2011–12 UCI Asia Tour
The 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour was the 8th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 2 October 2011 with the Tour d'Indonesia and ended on 30 September 2012 with the Tour de Brunei.
| Eighth edition of the UCI Asia Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 October 2011–30 September 2012 |
| Location | Asia |
| Races | 27 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) |
| Teams' champion | Terengganu Cycling Team |
| Nations' champion |  Kazakhstan |
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Mehdi Sohrabi from Iran was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI Asia Tour. Hossein Alizadeh of Iran was crowned as the 2011–12 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
2011
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–12 October | Tour d'Indonesia |  Indonesia | 2.2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eric Sheppard (AUS) | Plan B Racing Team |
| 20–28 October | Tour of Hainan |  China | 2.HC | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) | Astana |
| 23 October | Japan Cup |  Japan | 1.HC |  Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| 1–5 November | Tour of Taihu Lake | China | 2.2 |  Boris Shpilevsky (RUS) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 12–13 November | Tour de Okinawa | Japan | 2.2 | Kazuhiro Mori (JPN) | Aisan Racing Team |
2012
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–10 February | Tour of Qatar |  Qatar | 2.HC | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tom Boonen (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 14–19 February | Tour of Oman |  Oman | 2.1 |  Peter Velits (SVK) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 15 February | Asian Cycling Championships – Time trial |  Malaysia | CC |  Eugen Wacker (KGZ) | Kyrgyzstan (national team) |
| 18 February | Asian Cycling Championships – Road race | Malaysia | CC |  Wong Kam-po (HKG) | Hong Kong (national team) |
| 24 February–4 March | Tour de Langkawi | Malaysia | 2.HC |  José Serpa (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela |
| 10–16 March | Tour de Taiwan |  Taiwan | 2.1 | Rhys Pollock (AUS) | Drapac Cycling |
| 1–6 April | Tour of Thailand |  Thailand | 2.2 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (AUS) | Australia (national team) |
| 14–17 April | Le Tour de Filipinas |  Philippines | 2.2 | Baler Ravina (PHI) | GO21 |
| 22–29 April | Tour de Korea |  South Korea | 2.2 | Park Sung-Baek (KOR) | KSPO Cycling Team |
| 27 April–1 May | Tour de Borneo | Malaysia | 2.2 |  Michael Torckler (NZL) | PureBlack Racing |
| 8–13 May | Jelajah Malaysia | Malaysia | 2.2 |  Yusuf Abrekov (UZB) | Uzbekistan Suren Team |
| 11–16 May | Azerbaïjan Tour | Iran | 2.2 |  Javier Ramírez (ESP) | Andalucía |
| 20–27 May | Tour of Japan | Japan | 2.2 | Fortunato Baliani (ITA) | Team Nippo |
| 31 May–3 June | Tour de Kumano | Japan | 2.2 | Fortunato Baliani (ITA) | Team Nippo |
| 4–10 June | Tour de Singkarak | Indonesia | 2.2 | Óscar Pujol (ESP) | Azad University Cross Team |
| 17 June | Tour de Jakarta | Indonesia | 1.2 | Chris Joven (PHI) | American Vinyl–LPGMA's |
| 29 June–12 July | Tour of Qinghai Lake | China | 2.HC | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 29 August–1 September | Tour de East Java | Indonesia | 2.2 | Ivan Tsissaruk (KAZ) | Astana Track Team |
| 7–13 September | Tour of China I | China | 2.1 |  Martin Pedersen (DEN) | Christina Watches–Onfone |
| 15–17 September | Tour de Hokkaido | Japan | 2.2 |  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Team Nippo |
| 16–23 September | Tour of China II | China | 2.1 |  Stefan Schumacher (GER) | Christina Watches–Onfone |
| 26–30 September | Tour de Brunei |  Brunei | 2.2 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
Final standings
Individual classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 223 |
| 2. | Stefan Schumacher (GER) | Christina Watches–Onfone | 221.33 |
| 3. | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 216 |
| 4. | Wong Kam-po (HKG) | Hong Kong (national team) | 210 |
| 5. | Taiji Nishitani (JPN) | Aisan Racing Team | 207 |
| 6. |  Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Sava | 186 |
| 7. | José Serpa (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 180 |
| 8. |  Mohamed Harrif Salleh (MAS) | Terengganu Cycling Team | 145 |
| 9. | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Team Nippo | 129 |
| 10. | Cameron Wurf (AUS) | Champion System | 121.33 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Terengganu Cycling Team | 539 |
| 2. | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 440 |
| 3. | Christina Watches–Onfone | 432.98 |
| 4. | Team Nippo | 417 |
| 5. | Champion System | 414.99 |
| 6. | Aisan Racing Team | 346 |
| 7. | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 290 |
| 8. | Team Type 1–Sanofi | 288 |
| 9. | Genesys Wealth Advisers | 267 |
| 10. | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 258 |
Nation classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kazakhstan | 856.84 |
| 2. | Japan | 841 |
| 3. | Malaysia | 592 |
| 4. | Iran | 557 |
| 5. | Hong Kong | 449 |
| 6. | South Korea | 289 |
| 7. | Uzbekistan | 245 |
| 8. | Indonesia | 207 |
| 9. | Philippines | 183 |
| 10. | Kyrgyzstan | 170 |
Nation under-23 classification
| Rank | Nation under-23 | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kazakhstan | 613.34 |
| 2. | Malaysia | 183 |
| 3. | Japan | 116 |
| 4. | Indonesia | 92 |
| 5. | Iran | 73 |
| 5. | Hong Kong | 73 |
| 7. |  Vietnam | 53 |
| 8. | South Korea | 46 |
| 9. | Philippines | 43 |
| 10. |  Singapore | 35 |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.