The 2005–06 UCI Africa Tour was the second season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 26 October 2005 with the Tour du Faso and ended on 17 September 2006 with the Tour du Sénégal.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Tiaan Kannemeyer from South Africa was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI Africa Tour. Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso was crowned as the 2005–06 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
2005 Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team26 October–6 November Tour du Faso 2.2 Café Samba6 December African Continental Championships – Time Trial CC South Africa (national team)9 December African Continental Championships – Road Race CC South Africa (national team)
2006 Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team12–15 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2.2 11–19 February Tour d'Egypte 2.2 Cycling Team Capec 25 February–11 March Tour du Cameroun 2.2 Brisaspor 8–12 March Giro del Capo 2.2 15–21 May Boucle du Coton 2.2 Burkina Faso (national team) 7–17 September Tour du Sénégal 2.2 Poland (national team)
Final standings
Individual classification Rank Name Points1. 2162. 2093. 1214. 1015. 966. 887. 868. 839. 8010. 77
Team classification Rank Team Points1. Cycling Team Capec 1302. 1143. Relax–GAM 864. 385. Jartazi–7Mobile 246. Team Wiesenhof–Akud 217. Dukla Trenčín 178. 179. KrolStonE Continental Team 410. Team Lamonta 2
Nation classification Rank Nation Points1. 9852. 5363. 1724. 1605. 1406. 1387. 788. 779. 7010. 48
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