The 2008–09 UCI Africa Tour was the fifth season 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 ...

. The season began on 2 October 2008 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 19 April 2009 with the

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. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour

cycling jersey A cycling jersey is a specialised jersey for cycling. The cycling jersey used to be made of wool since the inception of cycling as a sport in the early 1900s, while contemporary jerseys have evolved into technical sportswear that is lightweigh ...

. 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 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

2008

2009

Final standings

Individual classification

Team classification

Nation classification

Nation under-23 classification

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 UCI Africa Tour UCI Africa Tour * * 2009 in African sport 2008 in African sport