2007–08 UCI Africa Tour
Fourth edition of the UCI Africa Tour | |
Details | |
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Dates | 5 October 2007 | –14 September 2008
Location | Africa |
Races | 18 |
Champions | |
Individual champion | Nicholas White (RSA) (Team MTN) |
Teams' champion | Team MTN |
Nations' champion | South Africa |
The 2007–08 UCI Africa Tour was the fourth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 5 October 2007 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 14 September 2008 with the .
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Hassen Ben Nasser from Tunisia was the defending champion of the 2006–07 UCI Africa Tour. Nicholas White of South Africa was crowned as the 2007–08 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[]
2007[]
Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
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5–7 October | Grand Prix Chantal Biya | Cameroon | 2.2 | (NED) | |
26 October–4 November | Tour du Faso | Burkina Faso | 2.2 | Adil Jelloul (MAR) | Morocco (national team) |
29 October–4 November | Tour des Aéroports | Tunisia | 2.2 | (LBA) | Libya (national team) |
9 November | African Continental Championships – Time Trial | Cameroon | CC | Nicholas White (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
11 November | African Continental Championships – Road Race | Cameroon | CC | Nicholas White (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
2008[]
Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
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16–20 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo | Gabon | 2.1 | Lilian Jégou (FRA) | Française des Jeux |
11–17 February | Tour d'Egypte | Egypt | 2.2 | Jay Thomson (RSA) | Team MTN |
19 February | Egypt | 1.2 | (EGY) | Egypt (national team) | |
4–8 March | Giro del Capo | South Africa | 2.2 | Christian Pfannberger (AUT) | Barloworld |
7–11 March | Tour Ivoirien de la Paix | Ivory Coast | 2.1 | Rony Martias (FRA) | Bouygues Télécom |
15–21 March | Tour of Libya | Libya | 2.2 | Omar Hasanein (SYR) | Doha Team |
28 March–6 April | Tour du Cameroun | Cameroon | 2.2 | Joseph Sanda (CMR) | |
30 March–5 April | Tour de la Pharmacie Centrale | Tunisia | 2.2 | (FRA) | France (national team) |
7 April | Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis | Tunisia | 1.2 | Azedine Lagab (ALG) | |
8 April | Tunisia | 1.2 | Azedine Lagab (ALG) | ||
12–18 May | Boucle du Coton | Burkina Faso | 2.2 | (BUR) | Burkina Faso (national team) |
30 May–8 June | Tour du Maroc | Morocco | 2.2 | Alexey Shchebelin (RUS) | |
14 September | South Africa | 1.2 | Nolan Hoffmann (RSA) | Team Neotel |
Final standings[]
Individual classification[]
Rank | Name | Points |
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1. | Nicholas White (RSA) | 241 |
2. | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) | 184 |
3. | Robert Hunter (RSA) | 165 |
4. | Hassen Ben Nasser (TUN) | 132 |
5. | Christoff van Heerden (RSA) | 132 |
6. | Adil Jelloul (MAR) | 128 |
7. | Azedine Lagab (ALG) | 118 |
8. | Malcolm Lange (RSA) | 108 |
9. | Ian McLeod (RSA) | 106 |
10. | Christian Pfannberger (AUT) | 103 |
Team classification[]
Rank | Team | Points |
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1. | Team MTN | 885 |
2. | Barloworld | 409 |
3. | Team Neotel | 282 |
4. | Doha Team | 227 |
5. | Team Konica Minolta–Bizhub | 150 |
6. | 133 | |
7. | Cinelli-OPD | 132 |
8. | Bretagne-Armor Lux | 116 |
9. | 94 | |
10. | L.P.R. Brakes | 82 |
Nation classification[]
Rank | Nation | Points |
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1. | South Africa | 1434 |
2. | Tunisia | 512 |
3. | Algeria | 404 |
4. | Morocco | 343 |
5. | Burkina Faso | 330 |
6. | Namibia | 225 |
7. | Cameroon | 209 |
8. | Libya | 143 |
9. | Lesotho | 137 |
10. | Mauritius | 130 |
External links[]
- UCI Africa Tour
- 2008 in road cycling
- 2007 in road cycling
- 2008 in African sport
- 2007 in African sport