UCI Continental Circuits explained

The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) are ranked below the UCI World Tour.

UCI Africa Tour

Winners

There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in Africa, regardless of the nationality of the rider.

YearIndividual ChampionNations' ChampionTeams' Champion
NameCountryTeam
2005Tiaan KannemeyerTeam Barloworld-ValsirTeam Barloworld-Valsir
2005–06Rabaki Jérémie OuédraogoCafé SambaCycling Team Capec
2006–07Hassen Ben NasserPharmacie CentraleBarloworld
2007–08Nicholas White
2008–09Dan CravenBarloworld
2009–10Abdelatif SaadouneMTN Energade
2010–11Adil JelloulGroupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie
2011–12Tarik ChaoufiMTN-Qhubeka
2012–13Adil JelloulMTN-Qhubeka
2013–14Mekseb DebesayMTN-Qhubeka
2015Salah Eddine Mraouni
2016Issak Tesfom Okubamariam
2017Willie Smit
2018Joseph Areruya
2019Daryl Impey
2020Daryl Impey
2021Biniam Girmay
2022Biniam Girmay

UCI America Tour

Winners

There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in the Americas, regardless of the nationality of the rider.

YearIndividual ChampionNations' ChampionTeams' Champion
NameCountryTeam
2005Edgardo Simón
2005–06José Serpa
2006–07Svein Tuft
2007–08Manuel MedinaGobernación del ZuliaTeam Garmin–Chipotle
2008–09Gregorio LadinoTecos de la Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
2009–10Gregorio LadinoBoyacá Orgullo de America
2010–11Miguel UbetoEPM–UNE
2011–12Rory SutherlandReal Cycling Team
2012–13Janier Acevedo
2013–14Juan Carlos Rojas VillegasFrijoles Los Tierniticos-Arroz HalcónTeam SmartStop
2015Toms SkujiņšHincapie Racing Team
2016Greg Van Avermaet
2017Serghei Tvetcov
2018Gavin Mannion
2019Egan Bernal
2020Nairo Quintana
2021Egan Bernal
2022Sergio Higuita

UCI Asia Tour

Winners

There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in Asia, regardless of the nationality of the rider.

YearIndividual ChampionNations' ChampionTeams' Champion
NameCountryTeam
2005Andrey MizurovCycling Team Capec
2005–06Ghader Mizbani
2006–07Hossein Askari
2007–08Hossein Askari
2008–09Ghader Mizbani
2009–10Mehdi Sohrabi
2010–11Mehdi Sohrabi
2011–12Hossein Alizadeh
2012–13Julián Arredondo
2013–14Samad Pourseyedi
2015Samad Pourseyedi
2016Mark Cavendish
2017Mauricio Ortega
2018Alexey Lutsenko
2019Alexey Lutsenko
2020Alexey Lutsenko
2021Alexey Lutsenko
2022Alexey Lutsenko

UCI Europe Tour

Winners

There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) or below that took place in Europe, regardless of the nationality of the rider.

YearIndividual ChampionNations' ChampionTeams' Champion
NameCountryTeam
2005Murilo FischerNaturino–Sapore di Mare
2005–06Niko EeckhoutChocolade Jacques–Topsport VlaanderenAcqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
2006–07Alessandro BertoliniSerramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Selle ItaliaRabobank
2007–08Enrico GasparottoBarloworldAcqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
2008–09Giovanni ViscontiAgritubel
2009–10Giovanni Visconti
2010–11Giovanni Visconti
2012John Degenkolb
2013Riccardo Zoidl
2014Tom Van Asbroeck
2015Nacer Bouhanni
2016Baptiste Planckaert
2017Nacer Bouhanni
2018Hugo Hofstetter
2019Primož Roglič
2020Primož Roglič
2021Tadej Pogačar
2022Tadej Pogačar
2023Tadej Pogačar

UCI Oceania Tour

Winners

There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in Oceania, regardless of the nationality of the rider.

YearIndividual ChampionNations' ChampionTeams' Champion
NameCountryTeam
2005Robert McLachlanMG XPower Presented by BigPond
2005–06Gordon McCauleySuccessfulliving.com presented by ParkpreSuccessfulliving.com presented by Parkpre
2006–07Robert McLachlanDrapac Porsche Development ProgramDrapac Porsche Development Program
2007–08Hayden RoulstonTrek-Zookeepers CaféSouthAustralia.com–AIS
2008–09Peter McDonaldDrapac Porsche CyclingDrapac Porsche Cycling
2009–10Michael MatthewsTeam Jayco–SkinsTeam Jayco–Skins
2011Richard LangAustralia (national team)Team Jayco–AIS
2011–12Paul OdlinSubway Cycling TeamTeam Jayco–AIS
2013Damien HowsonHuon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers
2014Robert PowerAustralia (national team)Avanti Racing Team
2015Taylor GunmanAvanti Racing TeamAvanti Racing Team
2016Sean LakeAvanti Racing TeamAvanti Racing Team
2017Lucas Hamilton
2018Chris Harper
2019Caleb Ewan
2020Richie Porte
2021Richie Porte
2022Michael Matthews

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