2008–2009 UCI Asia Tour
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The 2008–2009 UCI Asia Tour is the fifth season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began 4 October 2008 with the Tour of Millad du Nour and is scheduled to end 13 September 2009 with the conclusion of the Tour de Hokkaido
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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:
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...
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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
The 2008–2009 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.... |
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| 4–8 Oct | Tour of Millad du Nour | 2.2 | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team is an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team managed by Ramin Dadgar and Azeem Abdolnaghad and main sponsored by Tabriz Petrochemical Company... |
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| 12–16 Oct | Tour of Kerman | 2.2 | Azad University Iran Islamic Azad University Continental Team Azad University Iran is an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team based in Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.- Major Results :2007... |
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| 19–25 Oct | Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai | 2.2 | Konica Minolta-Bizhub | |||
| 26 Oct | 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.HC | ||||
| 8–9 Nov | 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... |
2.2 | Meitan Hompo-GDR | |||
| 11–19 Nov | Tour de Hainan | 2.1 | Preti Mangimi Preti Mangimi Preti Mangimi was a professional continental road bicycle racing team based in Italy, which participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. The team was managed by former World Road Race champion Marino Basso. Alberto Elli and Leonardo Levati were directeur... |
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| 23 Nov – 5 Dec | Tour d'Indonesia Tour d'Indonesia Tour d'Indonesia is an annual road bicycle racing held in Indonesia. First staged in 2003, Tour d'Indonesia together with Tour de Singkarak and Tour de East Java is part of the Indonesian official tournament series of the Union Cycliste International... |
2.2 | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team is an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team managed by Ramin Dadgar and Azeem Abdolnaghad and main sponsored by Tabriz Petrochemical Company... |
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| 13 Dec | International Grand Prix Al-Khor | 1.2 | Doha Team | |||
| 14 Dec | International Grand Prix Losail | 1.2 | Doha Team | |||
| 14–21 Dec | 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 | Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team | |||
| 15 Dec | International Grand Prix Messaeed | 1.2 | Doha Team | |||
| 16 Dec | International Grand Prix Doha | 1.2 | Doha Team | |||
| 18–20 Dec | Cycling Golden Jersey | 2.2 | Ulan | |||
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| 23 Jan | H. H. Vice President Cup | 1.2 | Doha Team | |||
| 24 Jan | Emirates Cup | 1.2 | Doha Team | |||
| 1–6 Feb | Tour of Qatar Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar is a road bicycle race race held in Qatar and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race consists of a men's competition over six stages... |
2.1 | ||||
| 9–15 Feb | Tour de Langkawi | 2.HC | ||||
| 8–14 Mar | 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 | Merida Europe Team | |||
| 4–9 Apr | Tour of Thailand Tour of Thailand Tour of Thailand is a road bicycle race held annually in Thailand. It is classified as a 2.2 event on the UCI Asia Tour.-Winners:... |
2.2 | Kelly Benefit Strategies | |||
| 19–26 Apr | Jelajah Malaysia Jelajah Malaysia The Jelajah Malaysia is a road cycling race held in Malaysia and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race exists of only a men's competition over seven stages.-Introduction:... |
2.2 | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | |||
| 30 Apr – 3 May | Tour of Singkarak | 2.2 | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team is an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team managed by Ramin Dadgar and Azeem Abdolnaghad and main sponsored by Tabriz Petrochemical Company... |
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| 9–13 May | Tour of President | 2.2 | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team is an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team managed by Ramin Dadgar and Azeem Abdolnaghad and main sponsored by Tabriz Petrochemical Company... |
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| 17–24 May | 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... |
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| 28–31 May | Tour de Kumano | 2.2 | Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... (national team) |
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| 5–14 Jun | Tour de Korea-Japan 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 | Team Neotel | |||
| 17–26 Jul | 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 | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team is an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team managed by Ramin Dadgar and Azeem Abdolnaghad and main sponsored by Tabriz Petrochemical Company... |
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| 28–30 Jul | Perlis Open | 2.2 | Azad University Iran Islamic Azad University Continental Team Azad University Iran is an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team based in Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.- Major Results :2007... |
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| 8–10 Aug | Tour of East Java | 2.2 | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team is an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team managed by Ramin Dadgar and Azeem Abdolnaghad and main sponsored by Tabriz Petrochemical Company... |
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| 16 Aug | Asian Cycling Championships Asian Cycling Championships The Asian Cycling Championships, is the annual asian championship for bicycle road and track racing organized by the Asian Cycling Confederation .- Championships :-Road race:-Time Trial:-Road race:-Time Trial:-Sprint:... - Road Race |
CC | Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... (national team) |
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| 17 Aug | Asian Cycling Championships Asian Cycling Championships The Asian Cycling Championships, is the annual asian championship for bicycle road and track racing organized by the Asian Cycling Confederation .- Championships :-Road race:-Time Trial:-Road race:-Time Trial:-Sprint:... - Time Trial |
CC | Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... (national team) |
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| 9–13 Sep | 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 | EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design | |||