2005 UCI Africa Tour
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Dates16 February 2005–2 October 2006
LocationAfrica
Races4
Individual champion
Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) (Barloworld)
Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) (Barloworld)| First edition of the UCI Africa Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 February 2005–2 October 2006 |
| Location | Africa |
| Races | 4 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion | Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) (Barloworld) |
| Teams' champion | Barloworld |
| Nations' champion | South Africa |
The 2005 UCI Africa Tour was the first season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 16 February 2005 with the Tour d'Egypte and ended on 2 October 2005 with the Tour du Sénégal.
Tiaan Kannemeyer of South Africa was crowned as the 2005 UCI Africa Tour champion.[1]
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
| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–24 February | Tour d'Egypte |  Egypt | 2.2 |  Sergey Tretyakov (KAZ) | |
| 26 February–12 March | Tour du Cameroun |  Cameroon | 2.2 |  Davide Silvestri (ITA) | |
| 9–13 March | Giro del Capo | South Africa | 2.2 | Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) | |
| 22 March–2 April | Tour du Sénégal |  Senegal | 2.2 |  Alexandre Lecocq (FRA) |
