2016 UCI Asia Tour

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2016 UCI Asia Tour
Twelfth edition of the UCI Asia Tour
Details
Dates20 January 2016 (2016-01-20)–2 October 2016
Location Asia
Races24
Champions
Individual championFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) (Team Dimension Data)
Teams' champion Pishgaman–Giant
Nations' championFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
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The 2016 UCI Asia Tour was the 12th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 20 February 2016 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and ended on 2 October 2016 with the Tour of Almaty.

Contents

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Samad Pourseyedi (378 points) from Iran is the defending champion of the 2015 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
20 January Asian Cycling Championships  – Time Trial U23Flag of Japan.svg  Japan CCFlag of Mongolia.svg  Maral-erdene Batmunkh  (MNG) Mongolia (national team) [1]
21 January Asian Cycling Championships  – Time TrialFlag of Japan.svg  Japan CCFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung King Lok  (HKG) Hong Kong (national team)
23 January Asian Cycling Championships  – Road Race U23Flag of Japan.svg  Japan CCFlag of Iran.svg Mehdi Rajabi (IRI) Iran (national team) [2]
24 January Asian Cycling Championships  – Road RaceFlag of Japan.svg  Japan CCFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Cheung King Lok  (HKG) Hong Kong (national team)
3–6 February Dubai Tour Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2.HCFlag of Germany.svg  Marcel Kittel  (GER) Etixx–Quick-Step [3]
8–12 February Tour of Qatar Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2.HCFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) Team Dimension Data [4]
16–21 February Tour of Oman Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 2.HCFlag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA) Astana
18–21 February Tour de Filipinas Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2.2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Oleg Zemlyakov  (KAZ) Vino 4ever SKO
24 Feb–2 Mar Tour de Langkawi Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 2.HCFlag of South Africa.svg  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg  (RSA) Team Dimension Data
6–10 March Tour de Taiwan Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2.1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robbie Hucker  (AUS) Avanti IsoWhey Sports
1–6 April Tour of Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2.2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Benjamin Hill  (AUS) Attaque Team Gusto
11–14 May Tour de Ijen Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2.2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jai Crawford  (AUS) Kinan Cycling Team
13–18 May Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2.1Flag of Iran.svg  Samad Pourseyedi  (IRN) Tabriz Shahrdari Team
19–23 May Tour de Flores Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2.2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Daniel Whitehouse  (NZL) Terengganu Cycling Team
29 May–5 June Tour of Japan Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2.1Flag of Spain.svg  Óscar Pujol  (ESP) Team Ukyo [5]
5–12 June Tour de Korea Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2.1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Grega Bole  (SLO) Nippo–Vini Fantini [6]
16–19 June Tour de Kumano Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2.2Flag of Spain.svg  Óscar Pujol  (ESP) Team Ukyo
17–30 July Tour of Qinghai Lake Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2.HCFlag of Ukraine.svg  Sergiy Lagkuti  (UKR) Kolss BDC Team
31 July Tour de Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1.2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ryan MacAnally  (AUS) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
6–14 August Tour de Singkarak Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2.2Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Kolahdozhagh  (IRI) Pishgaman–Giant
1–3 September Tour de Hokkaido Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2.2Flag of Japan.svg  Nariyuki Masuda  (JPN) Utsunomiya Blitzen
9–16 September Tour of China I Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2.1Flag of Italy.svg  Raffaello Bonusi  (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
18–25 September Tour of China II Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2.1Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Benfatto  (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2 October Tour of Almaty Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1.1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexey Lutsenko  (KAZ) Astana
18–22 October Jelajah Malaysia Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 2.2Flag of Iran.svg  Arvin Moazemi  (IRI) Pishgaman–Giant
20–23 October Abu Dhabi Tour Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2.1Flag of Estonia.svg  Tanel Kangert  (EST) Astana
23 October Japan Cup Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1.HCFlag of Italy.svg  Davide Villella  (ITA) Cannondale–Drapac

Final standings

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Cycling Championships U23 - ITT 2016 Time trial results".
  2. ↑ "Asian Cycling Championships U23 - Road Race 2016 One day race results".
  3. ↑ "Dubai Tour - General Classification (result)". ProCyclingStats. 6 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tour of Qatar - General Classification (GC)". ProCyclingStats. 12 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Óscar Pujol vince il Tour of Japan, ultima tappa a Sam Crome". Cicloweb (in Italian). 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tour de Korea - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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