2016 UCI Africa Tour

Cycling competition November 2016 2016 UCI Africa Tour 12 UCI Africa Tour 2016 01 18 yes–16 October 2016 Africa 25 Issak Tesfom Okubamariam ERI SHJ 2016 Al Nasr 2016 2015 2017 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. 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: Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2 One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2 Events Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team28 Dec–2 JanTour of Egypt 2.2 Mounir Makhchoun MAR national team18–24 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2.1 Adrien Petit FRA DEN 201622 February African Continental Championships – Team Time Trial CC Elias Afewerki ERIMekseb Debesay ERIAmanuel Gebreigzabhier ERITesfom Okubamariam ERI national team24 February African Continental Championships – Time Trial U23 CC Valens Ndayisenga RWA national team24 February African Continental Championships – Time Trial CC Mouhssine Lahsaini MAR national team26 February African Continental Championships – Road Race U23 CC Amanuel Gebreigzabhier ERI national team26 February African Continental Championships – Road Race CC Tesfom Okubamariam ERI national team4 March Circuit d'Alger 1.2 Jesús Alberto Rubio ESP Al Nasr 20165–7 March Tour d'Oranie 2.2 Luca Wackermann ITA Al Nasr 20168 March GP de la Ville d'Oran 1.2 Tomas Vaitkus LTU Al Nasr 201610–12 March Tour de Blida 2.2 Luca Wackermann ITA Al Nasr 201612–20 March Tour du Cameroun 2.2 Mohammed Amine Errafai MAR national team13–16 March Tour de Setif 2.2 Essaïd Abelouache MAR Al Nasr 201617 March Critérium International de Sétif 1.2 Adil Barbari ALG Al Nasr 201619–22 March Tour d'Annaba 2.2 Luca Wackermann ITA Al Nasr 201623–25 March Tour de Constantine 2.2 Tomas Vaitkus LTU Al Nasr 201626 March Circuit de Constantine 1.2 Joseph Areruya RWA national team28 March Critérium International de Blida 1.2 Nassim Saidi ALG MPC2 20161–10 April Tour du Maroc 2.2 Stefan Schumacher GER SGT 201616 April Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge 1.2 Mikiel Habtom ERI Team Salina17 April Massawa Circuit 1.2 Tesfom Okubamariam ERI SHJ 201619–23 April Tour Eritrea 2.2 Merhawi Goitom ERI Team Tsen'at23–30 April Tour du Sénégal 2.2 Abdellah Benyoucef ALG national team24 April Asmara Circuit 1.2 Yonas Fissahaye ERI national team5 May Trophée Princier 1.2 Thomas Vaubourzeix FRA LRT 20167 May Trophée de l'Anniversaire 1.2 Soufiane Sahbaoui MAR Centre Maroc8 May Trophée de la Maison Royale 1.2 Mouhssine Lahsaini MAR MPC2 201621–25 May Tour de Tunisie 2.2 Abderrahmane Mansouri ALG SHJ 201628 Aug–2 Sep Tour Ethiopian Meles Zenawi 2.2 Tedros Redae ETH Ethiopia national team24–30 September Tour de Côte d'Ivoire 2.2 Mohcine El Kouraji MAR Morocco national team12–16 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya 2.2 Martial Roman FRA Selection Auvergne Rhône Alpes Final standings Individual classification Rank Name Team Points1Issak Tesfom Okubamariam ERISHJ 20164322Adil Barbari ALGAl Nasr 20162843Soufiane Haddi MARSKD 20162814Abderrahmane Mansouri ALGSHJ 20162445Mouhssine Lahsaini MAR2196Essaïd Abelouache MARAl Nasr 20162187Luca Wackermann ITAAl Nasr 20162128Youcef Reguigui ALGDDD 20162009Elias Afewerki ERISHJ 201619210Tomas Vaitkus LTUAl Nasr 2016180 Teams classification Rank Team Points1 Al Nasr 201610192 SKD 20165233 DDC 20165074 SHJ 20164155 DEN 20162146 Al Marakeb Cycling Team2117 FVC 20162038 BAI 20161639 LRT 201610210 UNI2 201690 Nations classification Rank Nation Points1158221417.53127746625502640473438167.3291421081 External links http://www.uciafricatour.com/ Category:UCI Africa Tour UCI Africa Tour UCI Africa Tour