The Tour Down Under is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and features all 19 UCI WorldTeams. It also runs as a UCI Women's ProSeries event and features a one-day circuit race as a 'prelude' to the main race.
The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, is an annual multi-day road cycling race; traversing the states of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. Since the 2011 edition, the tour holds UCI classification. Between five and six UCI WorldTeams compete annually. Due to its altitude, distance, and weather conditions, the tour is nicknamed: "America's Toughest Stage Race".
Hossein Askari is an Iranian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the Giant Asia Racing Team, Tabriz Petrochemical Team, Ayandeh Continental Team and Pishgaman–Giant teams. During his career, Askari was suspended for one year for doping in 2013 and 2014.
The Tour of Japan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Japan since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race.
The Tour de Hokkaido is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hokkaido, Japan since 1987 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race.
Mehdi Sohrabi is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport following an anti-doping rule violation.
The Tour of Hainan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hainan Province, China. The race consists of nine stages and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The event was first held in 2006. It was made a UCI 2.1 race from 2007 and upgraded to category 2.HC in 2009. The race was due to be part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020, but the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hossein Alizadeh is an Iranian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Azad University Team. A former national champion, Alizadeh is an extremely powerful climber and, at his best, matches the best time-trialists. He is both able to sustain a high intensity during long, steep climb and he is feared and famous in Asia tours for his explosive attacks that often leaves the front group split into pieces.
Kiel Reijnen is an American cyclist, who currently competes for American gravel team Trek Driftless. Reijnen previously competed in road racing between 2008 and 2021 for the Jelly Belly–Kenda, Team Type 1–Sanofi, UnitedHealthcare and Trek–Segafredo teams.
The 2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake is the 13th edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Qinghai Province, China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is run at the highest category (apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and is rated by the International Cycling Union as a 2.HC race as part of the UCI Asia Tour.
Mirsamad Pourseyedi Golakhour is an Iranian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Azad University Team. He was suspended from May 2011 to June 2013 because of testing positive to the use of erythropoietin (EPO).
Oleksandr Mikhailovich Polivoda is a Ukrainian racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team SSOIS Miogee Cycling Team. He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
Georgios Bouglas is a Greek racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Sakarya BB Pro Team. He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
Nicolas Marini is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Tianyoude Hotel Cycling Team.
Ilya Davidenok is a Kazakhstani cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Almaty Cycling Team.
The CRO Race(formally: Tour of Croatia) is a men's cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.1 event, the second tier of professional stage races. The race takes place in April in the build-up to the Giro d'Italia. The event is organised by Top Sport Events of Vladimir Miholjević, a former professional cyclist. The race was originally held in April but from 2019 race is driven in October.
The 2015 Tour of Qinghai Lake is the 14th edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Qinghai Province, China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is run at the highest category (apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and is rated by the International Cycling Union as a 2.HC race as part of the UCI Asia Tour.
Yevgeniy Gidich is a Kazakhstani professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. He rode in the men's team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.
Dušan Rajović is a Serbian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Corratec.
The 2020 UCI World Tour was a series of races that was scheduled to include thirty-six road cycling events throughout the 2020 cycling season. However, some of races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 21 January, and concluded with the final stage of the Vuelta a España on 8 November.
Tom Danielson (USA)
Liu Jiankun (CHN)
