2011–12 UCI Africa Tour explained

The 2011–12 UCI Africa Tour was the eighth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 29 September 2011 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 11 June 2012 with the Kwita Izina Cycling Tour.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Adil Jelloul of Morocco was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI Africa Tour. Tarik Chaoufi of Morocco was crowned as the 2011–12 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

2011

Date	Race Name	Location		Winner	Team
29 September–2 October			2.2		SNH Vélo Club
21–30 October			2.2		Burkina Faso (national team)
9 November	African Continental Championships – Team Time Trial		CC		Eritrea (national team)
11 November	African Continental Championships – Time Trial		CC		Eritrea (national team)
13 November	African Continental Championships – Road Race		CC		Eritrea (national team)
20–27 November			2.2

2012

Date	Race Name	Location		Winner	Team
16 February			1.2		Morocco (national team)
17 February			1.2
18 February			1.2		Morocco (national team)
8–17 March			2.2		Cameroon (national team)
10–14 March			2.2		Eritrea (national team)
16 March			1.2		SP Tableware
23 March–1 April			2.2
3 April			1.2		Morocco (national team)
4 April			1.2		Morocco (national team)
5 April			1.2		Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie
24–29 April			2.1
7 May			1.2		Morocco (national team)
8 May			1.2		Morocco (national team)
9 May			1.2		Morocco (national team)
30 May–3 June			2.2
10–11 June			2.2		Rwanda (national team)

Final standings

Individual classification

Rank	Name	Points
1.		325
2.		243.67
3.		206.67
4.		181.33
5.		168.67
6.		160.67
7.		140.67
8.		132
9.		110
10.		108

Team classification

Rank	Team	Points
1.		653.68
2.		438.99
3.		230
4.		150
5.		105
6.		80
7.		79
8.		74.33
9.		59
10.		49

Nation classification

Rank	Nation	Points
1.		1333.68
2.		957.01
3.		643.01
4.		602.99
5.		207
6.		191
7.		160.68
8.		141
9.		42
10.		35.68

Nation under-23 classification

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Rank	Nation under-23	Points
1.		459.34
2.		299.67
3.		156
4.		37
5.		33.67
6.		24
7.		15.67
8.		12
9.		3
10.		2