The 2012–13 UCI Africa Tour was the ninth 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 3 October 2012 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 12 May 2013 with the Trophée de la Maison Royale. 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 ...

Tarik Chaoufi Tarik Chaoufi (born 26 February 1986) is a Moroccan professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . In 2013, he became the first Moroccan to become a professional cyclist when he signed for , but he left the tea ...

of Morocco was the defending champion of the 2011–12 UCI Africa Tour.

Adil Jelloul Adil Jelloul (born 14 July 1982 in Ifrane) is a Moroccan road bicycle racer. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's road race. Major results ;2002 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2004 : 1st Stage 7 Tour du Maroc ...

of Morocco was crowned as the 2012–13 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

2012

2013

Final standings

Individual classification

Team classification

Nation classification

Nation under-23 classification

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