2013–14 UCI Africa Tour

2013–14 UCI Africa Tour
Tenth edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates 16 October 2013 (2013-10-16)–5 December 2014
Location Africa
Champions
Individual champion Mekseb Debesay (Bike Aid)
2015

The 2013–14 UCI Africa Tour was the tenth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 16 October 2013 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 23 November 2014 with the Tour of Rwanda.[1]

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wore the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Adil Jelloul of Morocco was the defending champion of the 2012–13 UCI Africa Tour.[2]

Throughout the season, points were 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:

The 2013−14 competition was won by Mekseb Debesay of Eritrea, who rode for the Bike Aid cycling team.[3]

Events

2013

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
16–20 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya  Cameroon 2.2  Yves Ngué Ngock (CMR) SNH Vélo Club
25 October–3 November Tour du Faso  Burkina Faso 2.2  Abdoul-Aziz Nikiema (BUR) Burkina Faso (national team)
17–24 November Tour of Rwanda  Rwanda 2.2  Dylan Girdlestone (RSA) South Africa (national team)
29 November African Continental ChampionshipsTeam Time Trial  Egypt CC  Natnael Berhane (ERI)
 Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI)
 Meron Russom (ERI)
 Meron Teshome (ERI)
Eritrea (national team)
1 December African Continental ChampionshipsTime Trial  Egypt CC  Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) Eritrea (national team)
5 December African Continental ChampionshipsRoad Race  Egypt CC  Tesfom Okbamariam (ERI) Eritrea (national team)

2014

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
13–19 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo  Gabon 2.1  Natnael Berhane (ERI) Team Europcar
27 February GP Sakia El Hamra  Morocco 1.2  Essaïd Abelouache (MAR) Morocco (national team)
1 March GP Oued Eddahab  Morocco 1.2  Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) Morocco (national team)
2 March GP Al Massira  Morocco 1.2  Aleksander Alekseev (BUL) Brisaspor
8 March Criterium d'Alger  Algeria 1.2  Thomas Rabou (NED) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team
9–13 March Tour d'Algérie  Algeria 2.2  Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Eritrea (national team)
9–18 March Tour du Cameroun  Cameroon 2.2  Dan Craven (NAM) Bike Aid-Ride for Help
14 March GP d'Oran  Algeria 1.2  Adel Barbari (ALG) Vélo Club Sovac
16–18 March Tour de Blida  Algeria 2.2  Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI) Eritrea (national team)
19–21 March Tour de Setif  Algeria 2.2  Thomas Lebas (FRA) Bridgestone–Anchor
22 March Criterium de Setif  Algeria 1.2  Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) Morocco (national team)
24–27 March Tour de Constantine  Algeria 2.2  Sergey Belykh (RUS) Team 21
28 March Circuit d'Alger  Algeria 1.2  Azzedine Lagab (ALG) Groupement Sportif Pétrolier Algérie
29 March Criterium de Blida  Algeria 1.2  Marco Amicabile (ITA) Gragnano Sporting Club
4–13 April Tour du Maroc  Morocco 2.2  Julien Loubet (FRA) GSC Blagnac Vélo Sport 31
6–12 April Mzansi Tour  South Africa 2.2  Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka
9 May Trophée Princier  Morocco 1.2  Abdelati Saadoune (MAR) Morocco (national team)
10 May Trophée de l'Anniversaire  Morocco 1.2  Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) Morocco (national team)
12 May Trophée de la Maison Royale  Morocco 1.2  Tarik Chaoufi (MAR) Morocco (national team)
6–9 Nov GP Chantal Biya  Cameroon 2.2  Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Bike Aid-Ride for Help
16–23 Nov Tour of Rwanda  Rwanda 2.2  Valens Ndayisenga (RWA) Rwanda Karisimbi

References

  1. "Cycling Calendar and Races". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. "UCI Individual » AfricaTour » 2013". ProCyclingStats. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. "UCI Individual » AfricaTour » 2014". ProCyclingStats. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

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