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 Jérémie Ouédraogo 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 Team6–8 October Grand Prix Chantal Biya 2.2 SNH Vélo Club25 October–5 November Tour du Faso 2.2 Bio Avia Mode Markets30 October–6 November Tour des Aéroports 2.2 Pharmacie Centrale 10 November African Cycling Championships – Time Trial CC South Africa (national team) 12 November African Cycling Championships – Road Race CC South Africa (national team) 17–26 November Tour du Maroc 2.2 Slovakia (national team)
2007 Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team16–21 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2.2 8–14 February Tour d'Egypte 2.2 South Africa (national team)16 February GP of Sharm el-Sheikh 1.2 Dukla Trenčín–Merida 24 February–9 March Tour du Cameroun 2.2 Leboulou 6–11 March Giro del Capo 2.2 17–23 March Tour of Libya 2.2 Libya (national team) 8 April Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis 1.2 Tunisia (national team)28 April–5 May Tour de la Pharmacie Centrale de Tunisie 2.2 Pharmacie Centrale14–20 May Boucle du Coton 2.2 Burkina Faso (national team)8–17 June Tour du Maroc 2.2 South Africa (national team)30 August–8 September Tour du Sénégal 2.2 FRMC-Maroc 16 September Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular 1.2 Team Neotel
Final standings
Individual classification Rank Name Points1. 2322. 1683. 1464. 1415. 1366. 1327. 1288. 1149. 11210. 112
Team classification Rank Team Points1. 1902. Dukla Trenčín Merida 1843. 1064. Universal Caffè-Ecopetrol 915. Team Lamonta 576. Amore & Vita–McDonald's 497. 488. Team Differdange 389. Moscou Stars 3410. Notebooksbilliger.de 31
Nation classification Rank Nation Points1. 13572. 5303. 3184. 2165. 1896. 1627. 1588. 1529. 4010. 37
Nation under-23 classification Rank Nation under-23 Points1. 2862. 2793. 1354. 495. 456. 337. 278. 269. 2310. 10
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