2005 UCI Asia Tour

The 2005 UCI Asia Tour was the first season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 16 January 2005 with the Tour of Siam and ended on 19 September 2005 with the Tour de Hokkaido. Andrey Mizurov of Kazakhstan was crowned as the 2005 UCI Asia Tour champion.

2005 UCI Asia Tour
First edition of the UCI Asia Tour
Details
Dates16 January 2005 (2005-01-16)–19 September 2005
LocationAsia
Races13
Champions
Individual champion Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) (Cycling Team Capec)
Teams' championGiant Asia Racing Team
Nations' champion Kazakhstan

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
DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeam
16–21 JanuaryTour of Siam Thailand2.2 Shinichi Fukushima (JPN)Bridgestone Anchor
28 January–6 FebruaryTour de Langkawi Malaysia2.HC Ryan Cox (RSA)Barloworld
29 JanuaryInternational Grand Prix Doha Qatar1.1 Robert Hunter (RSA)Phonak
31 January–4 FebruaryTour of Qatar Qatar2.1 Lars Michaelsen (DEN)Team CSC
14–19 AprilKerman Tour Iran2.2 Hossein Askari (IRI)Giant Asia Racing Team
7–13 MayTour de Korea South Korea2.2 David McCann (IRL)Giant Asia Racing Team
15–22 MayTour of Japan Japan2.2 Félix Cárdenas (COL)Barloworld
22 May–1 JuneAzerbaïjan Tour Iran2.2 Ghader Mizbani (IRI)Giant Asia Racing Team
27 June–1 JulyTour de East Java Indonesia2.2 Ahad Kazemi (IRI)Giant Asia Racing Team
16–24 JulyTour of Qinghai Lake China2.HC Martin Mareš (CZE)eD'system ZVVZ
29–31 JulyTour of China China2.2 Andrey Mizurov (KAZ)Cycling Team Capec
11–21 SeptemberTour d'Indonesia Indonesia2.2 Hossein Askari (IRI)Giant Asia Racing Team
14–19 SeptemberTour de Hokkaido Japan2.2 Eddy Ratti (ITA)Team Nippo

Final standings

Individual classification

RankNameTeamPoints
1. Andrey Mizurov (KAZ)Cycling Team Capec213
2. Ryan Cox (RSA)Barloworld190
3. Martin Mareš (CZE)eD'system ZVVZ174
4. Hossein Askari (IRI)Giant Asia Racing Team168.66
5. David McCann (IRL)Giant Asia Racing Team160.66
6. Graeme Brown (AUS)Ceramica Panaria–Navigare156
7. Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)Paykan155.66
8. Ghader Mizbani (IRI)Giant Asia Racing Team150.66
9. Ahad Kazemi (IRI)Giant Asia Racing Team132.66
10. Sergey Lagutin (UZB)Landbouwkrediet–Colnago120

Team classification

RankTeamPoints
1.Giant Asia Racing Team796.64
2.Cycling Team Capec439
3.Barloworld429
4.Paykan314.64
5.Ceramica Panaria–Navigare271
6.Bridgestone Anchor261
7.Marco Polo237
8.Team Nippo227
9.Naturino-Sapore di Mare209
10.Navigators Insurance176

Nation classification
RankNationPoints
1. Kazakhstan1005.28
2. Iran874.96
3. Japan744
4. Uzbekistan618
5. South Korea143
6. Mongolia127
7. Hong Kong79
8. Indonesia55
9. Syria43
10. China41

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.