2016 UCI Asia Tour

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2016 UCI Asia Tour
Twelfth edition of the UCI Asia Tour
Details
Dates 20 January 2016 (2016-01-20)–02 October 2016
Location Asia
Rounds 24
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The 2016 UCI Asia Tour is the 12th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 20 February 2016 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and will end on 2 October 2016 with the Tour of Almaty.

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:

  • Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2
  • One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2

Events

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref
20 January Asian Cycling Championships – Time Trial U23  Japan CC  Maral-erdene Batmunkh (MNG) Mongolia (national team) [1]
21 January Asian Cycling Championships – Time Trial  Japan CC  Cheung King Lok (HKG) Hong Kong (national team)
23 January Asian Cycling Championships – Road Race U23  Japan CC  Mehdi Rajabi (IRI) Iran (national team) [2]
24 January Asian Cycling Championships – Road Race  Japan CC  Cheung King Lok (HKG) Hong Kong (national team)
3–6 February Dubai Tour  United Arab Emirates 2.HC  Marcel Kittel (GER) Etixx–Quick-Step [3]
8–12 February Tour of Qatar  Qatar 2.HC  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Dimension Data [4]
16–21 February Tour of Oman  Oman 2.HC  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Astana
18–21 February Tour de Filipinas  Philippines 2.2  Oleg Zemlyakov (KAZ) Vino 4ever SKO
24 Feb–2 Mar Tour de Langkawi  Malaysia 2.HC  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Team Dimension Data
6–10 March Tour de Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 2.1  Robbie Hucker (AUS) Avanti IsoWhey Sports
1–6 April Tour of Thailand  Thailand 2.2  Benjamin Hill (AUS) Attaque Team Gusto
11–14 May Tour de Ijen  Indonesia 2.2  Jai Crawford (AUS) Kinan Cycling Team
13–18 May Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)  Iran 2.1  Samad Pourseyedi (IRN) Tabriz Shahrdari Team
19–23 May Tour de Flores  Indonesia 2.2  Daniel Whitehouse (NZL) Terengganu Cycling Team
29 May–5 June Tour of Japan  Japan 2.1
5–12 June Tour de Korea  South Korea 2.1
16–19 June Tour de Kumano  Japan 2.2
17–30 July Tour of Qinghai Lake  China 2.HC
31 July Tour de Jakarta  Indonesia 1.2
6–14 August Tour de Singkarak  Indonesia 2.2
21–25 August Tour de Borneo  Malaysia 2.2
1–3 September Tour de Hokkaido  Japan 2.2
9–16 September Tour of China I  China 2.1
18–25 September Tour of China II  China 2.1
24 September Tour of Shymkent  Kazakhstan 1.2
1 October Tour of Kapshagay  Kazakhstan 1.1
2 October Tour of Almaty  Kazakhstan 1.1
18–22 October Jelajah Malaysia  Malaysia 2.2
20–23 October Abu Dhabi Tour  United Arab Emirates 2.1
23 October Japan Cup  Japan 1.HC


References

  1. ↑ http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164094
  2. ↑ http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164095
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