2009–10 UCI Africa Tour
| Sixth edition of the UCI Africa Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 October 2009–21 May 2010 |
| Location | Africa |
| Races | 17 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Abdelatif Saadoune (MAR) |
| Teams' champion | MTN–Energade |
| Nations' champion | Morocco |
The 2009–10 UCI Africa Tour was the sixth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 1 October 2009 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 21 May 2010 with the Tour of Eritrea.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Dan Craven of Namibia was the defending champion of the 2008–09 UCI Africa Tour. Abdelatif Saadoune of Morocco was crowned as the 2009–10 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]2009
[edit]| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–4 October | Grand Prix Chantal Biya |  Cameroon |
2.2 |  Peter Van Agtmaal (NED) |
Global Cycling |
| 23 October–1 November | Tour du Faso |  Burkina Faso |
2.2 | Abdelatif Saadoune (MAR) |
Morocco (national team) |
| 4 November | African Continental Championships – Team Time Trial |  Namibia |
CC |  Jay Thomson (RSA) Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Ian McLeod (RSA) Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) |
South Africa (national team) |
| 6 November | African Continental Championships – Time Trial | Namibia |
CC | Jay Thomson (RSA) |
South Africa (national team) |
| 8 November | African Continental Championships – Road Race | Namibia |
CC | Ian McLeod (RSA) |
South Africa (national team) |
| 16–24 November | Tour of Rwanda |  Rwanda |
2.2 | Adil Jelloul (MAR) |
Morocco (national team) |
| 28 November–2 December | Tour of Eritrea |  Eritrea |
2.2 | Bereket Yemane (ERI) |
Eritrea (national team) |
2010
[edit]| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19–24 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo |  Gabon |
2.1 |  Anthony Charteau (FRA) |
Bbox Bouygues Telecom |
| 15–26 February | Tour du Cameroun | Cameroon |
2.2 |  Milan Barenyi (SVK) |
Slovakia (national team) |
| 7–13 March | Tour du Mali |  Mali |
2.2 | Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) |
Morocco (national team) |
| 13–17 March | Tour of Libya |  Libya |
2.2 | Ahmed Belgasem (LBA) |
Libya (national team) |
| 19 March | Grand Prix of Al Fatah | Libya |
1.2 |  Chris Opie (GBR) |
Pendragon-Le Col-Colnago |
| 26 March–4 April | Tour du Maroc | Morocco |
2.2 |  Dean Podgornik (SLO) |
Loborika |
| 7 May | Trophée Princier | Morocco |
1.2 |  Roberto Richeze (ARG) |
Betonexpressz 2000-Universal Caffè |
| 8 May | Trophée de l'Anniversaire | Morocco |
1.2 | Mohammed El Ammoury (MAR) |
Morocco (national team) |
| 9 May | Trophée de la Maison Royale | Morocco |
1.2 |  Adriano Angeloni (ITA) |
Betonexpressz 2000-Universal Caffè |
| 17–21 May | Tour of Eritrea | Eritrea |
2.2 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) |
Eritrea (national team) |
Final standings
[edit]Individual classification
[edit]| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abdelatif Saadoune (MAR) |
231 |
| 2. | Ian McLeod (RSA) |
202.66 |
| 3. | Mouhssine Lahsaïn (MAR) |
174 |
| 4. | Adil Jelloul (MAR) |
154 |
| 5. | Mohammed Said El Ammoury (MAR) |
140 |
| 6. | Anthony Charteau (FRA) |
131 |
| 7. | Christoff van Heerden (RSA) |
107.66 |
| 8. | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) |
96.66 |
| 9. | Dean Podgornik (SLO) |
96 |
| 10. |  Abdelbasset Hannachi (ALG) |
94 |
Team classification
[edit]| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | MTN–Energade | 455.98 |
| 2. | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 200 |
| 3. | Loborika | 130 |
| 4. | Cofidis | 112 |
| 5. | Fly V Australia | 96.66 |
| 6. | Tecnofilm-Betonexpressz 2000 | 96 |
| 7. | Team Type 1 | 68 |
| 8. | Acqua & Sapone | 40 |
| 9. | Katyusha Continental Team | 33 |
| 10. | Team Designa Køkken | 32 |
Nation classification
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Morocco |
935 |
| 2. | South Africa |
930.64 |
| 3. | Eritrea |
444 |
| 4. | Namibia |
263.64 |
| 5. |  Tunisia |
206 |
| 6. | Algeria |
159 |
| 7. |  Zimbabwe |
137 |
| 8. | Cameroon |
122 |
| 9. | Libya |
91.98 |
| 10. | Rwanda |
87 |
Nation under-23 classification
[edit]| Rank | Nation under-23 | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eritrea |
216 |
| 2. | South Africa |
95.66 |
| 3. | Tunisia |
56 |
| 4. | Burkina Faso |
44 |
| 5. | Namibia |
21 |
| 6. | Cameroon |
15 |
| 7. |  Zambia |
12 |
| 8. | Zimbabwe |
12 |
| 9. |  Ivory Coast |
10.66 |
| 10. | Libya |
7.66 |