# 2007–08 UCI Africa Tour

The 2007–08 UCI Africa Tour was the fourth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 5 October 2007 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 14 September 2008 with the Powerade Dome 2 Dome.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Hassen Ben Nasser from Tunisia was the defending champion of the 2006–07 UCI Africa Tour. Nicholas White of South Africa was crowned as the 2007–08 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
### 2007

| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 5–7 October | Grand Prix Chantal Biya | Cameroon | 2.2 | Peter Van Agtmaal (NED) | CCN Sportswear |
| 26 October–4 November | Tour du Faso | Burkina Faso | 2.2 | Adil Jelloul (MAR) | Morocco (national team) |
| 29 October–4 November | Tour des Aéroports | Tunisia | 2.2 | Ali Ahmed Mohamed (LBA) | Libya (national team) |
| 9 November | African Continental Championships – Time Trial | Cameroon | CC | Nicholas White (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
| 11 November | African Continental Championships – Road Race | Cameroon | CC | Nicholas White (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |

### 2008

| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 16–20 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo | Gabon | 2.1 | Lilian Jégou (FRA) | Française des Jeux |
| 11–17 February | Tour d'Egypte | Egypt | 2.2 | Jay Thomson (RSA) | Team MTN |
| 19 February | GP of Sharm el-Sheikh | Egypt | 1.2 | Amr Mahmoud (EGY) | Egypt (national team) |
| 4–8 March | Giro del Capo | South Africa | 2.2 | Christian Pfannberger (AUT) | Barloworld |
| 7–11 March | Tour Ivoirien de la Paix | Ivory Coast | 2.1 | Rony Martias (FRA) | Bouygues Télécom |
| 15–21 March | Tour of Libya | Libya | 2.2 | Omar Hasanin (SYR) | Doha Team |
| 28 March–6 April | Tour du Cameroun | Cameroon | 2.2 | Joseph Sanda (CMR) | SNH Velo Club |
| 30 March–5 April | Tour de la Pharmacie Centrale | Tunisia | 2.2 | Thomas Nauzaret (FRA) | France (national team) |
| 7 April | Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis | Tunisia | 1.2 | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) | |
| 8 April | GP Banque de l'Habitat | Tunisia | 1.2 | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) | |
| 12–18 May | Boucle du Coton | Burkina Faso | 2.2 | Gueswende Sawadogo (BUR) | Burkina Faso (national team) |
| 30 May–8 June | Tour du Maroc | Morocco | 2.2 | Alexey Shchebelin (RUS) | Cinelli OPD |
| 14 September | Powerade Dome 2 Dome | South Africa | 1.2 | Nolan Hoffman (RSA) | Team Neotel |

## Final standings
### Individual classification

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1. | Nicholas White (RSA) | 241 |
| 2. | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) | 184 |
| 3. | Robert Hunter (RSA) | 165 |
| 4. | Hassen Ben Nasser (TUN) | 132 |
| 5. | Christoff van Heerden (RSA) | 132 |
| 6. | Adil Jelloul (MAR) | 128 |
| 7. | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) | 118 |
| 8. | Malcolm Lange (RSA) | 108 |
| 9. | Ian McLeod (RSA) | 106 |
| 10. | Christian Pfannberger (AUT) | 103 |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1. | Team MTN | 885 |
| 2. | Barloworld | 409 |
| 3. | Team Neotel | 282 |
| 4. | Doha Team | 227 |
| 5. | Team Konica Minolta–Bizhub | 150 |
| 6. | Dukla Trenčín Merida | 133 |
| 7. | Cinelli–OPD | 132 |
| 8. | Bretagne-Armor Lux | 116 |
| 9. | House of Paint | 94 |
| 10. | L.P.R. Brakes | 82 |

### Nation classification

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1. | South Africa | 1434 |
| 2. | Tunisia | 512 |
| 3. | Algeria | 404 |
| 4. | Morocco | 343 |
| 5. | Burkina Faso | 330 |
| 6. | Namibia | 225 |
| 7. | Cameroon | 209 |
| 8. | Libya | 143 |
| 9. | Lesotho | 137 |
| 10. | Mauritius | 130 |

### Nation under-23 classification

| Rank | Nation under-23 | Points |
| 1. | South Africa | 478 |
| 2. | Algeria | 324 |
| 3. | Tunisia | 283 |
| 4. | Eritrea | 81 |
| 5. | Mauritius | 67 |
| 6. | Angola | 54 |
| 7. | Egypt | 42 |
| 8. | Libya | 24 |
| 9. | Cameroon | 21 |
| 10. | Lesotho | 16 |