2016 UCI Africa Tour

The 2016 UCI Africa Tour is the 12th season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 18 January with the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and will end on 16 October with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya.

2016 UCI Africa Tour
Twelfth edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)–16 October 2016
LocationAfrica
Rounds25
Champions
Individual champion Issak Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) (Sharjah Team)
Teams' championAl Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
Nations' champion Eritrea

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Salah Eddine Mraouni (289 points) of Morocco is the defending champion of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour.

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
DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeam
28 Dec–2 JanTour of Egypt Egypt2.2 Mounir Makhchoun (MAR) Morocco national team
18–24 JanuaryLa Tropicale Amissa Bongo Gabon2.1 Adrien Petit (FRA)Direct Énergie
22 FebruaryAfrican Continental Championships – Team Time Trial  MoroccoCC Elias Afewerki (ERI)
 Mekseb Debesay (ERI)
 Amanuel Gebreigzabhier (ERI)
 Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI)		 Eritrea national team
24 FebruaryAfrican Continental Championships – Time Trial U23 MoroccoCC Valens Ndayisenga (RWA) Rwanda national team
24 FebruaryAfrican Continental Championships – Time Trial MoroccoCC Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) Morocco national team
26 FebruaryAfrican Continental Championships – Road Race U23 MoroccoCC Amanuel Gebreigzabhier (ERI) Eritrea national team
26 FebruaryAfrican Continental Championships – Road Race MoroccoCC Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) Eritrea national team
4 MarchCircuit d'Alger Algeria1.2 Jesús Alberto Rubio (ESP)Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
5–7 MarchTour d'Oranie Algeria2.2 Luca Wackermann (ITA)Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
8 MarchGP de la Ville d'Oran Algeria1.2 Tomas Vaitkus (LTU)Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
10–12 MarchTour de Blida Algeria2.2 Luca Wackermann (ITA)Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
12–20 MarchTour du Cameroun Cameroon2.2 Mohammed Amine Errafai (MAR) Morocco national team
13–16 MarchTour de Setif Algeria2.2 Essaïd Abelouache (MAR)Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
17 MarchCritérium International de Sétif Algeria1.2 Adil Barbari (ALG)Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
19–22 MarchTour d'Annaba Algeria2.2 Luca Wackermann (ITA)Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
23–25 MarchTour de Constantine Algeria2.2 Tomas Vaitkus (LTU)Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
26 MarchCircuit de Constantine Algeria1.2 Joseph Areruya (RWA) Rwanda national team
28 MarchCritérium International de Blida Algeria1.2 Nassim Saidi (ALG)Al Marakeb Cycling Team
1–10 AprilTour du Maroc Morocco2.2 Stefan Schumacher (GER)Christina Jewelry Pro Cycling
16 AprilFenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge Eritrea1.2 Mikiel Habtom (ERI)Team Salina
17 AprilMassawa Circuit Eritrea1.2 Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI)Sharjah Team
19–23 AprilTour Eritrea Eritrea2.2 Merhawi Goitom (ERI)Team Tsen'at
23–30 AprilTour du Sénégal Senegal2.2 Abdellah Benyoucef (ALG) Algeria national team
24 AprilAsmara Circuit Eritrea1.2 Yonas Fissahaye (ERI) Eritrea national team
5 MayTrophée Princier Morocco1.2 Thomas Vaubourzeix (FRA)Lupus Racing Team
7 MayTrophée de l'Anniversaire Morocco1.2 Soufiane Sahbaoui (MAR)Centre Maroc
8 MayTrophée de la Maison Royale Morocco1.2 Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR)Al Marakeb Cycling Team
21–25 MayTour de Tunisie Tunisia2.2 Abderrahmane Mansouri (ALG)Sharjah Team
28 Aug–2 SepTour Ethiopian Meles Zenawi Ethiopia2.2 Tedros Redae (ETH)Ethiopia national team
24–30 SeptemberTour de Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast2.2 Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR)Morocco national team
12–16 OctoberGrand Prix Chantal Biya Cameroon2.2 Martial Roman (FRA)Selection Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Final standings

Individual classification
RankNameTeamPoints
1  Issak Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) Sharjah Team 432
2  Adil Barbari (ALG) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 284
3  Soufiane Haddi (MAR) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team–Al Ahli Club 281
4  Abderrahmane Mansouri (ALG) Sharjah Team 244
5  Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) 219
6  Essaïd Abelouache (MAR) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 218
7  Luca Wackermann (ITA) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 212
8  Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Team Dimension Data 200
9  Elias Afewerki (ERI) Sharjah Team 192
10  Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 180

Teams classification

RankTeamPoints
1 Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 1019
2 Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team–Al Ahli Club 523
3 Dimension Data for Qhubeka 507
4 Sharjah Team 415
5 Direct Énergie 214
6 Al Marakeb Cycling Team 211
7 Fortuneo–Vital Concept 203
8 Stradalli–Bike Aid 163
9 Lupus Racing Team 102
10 Unieuro–Wilier 90

Nations classification
RankNationPoints
1  Eritrea 1582
2  Morocco 1417.5
3  Algeria 1277
4  South Africa 662
5  Rwanda 502
6  Tunisia 404
7  Ethiopia 343
8  Egypt 167.32
9  Namibia 142
10  Ivory Coast 81
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