2016 UCI Asia Tour
The 2016 UCI Asia Tour is the 12th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 20 February 2016 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and will end 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 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 | UCI Rating | Winner | Team | Ref |
20 January | Asian Cycling Championships – Time Trial U23 | CC | Mongolia | |||
21 January | Asian Cycling Championships – Time Trial | CC | Hong Kong | |||
23 January | Asian Cycling Championships – Road Race U23 | CC | Iran | |||
24 January | Asian Cycling Championships – Road Race | CC | Hong Kong | |||
3–6 February | Dubai Tour | 2.HC | ||||
8–12 February | Tour of Qatar | 2.HC | ||||
16–21 February | Tour of Oman | 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 | 2.1 | ||||
19–23 May | Tour de Flores | 2.2 | ||||
29 May–5 June | Tour of Japan | 2.1 | ||||
5–12 June | Tour de Korea | 2.1 | ||||
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 |