2005 UCI Africa Tour
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.
| First edition of the UCI Africa Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 February 2005–2 October 2006 |
| Location | Africa |
| Races | 4 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) (Barloworld) |
| Teams' champion | Barloworld |
| Nations' champion | South Africa |
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
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–24 February | Tour d'Egypte |  Egypt | 2.2 |  Sergey Tretyakov (KAZ) | |
| 26 February–12 March | Tour du Cameroun |  Cameroon | 2.2 |  Davide Silvestri (ITA) | |
| 9–13 March | Giro del Capo | South Africa | 2.2 | Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) | |
| 22 March–2 April | Tour du Sénégal |  Senegal | 2.2 |  Alexandre Lecocq (FRA) |
Final standings
Individual classification
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) | 163 |
| 2. | Ryan Cox (RSA) | 151 |
| 3. |  Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo (BUR) | 100 |
| 4. | Davide Silvestri (ITA) | 90 |
| 5. | Jamie Ball (RSA) | 72.66 |
| 6. | Laurent Zongo (BUR) | 72 |
| 7. |  Christian Eminger (AUT) | 58 |
| 8. | Sergey Tretyakov (KAZ) | 45.66 |
| 9. | Sergey Lavrenenko (KAZ) | 43.66 |
| 10. | Willie van Zyl (RSA) | 42 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Nation classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | South Africa | 1049.32 |
| 2. | Burkina Faso | 329 |
| 3. |  Namibia | 40 |
| 4. | Cameroon | 22 |
| 5. |  Tunisia | 11.3 |
| 6. | Egypt | 6 |
| 7. |  Morocco | 5 |
| 8. |  Zimbabwe | 5 |
| 9. |  Eritrea | 4 |
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