2007–08 UCI Asia Tour explained

The 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour was the 4th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 28 October 2007 with the Japan Cup and ended on 15 September 2008 with the Tour de Hokkaido.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Hossein Askari from Iran was the defending champion of the 2006–07 UCI Asia Tour and was crowned as the 2007–08 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

2007

Date	Race name	Location		Winner	Team
28 October			1.1
3–10 November			2.1
11 November			1.2		Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo co. Ltd-Asada
16–21 December			2.2		Tabriz Petrochemical Team
23–30 December			2.2		Hong Kong Pro Cycling

2008

Date	Race name	Location		Winner	Team
7–13 January			2.2
26 January			1.2
27 January–1 February			2.1
9–17 February			2.HC
21–24 February			2.2
2–7 March			2.2
9–16 March			2.2
2–6 April			2.2
15 April	Asian Cycling Championships – Time trial		CC		Kyrgyzstan (national team)
17 April	Asian Cycling Championships – Road race		CC		Japan (national team)
9–11 May			2.2		Meitan Hompo-GDR
9–13 May			2.2
18–25 May			2.2		Southaustralia.com–AIS
21–29 May			2.2
21 June–4 July			2.2
11–20 July			2.HC
13–22 July			2.2		Rietumu Banka–Riga
19–20 July			2.2
23–25 July			2.2		Uzbekistan (national team)
1–6 September			2.2
11–15 September			2.2		Meitan Hompo-GDR

Final standings

Individual classification

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1.			240.66
2.			205.66
3.			204
4.			195
5.			192
6.			175.66
7.			163
8.			154
9.			132
10.			131

Team classification

Rank	Team	Points
1.		909.64
2.		545
3.		338.6
4.		279
5.		278
6.		273
7.		252
8.		242
9.		204
10.		182

Nation classification

Rank	Nation	Points
1.		1181.2
2.		1160.98
3.		502.66
4.		401.66
5.		296
6.		269
7.		260
8.		248
9.		172
10.		157

Nation under-23 classification

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Rank	Nation under-23	Points
1.		386
2.		233
3.		186
4.		106
5.		62
6.		48
7.		27
8.		22
9.		19
10.		16