The 2008–09 UCI Africa Tour was the fifth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 2 October 2008 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 19 April 2009 with the Tour du Maroc.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Nicholas White of South Africa was the defending champion of the 2007–08 UCI Africa Tour. Dan Craven of Namibia was crowned as the 2008–09 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
2008 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team2–5 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya 2.2 Team Allier 11–18 October Tour du Sénégal 2.2 Vlaanderen-Martin 19 October Amashovashova Classic 1.2 24 October–2 November Tour du Faso 2.2 Belgium (national team)7 November African Continental Championships – Time Trial CC South Africa (national team) 9 November African Continental Championships – Road Race CC Namibia (national team)
2009 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team13–18 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimbo 2.1 10–15 February Tour d'Egypte 2.2 Heraklion-Nesebar-Kastro17 February Grand Prix of Sharm el-Sheikh 1.2 Heraklion-Nesebar-Kastro17–28 February Tour du Cameroun 2.2 Nordland-Hamburg4 March Giro del Capo I 1.2 5 March Giro del Capo II 1.2 6 March Giro del Capo III 1.2 8 March Giro del Capo IV 1.2 Team Medscheme10–19 April Tour du Maroc 2.2 Brisaspor
Final standings
Individual classification Rank Name Points1. 1232. 1233. 924. 895. 876. 797. 788. 779. 7610. 75
Team classification Rank Team Points1. 2612. 1953. Rapha Condor 1444. Liberty Seguros 1335. House of Paint 1296. CCC Polsat Polkowice 1097. Doha Team 1998. Heraklion-Nessebar 889. Team Neotel-Stegcomputer 8610. Jong Vlaanderen-Bauknecht 77
Nation classification Rank Nation Points1. 1050.52. 453.983. 3094. 2285. 1416. 1397. 1348. 1239. 12310. 100
Nation under-23 classification Rank Nation under-23 Points1. 1792. 463. 344. 285. 256. 127. 78. 69. 6
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