2015 UCI Asia Tour

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2015 UCI Asia Tour
Eleventh edition of the UCI Asia Tour
Details
Dates1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)–19 December 2015
LocationAsia
Races37
Champions
Individual championFlag of Iran.svg  Samad Pourseyedi  (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Team)
Teams' champion Pishgaman–Giant
Nations' championFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
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The 2015 UCI Asia Tour was the 11th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 1 February 2015 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and ended on 19 December 2015 with the Tour of Al Zubarah.

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The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Samad Pourseyedi from Iran is the defending champion of the 2013–14 UCI Asia Tour.

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:

Events

DateRace nameLocation UCI Rating WinnerTeamRef
1–4 February Tour de Filipinas Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2.2Flag of France.svg  Thomas Lebas  (FRA) Bridgestone–Anchor [1]
4–7 February Dubai Tour Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2.HCFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) Etixx–Quick-Step [2]
8–13 February Tour of Qatar Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2.HCFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Niki Terpstra  (NED) Etixx–Quick-Step [3]
12 February Asian Cycling Championships  – Road RaceFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand CCFlag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRI) Iran (national team) [4]
14 February Asian Cycling Championships  – Time TrialFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand CCFlag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRI) Iran (national team) [5]
17–22 February Tour of Oman Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 2.HCFlag of Spain.svg  Rafael Valls  (ESP) Lampre–Merida [6]
8–15 March Tour de Langkawi Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2.HCFlag of Algeria.svg  Youcef Reguigui  (ALG) MTN–Qhubeka [7]
22–26 March Tour de Taiwan Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2.1Flag of Iran.svg  Samad Pourseyedi  (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team [8]
1–6 April Tour of Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2.2Flag of Japan.svg  Yasuharu Nakajima  (JPN) Aisan Racing Team
6–9 May Tour de Ijen Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2.2Flag of France.svg  Peter Pouly  (FRA) Pishgaman-Giant Team [9]
17–24 May Tour of Japan Flag of Japan.svg Japan2.1Flag of Iran.svg  Samad Pourseyedi  (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team [10]
28 May–2 June Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2.1Flag of Iran.svg  Samad Pourseyedi  (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team
28–31 May Tour de Kumano Flag of Japan.svg Japan2.2Flag of Spain.svg  Benjamín Prades  (ESP) Matrix Powertag [11]
7–14 June Tour de Korea Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2.1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Caleb Ewan  (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE [12]
5–18 July Tour of Qinghai Lake Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China2.HCFlag of Croatia.svg  Radoslav Rogina  (CRO) Adria Mobil [13]
11–13 September Tour de Hokkaido Flag of Japan.svg Japan2.2Flag of Italy.svg  Riccardo Stacchiotti  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini [14]
2–9 October Tour of China I Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China2.1Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Colli  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini [15]
3–11 October Tour de Singkarak Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2.2Flag of Iran.svg  Arvin Moazemi  (IRI) Pishgaman–Giant [16]
4 October Tour of Almaty Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1.1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexey Lutsenko  (KAZ) Astana [17]
8–11 October Abu Dhabi Tour Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2.1Flag of Colombia.svg  Esteban Chaves  (COL) Orica–GreenEDGE [18]
11–18 October Tour of China II Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China2.1Flag of Italy.svg  Mattia Gavazzi  (ITA) Amore & Vita–Selle SMP [19]
18 October Japan Cup Flag of Japan.svg Japan1.HCFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Bauke Mollema  (NED) Trek Factory Racing [20]
20–28 October Tour of Hainan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China2.HCFlag of Italy.svg  Sacha Modolo  (ITA) Lampre–Merida [21]
31 October–8 November Tour of Taihu Lake Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China2.1Flag of Italy.svg  Jakub Mareczko  (ITA) Southeast Pro Cycling [22]
31 October–4 November Tour de Borneo Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2.2Flag of Estonia.svg  Peeter Pruus  (EST) Rietumu-Delfin [23]
8 November Tour de Okinawa Flag of Japan.svg Japan1.2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jason Christie  (NZL) Avanti Racing Team [24]
10–11 November Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China2.2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Evaldas Šiškevičius  (LIT) Team Marseille 13 KTM
28 November–1 December Sharjah Cycling Tour Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2.2Flag of Morocco.svg  Soufiane Haddi  (MAR) Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli
2 December UAE Cup Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1.2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Maher Hasnaoui  (TUN) Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli
9–13 December Jelajah Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2.2Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli
16–19 December Tour of Al Zubarah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2.2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Maher Hasnaoui  (TUN) Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli

Standings

Standings as of November 25th.

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