2016 UCI Asia Tour explained

2016 UCI Asia Tour
Edition:	12
Competition:	UCI Asia Tour
Dates:	–2 October 2016
Location:	Asia
Rounds:	24
Previous:	2015
Next:	2017

The 2016 UCI Asia Tour was the 12th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 20 February 2016 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and ended on 2 October 2016 with the Tour of Almaty.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Samad Pourseyedi (378 points) from Iran is the defending champion of the 2015 UCI Asia Tour.

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

Date	Race Name	Location		width=200px	Winner !	Team	Ref
20 January	Asian Cycling Championships – Time Trial U23		CC		Mongolia (national team)	^[1]
21 January	Asian Cycling Championships – Time Trial		CC		Hong Kong (national team)
23 January	Asian Cycling Championships – Road Race U23		CC		Iran (national team)	^[2]
24 January	Asian Cycling Championships – Road Race		CC		Hong Kong (national team)
3–6 February	Dubai Tour		2.HC			^[3]
8–12 February			2.HC			^[4]
16–21 February			2.HC
18–21 February	Tour de Filipinas		2.2
24 Feb–2 Mar	Tour de Langkawi		2.HC
6–10 March	Tour de Taiwan		2.1
1–6 April	Tour of Thailand		2.2
11–14 May	Tour de Ijen		2.2
13–18 May	Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)		2.1
19–23 May	Tour de Flores		2.2
29 May–5 June	Tour of Japan		2.1			^[5]
5–12 June	Tour de Korea		2.1			^[6]
16–19 June	Tour de Kumano		2.2
17–30 July	Tour of Qinghai Lake		2.HC
31 July	Tour de Jakarta		1.2
6–14 August	Tour de Singkarak		2.2
1–3 September	Tour de Hokkaido		2.2
9–16 September	Tour of China I		2.1
18–25 September	Tour of China II		2.1
2 October	Tour of Almaty		1.1
18–22 October	Jelajah Malaysia		2.2
20–23 October	Abu Dhabi Tour		2.1
23 October	Japan Cup		1.HC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asian Cycling Championships U23 - ITT 2016 Time trial results.
2. Web site: Asian Cycling Championships U23 - Road Race 2016 One day race results.
3. Web site: Dubai Tour - General Classification (result). ProCyclingStats. 6 February 2016.
4. Web site: Tour of Qatar - General Classification (GC). ProCyclingStats. 12 February 2016.
5. Web site: Óscar Pujol vince il Tour of Japan, ultima tappa a Sam Crome. Cicloweb. 5 June 2016. 5 June 2016. Italian.
6. Web site: Tour de Korea - General Classification. ProCyclingStats. 12 June 2016.