2013 UCI Oceania Tour

2013 UCI Oceania Tour
Ninth edition of the UCI Oceania Tour
Details
Dates 23 January 2013 (2013-01-23)–17 March 2013
Location Oceania
Rounds 3
Champions
Individual champion  Damien Howson (AUS)
Teams' champion Huon Salmon–Genesys Wealth Advisers
Nations' champion  Australia
2014

The 2013 UCI Oceania Tour was the ninth season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 23 January 2013 with the New Zealand Cycle Classic and ended on 17 March 2013 with the Oceania Cycling Championships.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey. Paul Odlin from New Zealand was the defending 2011–12 UCI Oceania Tour champion. Damien Howson from Australia was crowned as the 2013 UCI Oceania Tour champion.

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

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
23–27 January New Zealand Cycle Classic  New Zealand 2.2  Nathan Earle (AUS) Huon Salmon–Genesys Wealth Advisers
14 March Oceania Cycling ChampionshipsTime Trial  Australia CC  Paul Odlin (NZL) New Zealand (national team)
17 March Oceania Cycling ChampionshipsRoad Race  Australia CC  Cameron Meyer (AUS) Australia (national team)

Final standings

Individual classification

Rank Name Points
1.  Damien Howson (AUS) 86
2.  Nathan Earle (AUS) 68
3.  Benjamin Dyball (AUS) 64
4.  Neil Van Der Ploeg (AUS) 54
5.  Jack Anderson (AUS) 44
6.  Adam Phelan (AUS) 31
7.  William Walker (AUS) 30
8.  Joseph Cooper (NZL) 28
9.  Paul Odlin (NZL) 25
10.  Michael Torckler (NZL) 25

Nation classification

Rank Nation Points
1.  Australia 1131
2.  New Zealand 425

Nation under-23 classification

Rank Nation Points
1.  Australia 645
2.  New Zealand 119

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