The 2009–10 UCI Africa Tour was the sixth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 1 October 2009 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 21 May 2010 with the Tour of Eritrea.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Dan Craven of Namibia was the defending champion of the 2008–09 UCI Africa Tour. Abdelatif Saadoune of Morocco was crowned as the 2009–10 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
2009 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team1–4 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya 2.2 Global Cycling 23 October–1 November Tour du Faso 2.2 Morocco (national team)4 November African Continental Championships – Team Time Trial CC South Africa (national team)6 November African Continental Championships – Time Trial CC South Africa (national team) 8 November African Continental Championships – Road Race CC South Africa (national team) 16–24 November Tour of Rwanda 2.2 Morocco (national team) 28 November–2 December Tour of Eritrea 2.2 Eritrea (national team)
2010 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team19–24 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2.1 15–26 February Tour du Cameroun 2.2 Slovakia (national team) 7–13 March Tour du Mali 2.2 Morocco (national team) 13–17 March Tour of Libya 2.2 Libya (national team) 19 March Grand Prix of Al Fatah 1.2 Pendragon-Le Col-Colnago26 March–4 April Tour du Maroc 2.2 Loborika7 May Trophée Princier 1.2 Betonexpressz 2000-Universal Caffè8 May Trophée de l'Anniversaire 1.2 Morocco (national team)9 May Trophée de la Maison Royale 1.2 Betonexpressz 2000-Universal Caffè17–21 May Tour of Eritrea 2.2 Eritrea (national team)
Final standings
Individual classification Rank Name Points1. 2312. 202.663. 1744. 1545. 1406. 1317. 107.668. 96.669. 9610. 94
Team classification Rank Team Points1. 455.982. 2003. Loborika 1304. Cofidis 1125. Fly V Australia 96.666. Tecnofilm-Betonexpressz 2000 967. Team Type 1 688. Acqua & Sapone 409. Katyusha Continental Team 3310. Team Designa Køkken 32
Nation classification Rank Nation Points1. 9352. 930.643. 4444. 263.645. 2066. 1597. 1378. 1229. 91.9810. 87
Nation under-23 classification Rank Nation under-23 Points1. 2162. 95.663. 564. 445. 216. 157. 128. 129. 10.6610. 7.66
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