2018 UCI America Tour

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2018 UCI America Tour
Thirteenth edition of the UCI America Tour
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DatesOctober 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)–August 19, 2018
LocationNorth America and South America
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The 2018 UCI America Tour is the fourteenth season of the UCI America Tour. The season began on October 23, 2017, with the Vuelta a Guatemala and ended on August 19, 2018.

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The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America 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:

Events

2017

DateRace nameLocation UCI Rating WinnerTeamRef
October 23 – November 1 Vuelta a Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2.2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Manuel Rodas  (GUA)Decorabaños [1]
October 27 – November 5 Vuelta Ciclista a Venezuela Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2.2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Carlos Torres  (VEN)JHS Grupo [2]
December 18–27 Vuelta a Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2.2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas  (CRC)Extralum Frijoles Tierniticos [3]

2018

DateRace nameLocation UCI Rating WinnerTeamRef
January 12–21 Vuelta al Táchira Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2.2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Pedro Gutiérrez  (VEN)Gobierno de Yaracuy–Banco Bicentenario [4]
January 21–28 Vuelta a San Juan Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2.1Flag of Argentina.svg  Gonzalo Najar  (ARG) Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan [5]
February 6–11 Colombia Oro y Paz Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2.1Flag of Colombia.svg  Egan Bernal  (COL) Team Sky [6]
March 23 – April 1 Vuelta del Uruguay Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2.2Flag of Brazil.svg  Magno Nazaret  (BRA) Funvic/Soul Brasil Pro Cycling [7]
April 12–15 Joe Martin Stage Race Flag of the United States.svg United States2.2Flag of Cuba.svg  Rubén Companioni  (CUB) Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
April 18–22 Tour of the Gila Flag of the United States.svg United States2.2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Rob Britton  (CAN) Rally Cycling
May 28 Winston-Salem Cycling Classic Flag of the United States.svg United States1.1Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Bassetti  (USA) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling
June 13–17 Tour de Beauce Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada2.2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  James Piccoli  (CAN) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling
July 6–15 Vuelta Ciclista a Venezuela Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2.2Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Spreafico  (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
July 8 Delta Road Race Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada1.2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Adam De Vos  (CAN) Rally Cycling
July 13 Chrono Kristin Armstrong Flag of the United States.svg United States1.2Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Tvetcov  (ROM) UnitedHealthcare
August 3–12 Tour de Guadeloupe Flag of Guadeloupe (local) variant.svg  Guadeloupe 2.2Flag of France.svg  Boris Carène  (FRA) Carène Development
August 6–12 Tour of Utah Flag of the United States.svg United States2.HCFlag of the United States.svg  Sepp Kuss  (USA) LottoNL–Jumbo
August 16–19 Colorado Classic Flag of the United States.svg United States2.HCFlag of the United States.svg  Gavin Mannion  (USA) UnitedHealthcare

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References

  1. ↑ Diego, Juan (1 November 2017). "Manuel Rodas es el campeón de la 57 Vuelta Ciclística a Guatemala 2017" [Manuel Rodas is the 57th Tour of Guatemala 2017 champion]. Guatemala.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Moreno S., Mariana (6 November 2017). "Torres celebró su primer título en Vuelta a Venezuela" [Torres celebrated his first title in Vuelta a Venezuela]. El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Costa Rica 2017 Stage 10 results".
  4. ↑ "Pedro Gutiérrez es el campeón de la Vuelta al Táchira 2018" [Pedro Gutiérrez is the champion of the Vuelta al Táchira 2018]. El Universal (in Spanish). Epalisticia S.L. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Malach, Pat (28 January 2018). "Gonzalo Najar wins Vuelta a San Juan". Cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Colombia Oro y Paz: Bernal bags overall victory in explosive finale". Cyclingnews.com . 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Vuelta Ciclista: Magno Nazaret ganó por tercera vez, el brasileño Malla Oro en gran arribo a Montevideo, el Funvic por equipos" [Vuelta Ciclista: Magno Nazaret won for the third time, the Brazilian gold jersey wearer in great arrival in Montevideo, Funvic for teams]. Tenfield (in Spanish). Tenfield S.A. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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