2013–14 UCI Africa Tour

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]

2013–14 UCI Africa Tour
Tenth edition of the UCI Africa Tour
Details
Dates16 October 2013 (2013-10-16)–5 December 2014
LocationAfrica
Champions
Individual championMekseb Debesay (Bike Aid)
← 2012–13
2015 →

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:

  • Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2
  • One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2

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

Events

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2013

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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

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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

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  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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