2012–13 UCI Africa Tour

The 2012–13 UCI Africa Tour was the ninth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 3 October 2012 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 12 May 2013 with the Trophée de la Maison Royale.

2012–13 UCI Africa Tour
Ninth edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates3 October 2012 (2012-10-03)–12 May 2013
LocationAfrica
Races29
Champions
Individual champion Adil Jelloul (MAR)
Teams' championMTN–Qhubeka
Nations' champion Morocco
← 2011–12

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Tarik Chaoufi of Morocco was the defending champion of the 2011–12 UCI Africa Tour. Adil Jelloul of Morocco was crowned as the 2012–13 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 edit

2012 edit

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
3–7 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya   Cameroon 2.2   Alexandre Mercier (SUI) Team Jura Suisse
19–28 October Tour du Faso   Burkina Faso 2.2   Rasmane Ouedraogo (BUR) Burkina Faso (national team)
7 November African Continental ChampionshipsTeam Time Trial   Burkina Faso CC   Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI)
  Natnael Berhane (ERI)
  Freqalsi Debesay (ERI)
  Jani Tewelde (ERI)
Eritrea (national team)
9 November African Continental ChampionshipsTime Trial   Burkina Faso CC   Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) Eritrea (national team)
11 November African Continental ChampionshipsRoad Race   Burkina Faso CC   Natnael Berhane (ERI) Eritrea (national team)
18–25 November Tour of Rwanda   Rwanda 2.2   Darren Lill (RSA) South Africa (national team)

2013 edit

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
14–20 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo   Gabon 2.1   Yohann Gène (FRA) Team Europcar
16–17 February Fenkel Northern Redsea   Eritrea 2.2   Tesfay Abraha (ERI) MTN Qhubeka-WCC Africa Team
19–22 February Tour of Eritrea   Eritrea 2.2   Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Eritrea (national team)
24 February Circuit of Asmara   Eritrea 1.2   Abdalla Ben Youcef (ALG) Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie
26 February GP Sakia El Hamra   Morocco 1.2   Essaïd Abelouache (MAR) Morocco (national team)
27 February GP Oued Eddahab   Morocco 1.2   Adil Jelloul (MAR) Morocco (national team)
28 February GP Al Massira   Morocco 1.2   Ismail Ayoune (MAR) Morocco (national team)
11–15 March Tour d'Algérie   Algeria 2.2   Víctor de la Parte (ESP) SP Tableware
16 March Circuit d'Alger   Algeria 1.2   Martin Pedersen (DEN) Christina Watches–Onfone
18–20 March Tour de Tipaza   Algeria 2.2   Constantino Zaballa (ESP) Christina Watches–Onfone
21–23 March Tour de Blida   Algeria 2.2   Hichem Chabane (ALG) Vélo Club Sovac
29 March-7 April Tour du Maroc   Morocco 2.2   Mathieu Perget (FRA) CMI-Greenover
17–21 April Mzansi Tour   South Africa 2.2   Robert Hunter (RSA) South Africa (national team)
10 May Trophée Princier   Morocco 1.2   Adil Jelloul (MAR) Morocco national team
11 May Trophée de l'Anniversaire   Morocco 1.2   Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN) Tunisia national team
12 May Trophée de la Maison Royale   Morocco 1.2   Maher Hasnaoui (TUN) Tunisia national team

Final standings edit

Individual classification edit

Rank Name Points
1.   Adil Jelloul (MAR) 223
2.   Hichem Chaabane (ALG) 143.67
3.   Essaïd Abelouache (MAR) 137
4.   Yohann Gène (FRA) 130
5.   Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN) 127.67
6.   Mathieu Perget (FRA) 124
7.   Jay Thomson (RSA) 123
8.   Rasmane Ouedraogo (BUR) 120.33
9.   Soufiane Haddi (MAR) 119
10.   Reda Aadel (MAR) 113

Nation classification edit

Rank Nation Points
1.   Morocco 929
2.   Eritrea 826.54
3.   Algeria 500.01
4.   South Africa 433
5.   Tunisia 288.68
6.   Burkina Faso 248.32
7.   Ethiopia 147
8.   Rwanda 140.32
9.   Lesotho 140
10.   Zimbabwe 131

Nation under-23 classification edit

Rank Nation Points
1.   Eritrea 714.87
2.   Morocco 260
3.   Algeria 130.01
4.   Ethiopia 130
5.   South Africa 69
6.   Rwanda 60.33
7.   Lesotho 45
8.   Gabon 40
9.   Tunisia 40
10.   Ivory Coast 40

External links edit