2018 UCI Asia Tour explained

2018 UCI Asia Tour
Edition:	14
Competition:	UCI Asia Tour
Dates:	–21 October 2018
Location:	Asia
Previous:	2017
Next:	2019

The 2018 UCI Asia Tour was the 14th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 28 October 2017 with the Tour of Hainan and ended 21 October 2018.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey.

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

2017

Date	Race Name	Location		width=200px	Winner !	Team	Ref
28 October–5 November	Tour of Hainan		2.HC			^[1]
7–11 November	Tour of Malaysia		2.2	Cancelled
8–12 November	Tour of Fuzhou		2.1			^[2]
12 November	Tour de Okinawa		1.2			^[3]
18–26 November	Tour de Singkarak		2.2			^[4]
2–14 December	Tour of Quanzhou Bay		2.2			^[5]

2018

Date	Race Name	Location		Winner	Team	Ref
24–27 January	Sharjah International Cycling Tour		2.1			^[6]
25–28 January	Tour de Indonesia		2.1			^[7]
6–10 February	Dubai Tour		2.HC			^[8]
13–18 February	Tour of Oman		2.HC			^[9]
11–15 March	Tour de Taiwan		2.1			^[10]
18–25 March	Tour de Langkawi		2.HC			^[11]
23–25 March	Tour de Tochigi		2.2			^[12]
1–6 April	Tour of Thailand		2.1
13–15 April	Tour de Lombok		2.2
27–29 April	Sri Lanka T-Cup		2.2			^[13]
20–23 May	Tour de Filipinas		2.2
20–27 May	Tour of Japan		2.1
30 May–3 June	Tour de Korea		2.1
31 May–3 June	Tour de Kumano		2.2
22 July–4 August	Tour of Qinghai Lake		2.HC
3–5 September	Tour of Xingtai		2.2
7–9 September	Tour de Hokkaido		2.2	Cancelled due to 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake
8–15 September	Tour of China I		2.1
18–21 September	Tour de Siak		2.2
17–23 September	Tour of China II		2.1
26–29 September	Tour de Ijen		2.2
29–30 September	Tour of Almaty		2.1
29 September - 4 October			2.1
2–6 October	Jelajah Malaysia		2.2	Cancelled due lack of sponsors		^[14]
6–13 October	Tour of Taihu Lake		2.1
14 October	Oita Urban Classic		1.2
14 October	Hammer Hong Kong		1.1			^[15]
21 October	Japan Cup		1.HC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tour of Hainan 2017 Stage 9 results.
2. Web site: Tour of Fuzhou 2021 Stage 7 results.
3. Web site: Tour de Okinawa 2020 One day race results.
4. Web site: Tour de Singkarak 2017 Stage 9 results.
5. Web site: Tour of Quanzhou Bay 2017 Stage 3 results.
6. News: Javier Moreno (Marseille Provence) remporte le Tour de Sharjah. French. Javier Moreno (Marseille Provence) wins the Sharjah Tour. 27 January 2018. 27 January 2018. La Marseillaise. SA Les Editions des Fédérés. 28 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180128021159/http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/sports/flash/67207-javier-moreno-marseille-provence-remporte-le-tour-de-sharjah. dead.
7. News: Chawchiangkwang Persembahkan Kemenangan untuk Rakyat Thailand. Titi. Fajriyah. Indonesian. Chawchiangkwang dedicates victory for Thais. 28 January 2018. 28 January 2018. CNN Indonesia. Trans Corp. Sementara itu, dari klasemen pebalap Tour de Indonesia 2018 Ariya Phounsavath dari Thailand Continental Cycling Team keluar sebagai juara umum Tour de Indonesia 2018. [Meanwhile, from the standings of Tour de Indonesia 2018, rider Ariya Phounsavath from Thailand Continental Cycling Team came out as the overall champion of Tour de Indonesia 2018.].
8. News: Dubai Tour: Viviani wins final stage to secure overall victory. 10 February 2018. 10 February 2018. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company.
9. News: Lutsenko secures overall victory for Astana at Tour of Oman. Susan. Westemeyer. 18 February 2018. 18 February 2018. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company.
10. News: Japanese cyclist Arashiro winner of 2018 Tour de Taiwan. 15 March 2018. 15 March 2018. Lee. Chin-wei. William. Yen. Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency.
11. News: Artem Ovechkin wins 2018 Tour de Langkawi. 25 March 2018. 25 March 2018. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company.
12. News: Tour de Tochigi, ultima a tappa a Kreder, 8° Poli. Generale a Potter. Italian. 25 March 2018. 25 March 2018. Cicloweb.it. Cicloweb. Tour de Tochigi, last stage to Kreder, 8th Poli. General to Potter.
13. News: Sri Lanka T-Cup, l'ultima a Saleh. Nakajima fa sua la generale per 1. Italian. 6 May 2018. 10 May 2018. Cicloweb.it. Cicloweb. Sri Lanka T-Cup, last leg to Saleh. Nakajima wins the overall title for 1".
14. Web site: Jelajah Malaysia 2018 berkubur akhirnya - Berbasikal - Utusan Online . 2018-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423075936/http://www.utusan.com.my/sukan/berbasikal/jelajah-malaysia-2018-berkubur-akhirnya-1.712626 . 2019-04-23 . dead .
15. Web site: Hammer Hong Kong . www.uci.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180930193424/http://www.uci.org/road/calendar/CompetitionDetail/?competitionId=57740&year=2018 . 2018-09-30.