2016 UCI Africa Tour
The 2016 UCI Africa Tour is the 12th season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 18 January with the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and will end on 16 October with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Salah Eddine Mraouni of Morocco is the defending champion of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour.
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 | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 28 Dec–2 Jan | Tour of Egypt | 2.2 | national team | ||
| 18–24 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo | 2.1 | |||
| 22 February | African Continental Championships – Team Time Trial | CC | national team | ||
| 24 February | African Continental Championships – Time Trial U23 | CC | national team | ||
| 24 February | African Continental Championships – Time Trial | CC | national team | ||
| 26 February | African Continental Championships – Road Race U23 | CC | national team | ||
| 26 February | African Continental Championships – Road Race | CC | national team | ||
| 4 March | Circuit d'Alger | 1.2 | |||
| 5–7 March | Tour d'Oranie | 2.2 | |||
| 8 March | GP de la Ville d'Oran | 1.2 | |||
| 10–12 March | Tour de Blida | 2.2 | |||
| 12–20 March | Tour du Cameroun | 2.2 | national team | ||
| 13–16 March | Tour de Setif | 2.2 | |||
| 17 March | Critérium International de Sétif | 1.2 | |||
| 19–22 March | Tour d'Annaba | 2.2 | |||
| 23–25 March | Tour de Constantine | 2.2 | |||
| 26 March | Circuit de Constantine | 1.2 | national team | ||
| 28 March | Critérium International de Blida | 1.2 | |||
| 1–10 April | Tour du Maroc | 2.2 | |||
| 16 April | Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge | 1.2 | Team Salina | ||
| 17 April | Massawa Circuit | 1.2 | |||
| 19–23 April | Tour Eritrea | 2.2 | Team Tsen'at | ||
| 23–30 April | Tour du Sénégal | 2.2 | national team | ||
| 24 April | Asmara Circuit | 1.2 | national team | ||
| 5 May | Trophée Princier | 1.2 | |||
| 7 May | Trophée de l'Anniversaire | 1.2 | Centre Maroc | ||
| 8 May | Trophée de la Maison Royale | 1.2 | |||
| 21–25 May | Tour de Tunisie | 2.2 | |||
| 28 Aug–2 Sep | Tour Ethiopian Meles Zenawi | 2.2 | Ethiopia national team | ||
| 24–30 September | Tour de Côte d'Ivoire | 2.2 | Morocco national team | ||
| 12–16 October | Grand Prix Chantal Biya | 2.2 | Selection Auvergne Rhône Alpes |
Final standings
Individual classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 432 | ||
| 2 | 284 | ||
| 3 | 281 | ||
| 4 | 244 | ||
| 5 | 219 | ||
| 6 | 218 | ||
| 7 | 212 | ||
| 8 | 200 | ||
| 9 | 192 | ||
| 10 | 180 |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1019 | |
| 2 | 523 | |
| 3 | 507 | |
| 4 | 415 | |
| 5 | 214 | |
| 6 | Al Marakeb Cycling Team | 211 |
| 7 | 203 | |
| 8 | 163 | |
| 9 | 102 | |
| 10 | 90 |
Nations classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | 1582 | |
| 2 | 1417.5 | |
| 3 | 1277 | |
| 4 | 662 | |
| 5 | 502 | |
| 6 | 404 | |
| 7 | 343 | |
| 8 | 167.32 | |
| 9 | 142 | |
| 10 | 81 |