2006–07 UCI Africa Tour

The 2006–07 UCI Africa Tour was the third season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 6 October 2006 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 16 September 2007 with the Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular.

2006–07 UCI Africa Tour
Third edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)–16 September 2007
LocationAfrica
Races18
Champions
Individual champion Hassen Ben Nasser (TUN)
Teams' championBarloworld
Nations' champion South Africa

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso was the defending champion of the 2005–06 UCI Africa Tour. Hassen Ben Nasser of Tunisia was crowned as the 2006–07 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

2006

DateRace nameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeam
6–8 OctoberGrand Prix Chantal Biya Cameroon2.2 Flaubert Douanla (CMR)SNH Vélo Club
25 October–5 NovemberTour du Faso Burkina Faso2.2 David Verdonck (BEL)Bio Avia Mode Markets
30 October–6 NovemberTour des Aéroports Tunisia2.2 Hassen Ben Nasser (TUN)Pharmacie Centrale
10 NovemberAfrican Cycling ChampionshipsTime Trial MauritiusCC Robert Hunter (RSA)South Africa (national team)
12 NovemberAfrican Cycling ChampionshipsRoad Race MauritiusCC Darren Lill (RSA)South Africa (national team)
17–26 NovemberTour du Maroc Morocco2.2 Ján Šipeky (SVK)Slovakia (national team)

2007

DateRace nameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeam
16–21 JanuaryLa Tropicale Amissa Bongo Gabon2.2 Frédéric Guesdon (FRA)Française des Jeux
8–14 FebruaryTour d'Egypte Egypt2.2 Waylon Woolcock (RSA)South Africa (national team)
16 FebruaryGP of Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt1.2 Ján Šipeky (SVK)Dukla Trenčín–Merida
24 February–9 MarchTour du Cameroun Cameroon2.2 Flavien Chipault (FRA)Leboulou
6–11 MarchGiro del Capo South Africa2.2 Alexander Efimkin (RUS)Barloworld
17–23 MarchTour of Libya Libya2.2 Ahmed Mohamed Ali (LBA)Libya (national team)
8 AprilGrand Prix de la ville de Tunis Tunisia1.2 Ahmed Mraihi (TUN)Tunisia (national team)
28 April–5 MayTour de la Pharmacie Centrale de Tunisie Tunisia2.2 Hassen Ben Nasser (TUN)Pharmacie Centrale
14–20 MayBoucle du Coton Burkina Faso2.2 Saïdou Rouamba (BUR)Burkina Faso (national team)
8–17 JuneTour du Maroc Morocco2.2 Nicholas White (RSA)South Africa (national team)
30 August–8 SeptemberTour du Sénégal Senegal2.2 Adil Jelloul (MAR)FRMC-Maroc
16 SeptemberDome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular South Africa1.2 Jaco Venter (RSA)Team Neotel

Final standings

Individual classification

RankNamePoints
1. Hassen Ben Nasser (TUN)232
2. Fethi Ahmed Atunsi (LBA)168
3. Ahmed Mohammed Ali (LBA)146
4. Daniel Spence (RSA)141
5. Malcolm Lange (RSA)136
6. Aymen Ben Hassine (TUN)132
7. Ján Šipeky (SVK)128
8. David George (RSA)114
9. Aymen Berini (TUN)112
10. Abdelatif Saadoune (MAR)112

Team classification

RankTeamPoints
1.Barloworld190
2.Dukla Trenčín Merida184
3.Ceramica Panaria–Navigare106
4.Universal Caffè-Ecopetrol91
5.Team Lamonta57
6.Amore & Vita–McDonald's49
7.Team Konica Minolta48
8.Team Differdange38
9.Moscou Stars34
10.Notebooksbilliger.de31

Nation classification

RankNationPoints
1. South Africa1357
2. Tunisia530
3. Libya318
4. Cameroon216
5. Namibia189
6. Morocco162
7. Egypt158
8. Burkina Faso152
9. Algeria40
10. Kenya37

Nation under-23 classification

RankNation under-23Points
1. Tunisia286
2. South Africa279
3. Libya135
4. Morocco49
5. Namibia45
6. Kenya33
7. Egypt27
8. Algeria26
9. Cameroon23
10. Ivory Coast10
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