The 2018 UCI Africa Tour was the 14th season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 27 October 2017 with the Tour du Faso and ended on 30 September 2018.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey.
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 2017 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team27 October–5 November Tour du Faso 2.2 Kuwait–Cartucho.es12–19 November Tour of Rwanda 2.2
2018 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team15–21 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2.1 Rwanda (national team)26–29 January Tour International des Zibans 2.2 Morocco (national team)31 January–4 February Tour de l'Espoir 2.Ncup Rwanda (national team)7–11 February Tour of South Africa 2.1 Cancelled20–23 February Grand Prix International de la ville d'Alger 2.2 1 March Les Challenges de la Marche Verte– GP Sakia El Hamra 1.2 Cancelled3 March Les Challenges de la Marche Verte– GP Oued Eddahab 1.2 Cancelled4 March Les Challenges de la Marche Verte– GP Al Massira 1.2 Cancelled6 March Challenge du Prince– Trophée Princier 1.2 Cancelled8 March Challenge du Prince– Trophée de l'Anniversaire 1.2 Cancelled9 March Challenge du Prince– Trophée de la Maison Royale 1.2 Cancelled10–18 March Tour du Cameroun 2.2 Cancelled20–21 March Tour de la Pharmacie Centrale 2.2 23 March Grand Prix de la Pharmacie Centrale 1.2 Ribble Pro Cycling27 March – 2 April Tour d'Algérie 2.2 6–15 April Tour du Maroc 2.2 14 April Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge 1.2 Cancelled15 April Massawa Circuit 1.2 Cancelled17–21 April Tour of Eritrea 2.2 Cancelled22–29 April Tour du Sénégal 2.2 22 April Asmara Circuit 1.2 Cancelled24–27 April Tour de Limpopo 2.2 Pro Touuch4–7 May Tour International de la Wilaya d'Oran 2.2 Sovac-Natura4Ever6 May 100 Cycle Challenge 1.2 BCX26 May–2 June Tour du Cameroun 2.2 Skol Rwanda5–12 August Tour du Rwanda 2.2 27 August–1 September Tour Meles Zenawi for Green Development 2.2 Cancelled9–15 September Tour de Côte d'Ivoire 2.2 Ivory Coast (national team)26–30 September Grand Prix Chantal Biya 2.2
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