2008–09 UCI Africa Tour

2007–09 UCI Africa Tour 5 UCI Africa Tour 2008 10 2 yes–19 April 2009 Africa 15 Dan Craven NAM Rapha Condor BAR 2009 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 UCI Africa Tour was the fifth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 2 October 2008 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 19 April 2009 with the Tour du Maroc. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Nicholas White of South Africa was the defending champion of the 2007–08 UCI Africa Tour. Dan Craven of Namibia was crowned as the 2008–09 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 2008 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team2–5 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya 2.2 Thomas Rostollan FRA Team Allier 11–18 October Tour du Sénégal 2.2 Joeri Calleeuw BEL Vlaanderen-Martin 19 October Amashovashova Classic 1.2 Malcolm Lange RSA MTN 200824 October–2 November Tour du Faso 2.2 Guy Smet BEL Belgium (national team)7 November African Continental Championships – Time Trial CC Jay Robert Thomson RSA South Africa (national team) 9 November African Continental Championships – Road Race CC Dan Craven NAM Namibia (national team) 2009 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team13–18 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimbo 2.1 Mathieu Ladagnous FRA FDJ 200910–15 February Tour d'Egypte 2.2 Christoph Springer GER Heraklion-Nesebar-Kastro17 February Grand Prix of Sharm el-Sheikh 1.2 Ivaïlo Gabrovski BUL Heraklion-Nesebar-Kastro17–28 February Tour du Cameroun 2.2 David Clarke GBR Nordland-Hamburg4 March Giro del Capo I 1.2 Robert Hunter RSA BAR 20095 March Giro del Capo II 1.2 Chris Froome GBR BAR 20096 March Giro del Capo III 1.2 Steve Cummings GBR BAR 20098 March Giro del Capo IV 1.2 Arran Brown RSA Team Medscheme10–19 April Tour du Maroc 2.2 Alexandr Dymovskikh KAZ Brisaspor Final standings Individual classification Rank Name Points1. Dan Craven NAM 1232. Jamie Ball RSA 1233. Guy Smet BEL 924. Jay Robert Thomson RSA 895. Filipe Cardoso POR 876. Sadrak Teguimaha CMR 797. Daryl Impey RSA 788. Joeri Calleeuw BEL 779. Alexandr Dymovskikh KAZ 7610. Hassan Zahboune MAR 75 Team classification Rank Team Points1. BAR 2009 2612. MTN 2009 1953. Rapha Condor 1444. Liberty Seguros 1335. House of Paint 1296. CCC Polsat Polkowice 1097. Doha Team 1998. Heraklion-Nessebar 889. Team Neotel-Stegcomputer 8610. Jong Vlaanderen-Bauknecht 77 Nation classification Rank Nation Points1. 1050.52. 453.983. 3094. 2285. 1416. 1397. Libya 1977 1348. 1239. 12310. 100 Nation under-23 classification Rank Nation under-23 Points1. 1792. 463. Libya 1977 344. 285. 256. 127. 78. 69. 6 External links http://www.uciafricatour.com/ Category:UCI Africa Tour * * Category:2009 in African sport Category:2008 in African sport