2015 UCI Asia Tour

2015 UCI Asia Tour
Eleventh edition of the UCI Asia Tour
Details
Dates 1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)–19 December 2015
Location Asia
Rounds 37
Champions
Individual champion  Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Team)
Teams' champion Pishgaman–Giant
Nations' champion  Iran
2016 →

The 2015 UCI Asia Tour is the 11th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 1 February 2015 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and will end on 19 December 2015 with the Tour of Al Zubarah.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Samad Pourseyedi from Iran is the defending champion of the 2013–14 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:

Events

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref
1–4 February Tour de Filipinas Philippines2.2  Thomas Lebas (FRA) Bridgestone–Anchor [1]
4–7 February Dubai Tour United Arab Emirates 2.HC  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Etixx–Quick-Step [2]
8–13 February Tour of Qatar  Qatar2.HC  Niki Terpstra (NED) Etixx–Quick-Step [3]
12 February Asian Cycling Championships – Road Race  ThailandCC  Hossein Askari (IRI) Iran (national team) [4]
14 February Asian Cycling Championships – Time Trial  ThailandCC  Hossein Askari (IRI) Iran (national team) [5]
17–22 February Tour of Oman  Oman 2.HC  Rafael Valls (ESP) Lampre–Merida [6]
8–15 March Tour de Langkawi Malaysia 2.HC  Youcef Reguigui (ALG) MTN–Qhubeka [7]
22–26 March Tour de Taiwan Chinese Taipei 2.1  Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team [8]
1–6 AprilTour of Thailand Thailand 2.2  Yasuharu Nakajima (JPN) Aisan Racing Team
6–9 May Tour de Ijen Indonesia 2.2 Peter Pouly (FRA) Pishgaman-Giant Team [9]
17–24 MayTour of Japan Japan 2.1 Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team [10]
28 May–2 JuneTour of Iran (Azerbaijan) Iran 2.1 Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team
28–31 May Tour de Kumano Japan 2.2 Benjamín Prades (ESP) Matrix Powertag [11]
7–14 June Tour de Korea South Korea 2.1 Caleb Ewan (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE [12]
5–18 July Tour of Qinghai Lake China 2.HC Radoslav Rogina (CRO) Adria Mobil [13]
11–13 September Tour de Hokkaido Japan 2.2 Riccardo Stacchiotti (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini [14]
2–9 October Tour of China I China 2.1 Daniele Colli (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini [15]
3–11 October Tour de Singkarak Indonesia 2.2 Arvin Moazemi (IRI) Pishgaman–Giant [16]
4 October Tour of Almaty Kazakhstan 1.1 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana [17]
8–11 October Abu Dhabi Tour United Arab Emirates 2.1 Esteban Chaves (COL) Orica–GreenEDGE [18]
11–18 October Tour of China II China 2.1 Mattia Gavazzi (ITA) Amore & Vita–Selle SMP [19]
18 October Japan Cup Japan 1.HC Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek Factory Racing [20]
20–28 October Tour of Hainan China 2.HC Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida [21]
31 October–8 November Tour of Taihu Lake China 2.1 Jakub Mareczko (ITA) Southeast Pro Cycling [22]
31 October–4 November Tour de Borneo Malaysia 2.2 Peeter Pruus (EST) Rietumu-Delfin [23]
8 November Tour de Okinawa Japan 1.2 Jason Christie (NZL) Avanti Racing Team [24]
10–11 November Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands China 2.2 Evaldas Šiškevičius (LIT) Team Marseille 13 KTM
28 November–1 December Sharjah Cycling Tour United Arab Emirates 2.2  Soufiane Haddi (MAR) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling
2 December UAE Cup United Arab Emirates 1.2  Maher Hasnaoui (TUN) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling
9–13 December Jelajah Malaysia Malaysia 2.2  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling
16–19 December Tour of Al Zubarah Qatar 2.2  Maher Hasnaoui (TUN) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling

Standings

Standings as of November 25th.

Rank Name Team Points
1.  Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 378
2.  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) Southeast Pro Cycling 362
3.  Hossein Askari (IRI) Pishgaman-Giant Team 335
4.  Mattia Gavazzi (ITA) Amore & Vita-Selle SMP 333
5.  Andrea Palini (ITA) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club 240
6.  Rahim Emami (IRI) Pishgaman-Giant Team 239
7.  Patrick Bevin (NZL) Avanti Racing Team 198
8.  Marko Kump (SLO) Adria Mobil 177
9.  Youcef Reguigui (ALG) MTN-Qhubeka 163
10.  Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) RTS-Santic Racing Team 162
Rank Team Points
1. Pishgaman-Giant Team 956
2. Tabriz Petrochemical Team726
3. Nippo-Vini Fantini542
4. Southeast Pro Cycling539
5. RTS-Santic Racing Team476
Rank Nation Points
1.  Iran 1643
2.  Kazakhstan 602
3.  Japan 541
4.  South Korea 276
5.  Philippines 264

References

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  3. ↑ "Tour of Qatar: Sam Bennett wins final stage as Niki Terpstra seals overall victory and Ian Stannard takes fourth". Sky Sport. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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  24. ↑ "Jason Christie gana el Tour de Okinawa, Benjamín Prades, tercero" [Jason Christie wins the Tour de Okinawa, Benjamin Prades, third]. biciclismo.com (in Spanish). 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

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