2011–12 UCI Africa Tour

The 2011–12 UCI Africa Tour was the eighth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 29 September 2011 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 11 June 2012 with the Kwita Izina Cycling Tour.

2011–12 UCI Africa Tour
Eighth edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates29 September 2011 (2011-09-29)–11 June 2012
LocationAfrica
Races27
Champions
Individual champion Tarik Chaoufi (MAR)
Teams' championMTN–Qhubeka
Nations' champion Morocco
← 2010–11

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Adil Jelloul of Morocco was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI Africa Tour. Tarik Chaoufi of Morocco was crowned as the 2011–12 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

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2011

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Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
29 September–2 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya   Cameroon 2.2   Yves Ngué Ngock (CMR) SNH Vélo Club
21–30 October Tour du Faso   Burkina Faso 2.2   Hamidou Zidweiba (BUR) Burkina Faso (national team)
9 November African Continental ChampionshipsTeam Time Trial   Eritrea CC   Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI)
  Freqalsi Debesay (ERI)
  Natnael Berhane (ERI)
  Jani Tewelde (ERI)
Eritrea (national team)
11 November African Continental ChampionshipsTime Trial   Eritrea CC   Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) Eritrea (national team)
13 November African Continental ChampionshipsRoad Race   Eritrea CC   Natnael Berhane (ERI) Eritrea (national team)
20–27 November Tour of Rwanda   Rwanda 2.2   Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1–Sanofi

2012

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Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
16 February GP Sakia El Hamra   Morocco 1.2   Tarik Chaoufi (MAR) Morocco (national team)
17 February GP Oued Eddahab   Morocco 1.2   Andris Smirnovs (LAT) Rietumu-Delfin
18 February GP Al Massira   Morocco 1.2   Ismail Ayoune (MAR) Morocco (national team)
8–17 March Tour du Cameroun   Cameroon 2.2   Yves Ngué Ngock (CMR) Cameroon (national team)
10–14 March Tour d'Algérie   Algeria 2.2   Natnael Berhane (ERI) Eritrea (national team)
16 March Circuit d'Alger   Algeria 1.2   Ioannis Tamouridis (GRE) SP Tableware
23 March–1 April Tour du Maroc   Morocco 2.2   Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka
3 April Challenge Khouribga   Morocco 1.2   Tarik Chaoufi (MAR) Morocco (national team)
4 April Challenge Youssoufia   Morocco 1.2   Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) Morocco (national team)
5 April Challenge Ben Guerir   Morocco 1.2   Abdellah Ben Youcef (ALG) Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie
24–29 April La Tropicale Amissa Bongo   Gabon 2.1   Anthony Charteau (FRA) Team Europcar
7 May Trophée Princier   Morocco 1.2   Tarik Chaoufi (MAR) Morocco (national team)
8 May Trophée de l'Anniversaire   Morocco 1.2   Reda Aadel (MAR) Morocco (national team)
9 May Trophée de la Maison Royale   Morocco 1.2   Abdelatif Saadoune (MAR) Morocco (national team)
30 May–3 June Tour of Eritrea   Eritrea 2.2   Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka
10–11 June Kwita Izina Cycling Tour   Rwanda 2.2   Abraham Ruhumuriza (RWA) Rwanda (national team)

Final standings

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Individual classification

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Rank Name Points
1.   Tarik Chaoufi (MAR) 325
2.   Adil Jelloul (MAR) 243.67
3.   Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) 206.67
4.   Azzedine Lagab (ALG) 181.33
5.   Abdelatif Saadoune (MAR) 168.67
6.   Natnael Berhane (ERI) 160.67
7.   Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) 140.67
8.   Yves Ngue Ngock (CMR) 132
9.   Meron Russom (ERI) 110
10.   Soufiane Haddi (MAR) 108

Nation classification

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Rank Nation Points
1.   Morocco 1333.68
2.   South Africa 957.01
3.   Eritrea 643.01
4.   Algeria 602.99
5.   Cameroon 207
6.   Tunisia 191
7.   Rwanda 160.68
8.   Burkina Faso 141
9.   Ethiopia 42
10.   Ivory Coast 35.68

Nation under-23 classification

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Rank Nation under-23 Points
1.   Eritrea 459.34
2.   Morocco 299.67
3.   Algeria 156
4.   Ethiopia 37
5.   South Africa 33.67
6.   Tunisia 24
7.   Ivory Coast 15.67
8.   Cameroon 12
9.   Rwanda 3
10.   Egypt 2
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