UCI Continental Circuits

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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) are ranked below the UCI World Tour.

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UCI Africa Tour

Winners

There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in Africa, regardless of the nationality of the rider.

YearIndividual ChampionNations' ChampionTeams' Champion
NameCountryTeam
2005 Tiaan Kannemeyer Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Team Barloworld-Valsir Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Team Barloworld-Valsir
2005–06 Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Café Samba Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Cycling Team Capec
2006–07 Hassen Ben Nasser Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Pharmacie Centrale Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Barloworld
2007–08 Nicholas White Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Team MTN Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Team MTN
2008–09 Dan Craven Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Rapha Condor Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Barloworld
2009–10 Abdelatif Saadoune Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco MTN Energade
2010–11 Adil Jelloul Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie
2011–12 Tarik Chaoufi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco MTN-Qhubeka
2012–13 Adil Jelloul Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco MTN-Qhubeka
2013–14 Mekseb Debesay Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Bike Aid–Ride for Help Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco MTN-Qhubeka
2015 Salah Eddine Mraouni Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli
2016 Issak Tesfom Okubamariam Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Sharjah Team Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
2017 Willie Smit Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Team UC Nantes Atlantique Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
2018 Joseph Areruya Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Delko–Marseille Provence KTM Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Sovac–Natura4Ever
2019 Daryl Impey Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Mitchelton–Scott Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa ProTouch
2020 Daryl Impey Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Mitchelton–Scott Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa ProTouch
2021 Biniam Girmay Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa ProTouch
2022 Biniam Girmay Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa ProTouch
2023 Henok Mulubrhan Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Sidi Ali–Unlock Team

UCI America Tour

Winners

There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in the Americas, regardless of the nationality of the rider.

YearIndividual ChampionNations' ChampionTeams' Champion
NameCountryTeam
2005 Edgardo Simón Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Health Net–Maxxis
2005–06 José Serpa Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni
2006–07 Svein Tuft Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Symmetrics Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Symmetrics
2007–08 Manuel Medina Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Gobernación del Zulia Flag of the United States.svg United States Team Garmin–Chipotle
2008–09 Gregorio Ladino Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Tecos de la Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Diquigiovanni–Androni
2009–10 Gregorio Ladino Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Boyacá Orgullo de America Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Funvic–Pindamonhangaba
2010–11 Miguel Ubeto Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia EPM–UNE
2011–12 Rory Sutherland Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia UnitedHealthcare Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Real Cycling Team
2012–13 Janier Acevedo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Jamis–Hagens Berman Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia UnitedHealthcare
2013–14 Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Frijoles Los Tierniticos-Arroz Halcón Flag of the United States.svg United States Team SmartStop
2015 Toms Skujiņš Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Hincapie Racing Team Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
2016 Greg Van Avermaet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium BMC Racing Team Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
2017 Serghei Tvetcov Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Jelly Belly–Maxxis Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Rally Cycling
2018 Gavin Mannion Flag of the United States.svg United States UnitedHealthcare Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia UnitedHealthcare
2019 Egan Bernal Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Team Ineos Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Medellín
2020 Nairo Quintana Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Arkéa–Samsic Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Team Medellín
2021 Egan Bernal Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Ineos Grenadiers Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Rally Cycling
2022 Sergio Higuita Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Bora–Hansgrohe Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Human Powered Health
2023 Sepp Kuss Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Team Jumbo–Visma Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Human Powered Health

UCI Asia Tour

Winners

There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in Asia, regardless of the nationality of the rider.

YearIndividual ChampionNations' ChampionTeams' Champion
NameCountryTeam
2005 Andrey Mizurov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Cycling Team Capec Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Giant Asia Racing Team
2005–06 Ghader Mizbani Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Giant Asia Racing Team Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Giant Asia Racing Team
2006–07 Hossein Askari Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Giant Asia Racing Team Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Giant Asia Racing Team
2007–08 Hossein Askari Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team Flag of Japan.svg Japan Tabriz Petrochemical Team
2008–09 Ghader Mizbani Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Tabriz Petrochemical Team
2009–10 Mehdi Sohrabi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team
2010–11 Mehdi Sohrabi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team
2011–12 Hossein Alizadeh Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Terengganu Cycling Team
2012–13 Julián Arredondo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Team Nippo–De Rosa Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team
2013–14 Samad Pourseyedi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team
2015 Samad Pourseyedi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tabriz Petrochemical Team Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Pishgaman–Giant
2016 Mark Cavendish Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Team Dimension Data Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Pishgaman–Giant
2017 Mauricio Ortega Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia RTS–Monton Racing Team Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Team Ukyo
2018 Alexey Lutsenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Kinan Cycling Team
2019 Alexey Lutsenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Terengganu Inc. TSG
2020 Alexey Lutsenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Team Sapura Cycling
2021 Alexey Lutsenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana–Premier Tech Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Terengganu Cycling Team
2022 Alexey Lutsenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana Qazaqstan Team Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team
2023 Alexey Lutsenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana Qazaqstan Team Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team

UCI Europe Tour

Winners

There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) or below that took place in Europe, regardless of the nationality of the rider.

YearIndividual ChampionNations' ChampionTeams' Champion
NameCountryTeam
2005 Murilo Fischer Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Naturino–Sapore di Mare Flag of Italy.svg Italy AG2R Prévoyance
2005–06 Niko Eeckhout Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen Flag of Italy.svg Italy Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
2006–07 Alessandro Bertolini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rabobank
2007–08 Enrico Gasparotto Flag of Italy.svg Italy Barloworld Flag of Italy.svg Italy Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
2008–09 Giovanni Visconti Flag of Italy.svg Italy ISD–NERI Flag of Italy.svg Italy Agritubel
2009–10 Giovanni Visconti Flag of Italy.svg Italy ISD–NERI Flag of Italy.svg Italy Vacansoleil
2010–11 Giovanni Visconti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy FDJ
2012 John Degenkolb Flag of Germany.svg Germany Argos–Shimano Flag of Italy.svg Italy Saur–Sojasun
2013 Riccardo Zoidl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Gourmetfein–Simplon Flag of France.svg France Team Europcar
2014 Tom Van Asbroeck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise Flag of Italy.svg Italy Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2015 Nacer Bouhanni Flag of France.svg France Cofidis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2016 Baptiste Planckaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2017 Nacer Bouhanni Flag of France.svg France Cofidis Flag of France.svg France Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2018 Hugo Hofstetter Flag of France.svg France Cofidis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2019 Primož Roglič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Team Jumbo–Visma Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Total Direct Énergie
2020 Primož Roglič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Team Jumbo–Visma Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Alpecin–Fenix
2021 Tadej Pogačar Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia UAE Team Emirates Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Alpecin–Fenix
2022 Tadej Pogačar Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia UAE Team Emirates Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Alpecin–Deceuninck
2023 Tadej Pogačar Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia UAE Team Emirates Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Lotto–Dstny
2024 Tadej

Pogacar

Slovenia UAE Team Emirates Belgium

UCI Oceania Tour

Winners

There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in Oceania, regardless of the nationality of the rider.

YearIndividual ChampionNations' ChampionTeams' Champion
NameCountryTeam
2005 Robert McLachlan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia MG XPower Presented by BigPond Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia MG XPower Presented by BigPond
2005–06 Gordon McCauley Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre
2006–07 Robert McLachlan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Drapac Porsche Development Program Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Drapac Porsche Development Program
2007–08 Hayden Roulston Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Trek-Zookeepers Café Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia SouthAustralia.com–AIS
2008–09 Peter McDonald Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Drapac Porsche Cycling Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Drapac Porsche Cycling
2009–10 Michael Matthews Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Team Jayco–Skins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Team Jayco–Skins
2011 Richard Lang Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaAustralia (national team)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Team Jayco–AIS
2011–12 Paul Odlin Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Subway Cycling Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Team Jayco–AIS
2013 Damien Howson Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers
2014 Robert Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaAustralia (national team)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Avanti Racing Team
2015 Taylor Gunman Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Avanti Racing Team Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Avanti Racing Team
2016 Sean Lake Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Avanti Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Avanti Racing Team
2017 Lucas Hamilton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Mitchelton Scott Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
2018 Chris Harper Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team
2019 Caleb Ewan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Lotto–Soudal Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Team BridgeLane
2020 Richie Porte Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Trek–Segafredo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia St George Continental Cycling Team
2021 Richie Porte Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Ineos Grenadiers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Black Spoke Pro Cycling
2022 Michael Matthews Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Team BikeExchange–Jayco Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling
2023 Kaden Groves Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Alpecin–Deceuninck Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling