2009–10 UCI Asia Tour
The 2009–10 UCI Asia Tour was the 6th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 6 October 2009 with the Tour of Milad du Nour, and ended on 20 September 2010 with the Tour de Hokkaido.
| Sixth edition of the UCI Asia Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 October 2009–20 September 2010 |
| Location | Asia |
| Races | 35 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) |
| Teams' champion | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| Nations' champion | Iran |
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Ghader Mizbani from Iran was the defending champion of the 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour. Mehdi Sohrabi of Iran was crowned as the 2009–10 UCI Asia 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:
- Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2
- One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2
Events
2009
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6–10 October | Tour of Milad du Nour | Iran | 2.2 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 15–20 October | Azerbaïjan Tour | Iran | 2.2 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 25 October | Japan Cup |  Japan | 1.HC |  Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) | Team Saxo Bank |
| 7–8 November | Tour de Okinawa | Japan | 2.2 | Kenji Itami (JPN) | Bridgestone Anchor |
| 8 November | Tour de Seoul |  South Korea | 1.2 | Cho Ho-Sung (KOR) | Seoul Cycling Team |
| 11–19 November | Tour of Hainan |  China | 2.HC |  Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Carmiooro A Style |
| 15 November | Kumamoto International Road Race | Japan | 1.2 | Yasuharu Nakajima (JPN) | EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design |
| 22 November – 2 December | Tour d'Indonesia |  Indonesia | 2.2 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
2010
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 January | H. H. Vice President Cup |  United Arab Emirates | 1.2 |  Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) | Morocco (national team) |
| 23 January | Emirates Cup | United Arab Emirates | 1.2 |  Malcolm Lange (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
| 6–10 February | Kerman Tour | Iran | 2.2 | Abbas Saeidi (IRI) | Azad University Iran |
| 7–12 February | Tour of Qatar |  Qatar | 2.1 |  Wouter Mol (NED) | Vacansoleil |
| 14–19 February | Tour of Oman |  Oman | 2.1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Team Saxo Bank |
| 21 February | Mumbai Cyclothon |  India | 1.2 |  Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Team Saxo Bank |
| 1–7 March | Tour de Langkawi |  Malaysia | 2.HC |  José Rujano (VEN) | ISD–NERI |
| 14–20 March | Tour de Taiwan |  Taiwan | 2.2 |  David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 1–6 April | Tour of Thailand |  Thailand | 2.2 |  Kiel Reijnen (USA) | Jelly Belly–Kenda |
| 10 April | Asian Cycling Championships – Time trial | United Arab Emirates | CC |  Andrey Mizourov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan (national team) |
| 12 April | Asian Cycling Championships – Road race | United Arab Emirates | CC | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Iran (national team) |
| 17–20 April | Le Tour de Filipinas |  Philippines | 2.2 | David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 22 April – 2 May | Tour de Korea | South Korea | 2.2 | Michael Friedman (USA) | Jelly Belly–Kenda |
| 24–25 April | Melaka Governor Cup | Malaysia | 2.2 | David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 27 April – 1 May | Jelajah Malaysia | Malaysia | 2.2 | David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 3–8 May | Azerbaïjan Tour | Iran | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 11–15 May | International Presidency Tour | Iran | 2.2 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 16–23 May | Tour of Japan | Japan | 2.2 |  Cristiano Salerno (ITA) | De Rosa–Stac Plastic |
| 27–30 May | Tour de Kumano | Japan | 2.2 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 1–5 June | Tour of Singkarak | Indonesia | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 13 June | Tour de Jakarta | Indonesia | 1.2 | Matnur Matnur (INA) | Polygon Sweet Nice |
| 18–20 June | Tour de East Java | Indonesia | 2.2 | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 7–11 July | Tour of Milad du Nour | Iran | 2.2 | Ramin Mehrabani (IRI) | Azad University Iran |
| 17–25 July | Tour of Qinghai Lake | China | 2.HC | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 29 August | Tour de Delhi | India | 2.2 | Arran Brown (RSA) | South Africa (national team) |
| 10–19 September | Tour of China | China | 2.2 |  Dirk Müller (GER) | Team Nutrixxion-Sparkasse |
| 16–20 September | Tour de Hokkaido | Japan | 2.2 | Miyataka Shimizu (JPN) | Bridgestone–Anchor |
Final standings
Individual classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 466.66 |
| 2. | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 438.33 |
| 3. | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 313.33 |
| 4. | David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team | 298.66 |
| 5. |  Boris Shpilevsky (RUS) | Russia (national team) | 246 |
| 6. | Amir Zargari (IRI) | Azad University Iran | 224.33 |
| 7. | Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) | CDC–Cavaliere | 209 |
| 8. | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Carmiooro NGC | 195 |
| 9. | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 191.66 |
| 10. |  Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | Loborika | 146 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 1983.3 |
| 2. | Azad University Iran | 651.98 |
| 3. | Giant Asia Racing Team | 507.97 |
| 4. | CDC–Cavaliere | 357 |
| 5. | Jelly Belly–Kenda | 218 |
| 6. | Team Nutrixxion-Sparkasse | 212 |
| 7. | Seoul Cycling Team | 205 |
| 8. | Carmiooro NGC | 195 |
| 9. | Bridgestone Anchor | 192 |
| 10. | Geumsan Ginseng Asia | 189 |
Nation classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Iran | 2017.96 |
| 2. | Japan | 995 |
| 3. | Kazakhstan | 667.36 |
| 4. | South Korea | 332 |
| 5. |  Hong Kong | 231 |
| 6. |  Uzbekistan | 230.2 |
| 7. | Indonesia | 207 |
| 8. | Malaysia | 203 |
| 9. |  Kyrgyzstan | 191.66 |
| 10. |  Mongolia | 141 |
Nation under-23 classification
| Rank | Nation under-23 | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Iran | 259.64 |
| 2. | Kazakhstan | 210.66 |
| 3. | Hong Kong | 108 |
| 4. | Japan | 91.98 |
| 5. | Mongolia | 64 |
| 6. | South Korea | 52 |
| 7. | Malaysia | 40 |
| 8. | United Arab Emirates | 36 |
| 9. | Kyrgyzstan | 32 |
| 10. | Indonesia | 29 |
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