2005 UCI Africa Tour explained

The 2005 UCI Africa Tour, was the first season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 16 February 2005 with the Tour d'Egypte and ended on 2 October 2005 with the Tour du Sénégal. Tiaan Kannemeyer of South Africa was crowned as the 2005 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

Date	Race name	Location		Winner	Team
16–24 February			2.2
26 February–12 March			2.2
9–13 March			2.2
22 March–2 April			2.2

Final standings

Individual classification

Rank	Name	Points
1.		163
2.		151
3.		100
4.		90
5.		72.66
6.		72
7.		58
8.		45.66
9.		43.66
10.		42

Team classification

Rank	Team	Points
1.		327
2.		130
3.		101
4.		37
5.		32.32
6.		28
7.		27
8.		18
9.		13

Nation classification

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Rank	Nation	Points
1.		1049.32
2.		329
3.		40
4.		22
5.		11.3
6.		6
7.		5
8.		5
9.		4