2005–06 UCI Africa Tour
African cycling season
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The 2005–06 UCI Africa Tour was the second season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 26 October 2005 with the Tour du Faso and ended on 17 September 2006 with the Tour du Sénégal.
Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo (BUR) (Café Samba)| Second edition of the UCI Africa Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 October 2005–17 September 2006 |
| Location | Africa |
| Races | 9 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion | Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo (BUR) (Café Samba) |
| Teams' champion | Cycling Team Capec |
| Nations' champion |  South Africa |
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Tiaan Kannemeyer from South Africa was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI Africa Tour. Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso was crowned as the 2005–06 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
2005
| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October–6 November | Tour du Faso | Burkina Faso | 2.2 | Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo (BUR)[1] | Café Samba |
| 6 December | African Continental Championships – Time Trial |  Egypt | CC | Alex Pavlov (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
| 9 December | African Continental Championships – Road Race | Egypt | CC | Rupert Rheeder (RSA)[2] | South Africa (national team) |
2006
| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12–15 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo |  Gabon | 2.2 |  Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | Française des Jeux |
| 11–19 February | Tour d'Egypte | Egypt | 2.2 |  Ilya Chernyshov (KAZ) | Cycling Team Capec |
| 25 February–11 March | Tour du Cameroun |  Cameroon | 2.2 | Pavel Nevdakh (KAZ) | Brisaspor |
| 8–12 March | Giro del Capo | South Africa | 2.2 |  Peter Velits (SVK) | Team Konica Minolta |
| 15–21 May | Boucle du Coton | Burkina Faso | 2.2 | Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo (BUR) | Burkina Faso (national team) |
| 7–17 September | Tour du Sénégal |  Senegal | 2.2 |  Lukasz Podolski (POL) | Poland (national team) |
Final standings
Individual classification
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo (BUR) | 216 |
| 2. | Rupert Rheeder (RSA) | 209 |
| 3. | Abdul Wahab Sawadogo (BUR) | 121 |
| 4. | Bakhtyar Mamyrov (KAZ) | 101 |
| 5. | Pavel Nevdakh (KAZ) | 96 |
| 6. | Lukasz Podolski (POL) | 88 |
| 7. | David George (RSA) | 86 |
| 8. | Saidou Rouamba (BUR) | 83 |
| 9. | Jacques Fullard (RSA) | 80 |
| 10. | Darren Lill (RSA) | 77 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cycling Team Capec | 130 |
| 2. | Team Konica Minolta | 114 |
| 3. | Relax–GAM | 86 |
| 4. | Barloworld | 38 |
| 5. | Jartazi–7Mobile | 24 |
| 6. | Team Wiesenhof–Akud | 21 |
| 7. | Dukla Trenčín | 17 |
| 8. | Marco Polo | 17 |
| 9. | KrolStonE Continental Team | 4 |
| 10. | Team Lamonta | 2 |
Nation classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | South Africa | 985 |
| 2. | Burkina Faso | 536 |
| 3. | Egypt | 172 |
| 4. |  Zimbabwe | 160 |
| 5. |  Ivory Coast | 140 |
| 6. |  Morocco | 138 |
| 7. |  Angola | 78 |
| 8. | Cameroon | 77 |
| 9. |  Mauritius | 70 |
| 10. |  Tunisia | 48 |