The 2006–2007 UCI Asia Tour is the third season of the UCI Asia Tour, a series of road biclycle races

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

. The season began on October 22, 2006 with the Japan Cup

Japan Cup (cycling)

The Japan Cup is a road bicycle racing one-day event held each October in Japan since 1992. The Japan Cup is a popular and early season stop on the UCI Asia Tour and often includes several teams from the UCI ProTour. It is currently part of the UCI Asia Tour....

 and ends May 29, 2007 with the conclusion of the Azerbaïjan 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.

Individual point standings

The current points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey

Cycling jersey

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. The final points leader (Hossein Askari) was crowned the 2006–2007 UCI Asia Tour champion. Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

's Ghader Mizbani was the 2005-2006 champion of the UCI Asia Tour.

Final point standings completed October 25, 2007:

	Rider	Country	Team	Points
1	Hossein Askari Hossein Askari Hossein Askari is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team.-Career highlights:20022004...		(GNT) Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team is a Taiwanese UCI Continental cycling team managed by Wen Chin Lin and sponsored by Giant Bicycles, Kinlin Industrial Corporation, Kenda, Kalloy, OGK Helmet, Yaban Chain, Ashima, Exustar, Smanie, Cionlli, XPEDO, VIM Group and Adidas Eyewear.-History:Giant Asia Racing Team...	313
2	Ghader Mizbani		(GNT) Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team is a Taiwanese UCI Continental cycling team managed by Wen Chin Lin and sponsored by Giant Bicycles, Kinlin Industrial Corporation, Kenda, Kalloy, OGK Helmet, Yaban Chain, Ashima, Exustar, Smanie, Cionlli, XPEDO, VIM Group and Adidas Eyewear.-History:Giant Asia Racing Team...	300
3	Takashi Miyazawa Takashi Miyazawa is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Team Saxo Bank-Sungard. Miyazawa had a varied early career, riding cyclocross at first, then participating on various teams in Japan, Italy, and France, and even riding independently at times. He once quit road cycling to participate...		(NIP) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Hompo Co. Ltd - Asada	233
4	Park Sung Baek			202
5	Mehdi Sohrabi Mehdi Sohrabi Mehdi Sohrabi |Zanjan]]) is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team.-Palmares:20072008...		(IAU) Islamic Azad University Cycling Team Islamic Azad University Islamic Azad University is a private chain of universities in Iran.Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, the Islamic Azad University was founded in 1982 and currently has an enrollment of 1.5 million students, making it the world's third largest...	163

At least 259 riders have scored one point on the 2006–2007 UCI Asia Tour.

Team point standings

Final point standings completed October 25, 2007:

	UCI Code	Team Name	Country	Points
1	GNT	Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team is a Taiwanese UCI Continental cycling team managed by Wen Chin Lin and sponsored by Giant Bicycles, Kinlin Industrial Corporation, Kenda, Kalloy, OGK Helmet, Yaban Chain, Ashima, Exustar, Smanie, Cionlli, XPEDO, VIM Group and Adidas Eyewear.-History:Giant Asia Racing Team...		908
2	NIP	Nippo Corporation-Meitan Hompo Co. Ltd-Asada		585
3	CLM	Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia		463

Nation point standings

Final point standings completed October 25, 2007:

	Country	Points
1		1337
2		1103
3		448

Events

The 2006–2007 UCI Asia Tour consists of the following one-day races and stage races:

Date(s)	Race Name	Location	UCI Rating UCI race classifications The Union Cycliste Internationale , the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale....	Winner	Team	Country
2006
October 22	Japan Cup Japan Cup (cycling) The Japan Cup is a road bicycle racing one-day event held each October in Japan since 1992. The Japan Cup is a popular and early season stop on the UCI Asia Tour and often includes several teams from the UCI ProTour. It is currently part of the UCI Asia Tour....		1.1	Riccardo Riccò Riccardo Riccò Riccardo Riccò is a professional road bicycle racer from Italy, currently under contract to UCI Continental team Meridiana-Kamen, and suspended from competition. He was ejected from the 2008 Tour de France for doping violations and suspended...	Saunier Duval-Prodir Saunier Duval-Prodir Geox-TMC is a Spanish-based road bicycle racing team, registered for 2011 as a UCI Professional Continental team. Established as Saunier Duval-Prodir in 2004, the team has had success in one-day races such as Clásica de San Sebastián....
November 12	Tour de Okinawa Tour de Okinawa is a cycling competition that is part of the UCI Asia Tour and takes place on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005...		1.2	Takashi Miyazawa Takashi Miyazawa is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Team Saxo Bank-Sungard. Miyazawa had a varied early career, riding cyclocross at first, then participating on various teams in Japan, Italy, and France, and even riding independently at times. He once quit road cycling to participate...	Team Vang Cycling
November 12–17	Tour de Hainan		2.2	Sergey Kolesnikov	Omnibike Dynamo Moscow
December 25–31	Tour of South China Sea Tour of South China Sea Tour of South China Sea is a road bicycle racing event held each November in Hong Kong since 1996. The race was won 4 times by Wong Kam-Po, a cyclist from Hong Kong. Since 2005, it is rated 2.2 on the UCI Asia Tour-Past winners:...		2.2	Alexander Khatuntsev Alexander Khatuntsev Alexander Khatuntsev is a Russian professional road bicycle racer who rode for Unibet.com and Tinkoff Credit Systems.- Palmares :20022003...	Omnibike Dynamo Moscow
2007
January 6–12	Jelajah Malaysia 2007 Jelajah Malaysia The 2007 Jelajah Malaysia was held from 6 to 12 January 2007 in Malaysia. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over seven stages with a total of 863.8 kilometres and is part of the 2006-2007 UCI Asia Tour.-Men's stage summary:...		2.2	Mehdi Sohrabi Mehdi Sohrabi Mehdi Sohrabi |Zanjan]]) is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team.-Palmares:20072008...	Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
January 20–25	Tour of Siam 2007 Tour of Siam The 2007 Tour of Siam was held from 20 to 25 January 2007 in Thailand. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of 961.8 kilometres and is part of the 2006-2007 UCI Asia Tour.-Men's stage summary:...		2.2	Jai Crawford	Giant Asia Racing Team
January 28 – February 2	Tour of Qatar 2007 Tour of Qatar The 2007 Tour of Qatar was held from 28 January to 2 February 2007 in Qatar. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of 715.5 kilometres and is part of the 2006–2007 UCI Asia Tour.-Stage summary:...		2.1	Wilfried Cretskens Wilfried Cretskens Wilfried Cretskens is a Belgian road bicycle racer who is currently under contract to UCI Continental team Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly, having joined them on May 2, 2011.- Major Wins :2007...
February 2–11	Le Tour de Langkawi		2.HC	Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . Charteau turned professional in 2001...
March 3–7	Taftan Tour		2.2	Hossein Nateghi	MES Kerman Mes Kerman Mes Kerman Football Club is an Iranian football team based in Kerman, Iran.They were promoted to Iran's top league, the IPL, in the 2005-06 season. The team is named after and sponsored by Kerman's copper industries.Mes Kerman F.C...
March 18–23	Tour de Taiwan Tour de Taiwan Tour de Taiwan is a professional road bicycle racing event on the UCI Asia Tour. Tour de Taiwan was established by Giant Sports Foundation Founder King Liu in 1978...		2.2	Shawn Milne Shawn Milne Shawn Milne is a professional road bicycle racer from Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. In 2009, he rode in events on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar and UCI Continental Circuits for Team Type 1. On May 31, 2009, he won the Air Force Cycling Classic...	Health Net Presented By Maxxis Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis was run by Momentum Sports Group and based in the United States....
April 21–27	Kerman Tour		2.2	Pavel Nevdakh	-
May 20–27	Tour of Japan Tour of Japan Tour of Japan is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...		2.2	Francesco Masciarelli Francesco Masciarelli Francesco Masciarelli is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for . He is the son of former racing cyclist Palmiro Masciarelli and brother of fellow racing cyclists Simone Masciarelli and Andrea Masciarelli.- Palmarès :...	Acqua & Sapone- Caffè Mokambo Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo Acqua & Sapone is a professional continental cycling team based in Italy and participates in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. They are managed by Palmiro Masciarelli, assisted by directeur sportifs Lorenzo Di Lorenzo, Bruno Cenghialta and Franco Gini...
May 22–29	Azerbaïjan Tour		2.2	Hossein Askari Hossein Askari Hossein Askari is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team.-Career highlights:20022004...	Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team is a Taiwanese UCI Continental cycling team managed by Wen Chin Lin and sponsored by Giant Bicycles, Kinlin Industrial Corporation, Kenda, Kalloy, OGK Helmet, Yaban Chain, Ashima, Exustar, Smanie, Cionlli, XPEDO, VIM Group and Adidas Eyewear.-History:Giant Asia Racing Team...
July 4–8	Tour of East Java		2.2	Björn Glasner	Regiostrom-Senges
July 14–22	Tour of Qinghai Lake Tour of Qinghai Lake Tour of Qinghai Lake is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually near Qinghai Lake, China. The race is rated at the highest level for a multi-day stage race by the Union Cycliste Internationale and since 2005, has been part of the UCI Asia Tour.- Past results :...		2.HC	Gabriele Missaglia Gabriele Missaglia Gabriele Missaglia is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer.-Palmarès:1997...	Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
July 29 – August 3	Tour de Hong Kong Shanghai		2.2	James Meadley
August 4–5	Melaka Chief Minister Cup		2.2	Mohd Rauf Nur Misbah	Malaysia
August 8–14	Tour of Milad du Nour		2.2	Ghader Mizbani	Giant Asia Racing Team
August 18	Test Event Road Cycling Beijing 2008 Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...  (Road race)			Gabriele Bosisio Gabriele Bosisio Gabriele Bosisio is an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Bosision rode for Tenax between 2003 and 2005 and for UCI Professional Continental team between 2008 and 2009....	Italy
August 19	Test Event Road Cycling Beijing 2008 Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...  (Time trial)			Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...	Australia
September 1–9	Tour de Korea Tour de Korea Tour de Corée is a cycling competition in South Korea and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by the Korea Cycling Federation.- History :...		2.2	Park Sung Baek	Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team is a Taiwanese UCI Continental cycling team managed by Wen Chin Lin and sponsored by Giant Bicycles, Kinlin Industrial Corporation, Kenda, Kalloy, OGK Helmet, Yaban Chain, Ashima, Exustar, Smanie, Cionlli, XPEDO, VIM Group and Adidas Eyewear.-History:Giant Asia Racing Team...
September 8	Asian Cycling Championships Road Race		CC	Takashi Miyazawa Takashi Miyazawa is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Team Saxo Bank-Sungard. Miyazawa had a varied early career, riding cyclocross at first, then participating on various teams in Japan, Italy, and France, and even riding independently at times. He once quit road cycling to participate...	Team Japan
September 9	Asian Cycling Championships Time Trial		CC	Eugen Wacker	Team Kyrgyztan
September 13–17	Tour de Hokkaido Tour de Hokkaido Tour de Hokkaido is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by the Tour de Hokkaido Association.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...		2.2	Henri Werner	Team Isaac

External links

• UCI Asia Tour