# 2012–13 UCI Africa Tour

The 2012–13 UCI Africa Tour was the ninth season of the UCI Africa Tour. 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. Tarik Chaoufi of Morocco was the defending champion of the 2011–12 UCI Africa Tour. Adil Jelloul 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

| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 3–7 October | Grand Prix Chantal Biya | Cameroon | 2.2 | Alexandre Mercier (SUI) | Team Jura Suisse |
| 19–28 October | Tour du Faso | Burkina Faso | 2.2 | Rasmane Ouedraogo (BUR) | Burkina Faso (national team) |
| 7 November | African Continental Championships – Team Time Trial | Burkina Faso | CC | Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) Natnael Berhane (ERI) Freqalsi Debesay (ERI) Jani Tewelde (ERI) | Eritrea (national team) |
| 9 November | African Continental Championships – Time Trial | Burkina Faso | CC | Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) | Eritrea (national team) |
| 11 November | African Continental Championships – Road Race | Burkina Faso | CC | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | Eritrea (national team) |
| 18–25 November | Tour of Rwanda | Rwanda | 2.2 | Darren Lill (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |

### 2013

| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 14–20 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo | Gabon | 2.1 | Yohann Gène (FRA) | Team Europcar |
| 16–17 February | Fenkel Northern Redsea | Eritrea | 2.2 | Tesfay Abraha (ERI) | MTN Qhubeka-WCC Africa Team |
| 19–22 February | Tour of Eritrea | Eritrea | 2.2 | Mekseb Debesay (ERI) | Eritrea (national team) |
| 24 February | Circuit of Asmara | Eritrea | 1.2 | Abdalla Ben Youcef (ALG) | Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie |
| 26 February | GP Sakia El Hamra | Morocco | 1.2 | Essaïd Abelouache (MAR) | Morocco (national team) |
| 27 February | GP Oued Eddahab | Morocco | 1.2 | Adil Jelloul (MAR) | Morocco (national team) |
| 28 February | GP Al Massira | Morocco | 1.2 | Ismail Ayoune (MAR) | Morocco (national team) |
| 11–15 March | Tour d'Algérie | Algeria | 2.2 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | SP Tableware |
| 16 March | Circuit d'Alger | Algeria | 1.2 | Martin Pedersen (DEN) | Christina Watches–Onfone |
| 18–20 March | Tour de Tipaza | Algeria | 2.2 | Constantino Zaballa (ESP) | Christina Watches–Onfone |
| 21–23 March | Tour de Blida | Algeria | 2.2 | Hichem Chabane (ALG) | Vélo Club Sovac |
| 29 March-7 April | Tour du Maroc | Morocco | 2.2 | Mathieu Perget (FRA) | CMI-Greenover |
| 17–21 April | Mzansi Tour | South Africa | 2.2 | Robert Hunter (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
| 10 May | Trophée Princier | Morocco | 1.2 | Adil Jelloul (MAR) | Morocco national team |
| 11 May | Trophée de l'Anniversaire | Morocco | 1.2 | Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN) | Tunisia national team |
| 12 May | Trophée de la Maison Royale | Morocco | 1.2 | Maher Hasnaoui (TUN) | Tunisia national team |

## Final standings
### Individual classification

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1. | Adil Jelloul (MAR) | 223 |
| 2. | Hichem Chaabane (ALG) | 143.67 |
| 3. | Essaïd Abelouache (MAR) | 137 |
| 4. | Yohann Gène (FRA) | 130 |
| 5. | Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN) | 127.67 |
| 6. | Mathieu Perget (FRA) | 124 |
| 7. | Jay Thomson (RSA) | 123 |
| 8. | Rasmane Ouedraogo (BUR) | 120.33 |
| 9. | Soufiane Haddi (MAR) | 119 |
| 10. | Reda Aadel (MAR) | 113 |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1. | MTN–Qhubeka | 332.67 |
| 2. | Vélo Club SOVAC | 291.68 |
| 3. | Team Europcar | 240.67 |
| 4. | Christina Watches-Onfone | 234 |
| 5. | Groupement Sportif Pétrolier Algérie | 225 |
| 6. | Torku Şekerspor | 134 |
| 7. | SP Tableware | 108 |
| 8. | Dukla Trenčín-Trek | 80 |
| 9. | BDC-Marcpol Team | 55 |
| 10. | La Pomme Marseille | 45 |

### Nation classification

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1. | Morocco | 929 |
| 2. | Eritrea | 826.54 |
| 3. | Algeria | 500.01 |
| 4. | South Africa | 433 |
| 5. | Tunisia | 288.68 |
| 6. | Burkina Faso | 248.32 |
| 7. | Ethiopia | 147 |
| 8. | Rwanda | 140.32 |
| 9. | Lesotho | 140 |
| 10. | Zimbabwe | 131 |

### Nation under-23 classification

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1. | Eritrea | 714.87 |
| 2. | Morocco | 260 |
| 3. | Algeria | 130.01 |
| 4. | Ethiopia | 130 |
| 5. | South Africa | 69 |
| 6. | Rwanda | 60.33 |
| 7. | Lesotho | 45 |
| 8. | Gabon | 40 |
| 9. | Tunisia | 40 |
| 10. | Ivory Coast | 40 |