2012–13 UCI Asia Tour
The 2012–13 UCI Asia Tour was the 9th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 20 October 2012 with the Tour of Hainan and ended on 30 September 2013 with the Tour of China II.
| Ninth edition of the UCI Asia Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 October 2012–30 September 2013 |
| Location | Asia |
| Races | 35 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Julián Arredondo (COL) (Team Nippo–De Rosa) |
| 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. Hossein Alizadeh from Iran was the defending champion of the 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour. Julián Arredondo from Colombia was crowned as the 2012–13 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
2012
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–28 October | Tour of Hainan |  China | 2.HC |  Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Astana |
| 21 October | Japan Cup |  Japan | 1.HC |  Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| 1–8 November | Tour of Taihu Lake | China | 2.1 |  Milan Kadlec (CZE) | ASC Dukla Praha |
| 18–20 November | Tour of Fuzhou | China | 2.2 |  Choi Ki Ho (HKG) | Hong Kong (national team) |
| 25 November | Tour de Okinawa | Japan | 1.2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Thomas Palmer (AUS) | Drapac Cycling |
| 7–9 December | Tour de Ijen |  Indonesia | 2.2 | Choi Ki Ho (HKG) | Hong Kong (national team) |
| 17–21 December | Tour of Vietnam |  Vietnam | 2.2 | Huang En (CHN) | Max Success Sports |
2013
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–8 February | Tour of Qatar |  Qatar | 2.HC |  Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 11–16 February | Tour of Oman |  Oman | 2.HC | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky |
| 21 February–2 March | Tour de Langkawi |  Malaysia | 2.HC | Julián Arredondo (COL) | Team Nippo–De Rosa |
| 14 March | Asian Cycling Championships – Time trial |  India | CC |  Muradjan Khalmuratov (UZB) | Uzbekistan national team |
| 17 March | Asian Cycling Championships – Road race | India | CC | Muradjan Khalmuratov (UZB) | Uzbekistan national team |
| 18–24 March | Tour de Taiwan |  Taiwan | 2.1 | Bernard Sulzberger (AUS) | Drapac Cycling |
| 1–6 April | Tour of Thailand |  Thailand | 2.2 | Choi Ki Ho (HKG) | Hong Kong national team |
| 13–16 April | Le Tour de Filipinas |  Philippines | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 21 April | Melaka Governor Cup | Malaysia | 1.2 |  Lex Nederlof (NED) | CCN Cycling Team |
| 19–26 May | Tour of Japan | Japan | 2.2 | Fortunato Baliani (ITA) | Team Nippo-De Rosa |
| 22–27 May | Tour of Iran | Iran | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 30 May–2 June | Tour de Kumano | Japan | 2.2 | Julián Arredondo (COL) | Team Nippo–De Rosa |
| 3–9 June | Tour de Singkarak | Indonesia | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 9–16 June | Tour de Korea |  South Korea | 2.2 | Michael Cuming (GBR) | Rapha Condor–JLT |
| 26–30 June | Jelajah Malaysia | Malaysia | 2.2 |  Loh Sea Keong (MAS) | OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team |
| 7–20 July | Tour of Qinghai Lake | China | 2.HC | Samad Poor Seiedi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 18–22 August | Tour de Borneo | Malaysia | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 4–7 September | Tour de East Java | Indonesia | 2.2 |  José Vicente Toribio (ESP) | Team Ukyo |
| 13–20 September | Tour of China I | China | 2.1 |  Kirill Pozdnyakov (RUS) | Synergy Baku Cycling Project |
| 14–16 September | Tour de Hokkaido | Japan | 2.2 |  Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Bridgestone Anchor |
| 23–30 September | Tour of China II | China | 2.1 | Alois Kaňkovský (CZE) | ASC Dukla Praha |
Final standings
There is a competition for the rider, team and country with the most points gained from winning or achieving a high place in the above races.
Updated 30 September 2013
Individual classification
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julián Arredondo (COL) |
343 |
| 2 | Alois Kaňkovský (CZE) |
288 |
| 3 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) |
276 |
| 4 | Samad Poor Seiedi (IRI) |
269 |
| 5 | Benjamin Giraud (FRA) |
245 |
| 6 | Choi Ki Ho (HKG) |
243 |
| 7 | Milan Kadlec (CZE) |
202 |
| 8 | Kiryll Pozdnyakov (RUS) |
200 |
| 9 | Muradjan Khalmuratov (UZB) |
186 |
| 10 | Fortunato Baliani (ITA) |
172 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 813 |
| 2 | Team Nippo–De Rosa | 609 |
| 3 | ASC Dukla Praha | 518 |
| 4 | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | 493 |
| 5 | Continental Team Astana | 425 |
| 6 | La Pomme Marseille | 346 |
| 7 | Terengganu Cycling Team | 333 |
| 8 | Drapac Cycling | 328 |
| 9 | RTS–Santic Racing Team | 291 |
| 10 | Bridgestone–Anchor | 256 |
Nation classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran |
1068 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan |
649 |
| 3 | Japan |
593 |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
592 |
| 5 | Malaysia |
588.25 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan |
317 |
| 7 | South Korea |
278.25 |
| 8 | Indonesia |
193 |
| 9 | China |
185 |
| 10 |  Kyrgyzstan |
148 |
Nation under-23 classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong |
460 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan |
405 |
| 3 | Iran |
223 |
| 4 | Malaysia |
127.25 |
| 5 | South Korea |
84 |
| 6 |  Lebanon |
84 |
| 7 | Indonesia |
48 |
| 8 | Thailand |
42 |
| 9 | Japan |
41 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan |
22 |