2005 UCI Africa Tour
Appearance
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2025) |
First edition of the UCI Africa Tour | |
Details | |
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Dates | 16 February 2005 | –2 October 2006
Location | Africa |
Races | 4 |
Champions | |
Individual champion | ![]() |
Teams' champion | Barloworld |
Nations' champion | ![]() |
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
Events
[edit]Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
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16–24 February | Tour d'Egypte | ![]() |
2.2 | ![]() |
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26 February–12 March | Tour du Cameroun | ![]() |
2.2 | ![]() |
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9–13 March | Giro del Capo | ![]() |
2.2 | ![]() |
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22 March–2 April | Tour du Sénégal | ![]() |
2.2 | ![]() |
Final standings
[edit]Individual classification
[edit]Rank | Name | Points |
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1. | ![]() |
163 |
2. | ![]() |
151 |
3. | ![]() |
100 |
4. | ![]() |
90 |
5. | ![]() |
72.66 |
6. | ![]() |
72 |
7. | ![]() |
58 |
8. | ![]() |
45.66 |
9. | ![]() |
43.66 |
10. | ![]() |
42 |
Team classification
[edit]Rank | Team | Points |
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1. | Barloworld | 327 |
2. | Team Nippo | 130 |
3. | Team Konica Minolta | 101 |
4. | Dukla Trenčín | 37 |
5. | Team Exel | 32.32 |
6. | Team Wiesenhof | 28 |
7. | Team Lamonta | 27 |
8. | Intel–Action | 18 |
9. | Recycling.co.uk | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Winners of the UCI Continental Circuits". Cyclingnews.com. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2025.