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2008–09 UCI Africa Tour
The 2008–09 UCI Africa Tour was the fifth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 2 October 2008 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 19 April 2009 with the Tour du Maroc. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Nicholas White of South Africa was the defending champion of the 2007–08 UCI Africa Tour. Dan Craven Dan Craven (born 1 February 1983) is a Namibian racing cyclist, who last rode for Namibian amateur team NCCS Cycling Team. He is the grandson of Danie Craven, the South African rugby union icon. Craven started cycling seriously when he studied ... of Namibia was crowned as the 2008–09 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 awar ...
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UCI Africa Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) are ranked below the UCI World Tour and, as of 2020, the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits. Development In December 2018, the UCI ann .... UCI Africa Tour Winners There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top 8 ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or ...
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Malcolm Lange
Malcolm Lange (born 22 November 1973) is a South African former professional racing cyclist. He won the South African National Road Race Championships on three occasions. He also rode in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1991 : 1st Amashova Durban Classic ;1995 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Amashova Durban Classic : 2nd Grand Prix Criquielion ;1997 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships ;1998 : National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::3rd Road race : 1st Amashova Durban Classic : 1st Prologue & Stage 5 Giro del Capo ;1999 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 Rapport Toer : 2nd Road race, All-Africa Games ;2000 : 1st Stages 1 & 3 Giro del Capo : 3rd Overall Tour of South China Sea ::1st Stages 5 & 7 ;2001 : 1st Amashova Durban Classic : 4th Road race, National Road Championships ;2002 : 1st Amashova Durban Classic ;2003 : 1st Road race, All-Africa Games : 2nd Road race, National Road Champ ...
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Grand Prix Of Sharm El-Sheikh
The Grand Prix of Sharm el-Sheikh was a one-day road cycling race held annually in Egypt from 2007 to 2009. It was part of UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th ... as a category 1.2 event. Winners References Cycle races in Egypt 2007 establishments in Egypt Recurring sporting events established in 2007 2009 disestablishments in Egypt Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2009 UCI Africa Tour races {{cycling-race-stub ...
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Christoph Springer
Christoph Springer (born 30 October 1985 in Oberndorf am Neckar) is a German former cyclist. Major results ;2009 : 1st Overall Tour d'Egypte ;2011 : 2nd Overall Tour d'Indonesia : 9th Overall Tour of Szeklerland : 10th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour ;2012 : 7th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo : 7th Overall Tour of Bulgaria The Tour of Bulgaria is an annual international professional bicycle race held in Bulgaria that was first staged on 21 August 1924. It is part of UCI Europe Tour and is category 2.2. The race covers about 1,500 kilometres and lasts two weeks. As ... References 1985 births Living people German male cyclists People from Oberndorf am Neckar Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) Cyclists from Baden-Württemberg 21st-century German people {{Germany-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ...
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Tour D'Egypte
Tour d'Egypte is a professional road cycling stage race held annually each February in Egypt. Tour d'Egypte is part of the UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th .... Winners References * Cycle races in Egypt UCI Africa Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1954 1954 establishments in Egypt Winter events in Egypt {{Egypt-sport-stub ...
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Mathieu Ladagnous
Matthieu Ladagnous (born 12 December 1984) is a French road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Pau, Ladagnous became junior world champion at the madison in Melbourne, Australia in 2002 with his partner Tom Thiblier. In 2003 he won the French national title at the points race for the under-23 level. He also won a bronze medal at the individual sprint (under-23) and a silver medal at the madison with Fabien Patanchon in the elite class. Later that year he and Patanchon became European champions at the under-23 track cycling championships. A year later he won the bronze medal at the scratch in the 2003 under-23 championships. He improved his bronze national individual pursuit manager into a gold, while his points race gold was changed in a silver in 2004. In the elite class he won the madison gold, again alongside Patanchon. In 2005 he first continued as a track cyclist and added another national under-23 silver to his palmarès at ...
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La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimbo
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo is a road cycling race held in Gabon and is part of the UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the .... The race consists of only a men's competition, a race run over seven stages (as of the 2019 edition). The race is named in honor of Albertine Amissa Bongo. Past winners References Resultsartek.fr*https://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/ Cycle races in Gabon UCI Africa Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 2006 2006 establishments in Gabon {{Gabon-sport-stub ...
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Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although Kazungula, it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi, Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since ...
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ...
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Jay Robert Thomson
Jay Robert Thomson (born 12 April 1986) is a South African former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the , , , and teams. In 2013 he won the South African National Road Race Championships. He rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France. Major results ;2006 : 6th Road race, African Road Championships ;2007 : 3rd Road race, African Road Championships ;2008 : African Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::7th Road race : 1st Overall Tour d'Egypte ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 7th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay ;2009 : African Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::1st Team time trial ::2nd Road race ;2010 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Langkawi : 3rd Overall Tour of Wellington ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Tour of the Battenkill ;2011 : 2nd Road race, All-Africa Games : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2012 : 1st ...
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African Continental Championships
The African Continental Cycling Championships are a series of cycling races held annually in Africa where the African cyclists decide who will be the champion for the year to come. They have been held since 2001. Editions Men Road Race U23 Road Race Time Trial U23 Time Trial Team Time Trial {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" , - style="text-align:center; background:#e4e4e4; font-weight:bold;" , style="background:#ddd;" , Year , style="background:gold;" , Gold , style="background:silver;" , Silver , style="background:#c96;" , Bronze , - style="background:#efefef;" , - bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , 2009 , , , , - , 2010 , , , , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , 2011 , , , , - , 2012 , , , , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , 2013 , , , , - , 2015 , , , , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , 2016 , , , , - , 2017 , , , , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , 2018 , , , , - , 2019 , , , , -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" , 2021 , , , , - , ...
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