2016 UCI Africa Tour

2016 UCI Africa Tour
Twelfth edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates 18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)–16 October 2016
Location Africa
Rounds 25
2015
2017

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.

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:

Events

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
28 Dec–2 JanTour of Egypt  Egypt 2.2  Mounir Makhchoun (MAR)  Morocco national team
18–24 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo  Gabon 2.1  Adrien Petit (FRA) Direct Énergie
22 February African Continental ChampionshipsTeam Time Trial  Morocco CC  Elias Afewerki (ERI)
 Mekseb Debesay (ERI)
 Amanuel Gebreigzabhier (ERI)
 Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI)
 Eritrea national team
24 February African Continental ChampionshipsTime Trial U23  Morocco CC  Valens Ndayisenga (RWA)  Rwanda national team
24 February African Continental ChampionshipsTime Trial  Morocco CC  Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR)  Morocco national team
26 February African Continental ChampionshipsRoad Race U23  Morocco CC  Amanuel Gebreigzabhier (ERI)  Eritrea national team
26 February African Continental ChampionshipsRoad Race  Morocco CC  Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI)  Eritrea national team
4 March Circuit d'Alger  Algeria 1.2  Jesús Alberto Rubio (ESP) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team
5–7 March Tour d'Oranie  Algeria 2.2  Luca Wackermann (ITA) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team
8 March GP de la Ville d'Oran  Algeria 1.2  Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team
10–12 March Tour de Blida  Algeria 2.2  Luca Wackermann (ITA) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team
12–20 March Tour du Cameroun  Cameroon 2.2  Mohammed Amine Errafai (MAR)  Morocco national team
13–16 March Tour de Setif  Algeria 2.2  Essaïd Abelouache (MAR) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team
17 March Critérium International de Sétif  Algeria 1.2  Adil Barbari (ALG) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team
19–22 March Tour d'Annaba  Algeria 2.2  Luca Wackermann (ITA) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team
23–25 March Tour de Constantine  Algeria 2.2  Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team
26 March Circuit de Constantine  Algeria 1.2  Joseph Areruya (RWA)  Rwanda national team
28 March Critérium International de Blida  Algeria 1.2  Nassim Saidi (ALG) Al Marakeb Cycling Team
1–10 April Tour du Maroc  Morocco 2.2  Stefan Schumacher (GER) Christina Jewelry Pro Cycling
16 April Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge  Eritrea 1.2  Mikiel Habtom (ERI) Team Salina
17 April Massawa Circuit  Eritrea 1.2  Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) Sharjah Team
19–23 April Tour Eritrea  Eritrea 2.2  Merhawi Goitom (ERI) Team Tsen'at
23–30 April Tour du Sénégal  Senegal 2.2  Abdellah Benyoucef (ALG)  Algeria national team
24 April Asmara Circuit  Eritrea 1.2  Yonas Fissahaye (ERI)  Eritrea national team
5 May Trophée Princier  Morocco 1.2  Thomas Vaubourzeix (FRA) Lupus Racing Team
7 May Trophée de l'Anniversaire  Morocco 1.2
8 May Trophée de la Maison Royale  Morocco 1.2
21–25 May Tour de Tunisie  Tunisia 2.2
24–30 September Tour de Côte d'Ivoire  Ivory Coast 2.2
12–16 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya  Cameroon 2.2


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