2006–07 UCI Africa Tour
| Third edition of the UCI Africa Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 October 2006–16 September 2007 |
| Location | Africa |
| Rounds | 18 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |
 Hassen Ben Nasser (TUN) |
| Teams' champion | Barloworld |
| Nations' champion |
 South Africa |
|
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
The 2006–07 UCI Africa Tour was the third season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 6 October 2006 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 16 September 2007 with the Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo of Burkina Faso was the defending champion of the 2005–06 UCI Africa Tour. Hassen Ben Nasser of Tunisia was crowned as the 2006–07 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
2006
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6–8 October | Grand Prix Chantal Biya |  Cameroon | 2.2 | Flaubert Douanla (CMR) | SNH Vélo Club |
| 25 October–5 November | Tour du Faso |  Burkina Faso | 2.2 | .svg.png){kind=small} David Verdonck (BEL) | Bio Avia Mode Markets |
| 30 October–6 November | Tour des Aéroports | Tunisia | 2.2 | Hassen Ben Nasser (TUN) | Pharmacie Centrale |
| 10 November | African Cycling Championships – Time Trial |  Mauritius | CC | Robert Hunter (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
| 12 November | African Cycling Championships – Road Race | Mauritius | CC | Darren Lill (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
| 17–26 November | Tour du Maroc |  Morocco | 2.2 |  Ján Šipeky (SVK) | Slovakia (national team) |
2007
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–21 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo |  Gabon | 2.2 |  Frédéric Guesdon (FRA) | Française des Jeux |
| 8–14 February | Tour d'Egypte |  Egypt | 2.2 | Waylon Woolcock (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
| 16 February | GP of Sharm el-Sheikh | Egypt | 1.2 | Ján Šipeky (SVK) | Dukla Trenčín-Merida |
| 24 February–9 March | Tour du Cameroun | Cameroon | 2.2 | Flavien Chipault (FRA) | Leboulou |
| 6–11 March | Giro del Capo | South Africa | 2.2 |  Alexander Efimkin (RUS) | Barloworld |
| 17–23 March | Tour of Libya | .svg.png){kind=small} Libya | 2.2 | Ahmed Mohamed Ali (LBA) | Libya (national team) |
| 8 April | Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis | Tunisia | 1.2 | Ahmed Mraihi (TUN) | Tunisia (national team) |
| 28 April–5 May | Tour de la Pharmacie Centrale de Tunisie | Tunisia | 2.2 | Hassen Ben Nasser (TUN) | Pharmacie Centrale |
| 14–20 May | Boucle du Coton | Burkina Faso | 2.2 | Saïdou Rouamba (BUR) | Burkina Faso (national team) |
| 8–17 June | Tour du Maroc | Morocco | 2.2 | Nicholas White (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
| 30 August–8 September | Tour du Sénégal |  Senegal | 2.2 | Adil Jelloul (MAR) | FRMC-Maroc |
| 16 September | Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular | South Africa | 1.2 | Jaco Venter (RSA) | Team Neotel |
Final standings
Individual classification
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hassen Ben Nasser (TUN) | 232 |
| 2. | Fethi Ahmed Atunsi (LBA) | 168 |
| 3. | Ahmed Mohammed Ali (LBA) | 146 |
| 4. | Daniel Spence (RSA) | 141 |
| 5. | Malcolm Lange (RSA) | 136 |
| 6. | Aymen Ben Hassine (TUN) | 132 |
| 7. | Ján Šipeky (SVK) | 128 |
| 8. | David George (RSA) | 114 |
| 9. | Aymen Berini (TUN) | 112 |
| 10. | Abdelatif Saadoune (MAR) | 112 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Barloworld | 190 |
| 2. | Dukla Trenčín Merida | 184 |
| 3. | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 106 |
| 4. | Universal Caffè-Ecopetrol | 91 |
| 5. | Team Lamonta | 57 |
| 6. | Amore & Vita-McDonald's | 49 |
| 7. | Team Konica Minolta | 48 |
| 8. | Team Differdange | 38 |
| 9. | Moscou Stars | 34 |
| 10. | Notebooksbilliger.de | 31 |
Nation classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | South Africa | 1357 |
| 2. | Tunisia | 530 |
| 3. | Libya | 318 |
| 4. | Cameroon | 216 |
| 5. |  Namibia | 189 |
| 6. | Morocco | 162 |
| 7. | Egypt | 158 |
| 8. | Burkina Faso | 152 |
| 9. |  Algeria | 40 |
| 10. |  Kenya | 37 |
Nation under-23 classification
| Rank | Nation under-23 | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tunisia | 286 |
| 2. | South Africa | 279 |
| 3. | Libya | 135 |
| 4. | Morocco | 49 |
| 5. | Namibia | 45 |
| 6. | Kenya | 33 |
| 7. | Egypt | 27 |
| 8. | Algeria | 26 |
| 9. | Cameroon | 23 |
| 10. |  Ivory Coast | 10 |