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Thirteenth edition of the UCI Asia Tour | |
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Dates | 22 October 2016 –7 October 2017 |
Location | Asia |
Races | 27 |
The 2017 UCI Asia Tour was the 13th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 22 October 2016 with the Tour of Hainan and ended on 7 October 2017.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey.
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:
Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team | Ref |
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22–30 October | Tour of Hainan | China | 2.HC | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | |
22–28 October | Sharjah International Cycling Tour | United Arab Emirates | 2.1 | Adil Jelloul (MAR) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli | |
29 October | UAE Cup | United Arab Emirates | 1.1 | Siarhei Papok (BLR) | Minsk Cycling Club | |
2 November | Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands | China | 1.2 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | Wilier Triestina–Southeast | |
5–12 November | Tour of Taihu Lake | China | 2.1 | Leonardo Duque (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | |
13 November | Tour de Okinawa | Japan | 1.2 | Nariyuki Masuda (JPN) | Utsunomiya Blitzen | |
16–20 November | Tour of Fuzhou | China | 2.2 | Rahim Ememi (IRI) | Pishgaman–Giant | |
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