/ Category:UCI Africa Tour Category:2012 in road cycling Category:2011 in road cycling Category:2012 in African sport Category:2011 in African sport