2007–2008 UCI Oceania Tour

2007–2008 UCI Oceania Tour
Fourth edition of the UCI Oceania Tour
Details
Dates 15 October 2007 (2007-10-15) – 3 February 2008
Location Oceania
Rounds 6
Champions
Individual champion  Hayden Roulston (NZL) (Trek-Zookeepers Café)
Teams' champion SouthAustralia.com-AIS
Nations' champion  Australia

The 2007–2008 UCI Oceania Tour is the fourth season of the UCI Oceania Tour of professional road bicycle racing held in various countries throughout the Oceania region. The season begins with the Jayco Herald Sun Tour stage race in October 2007 and runs until September 2008. The Tour Down Under (UCI rated 2.HC) was elevated to the 2008 UCI ProTour, which makes it the first non-European race to be on the UCI ProTour.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey. The final points leader is crowned the 2007–2008 UCI Oceania Tour champion. Aussie Robert McLachlan is the defending points champion of the 2006-2007 UCI Oceania Tour.

Events

The UCI Oceania Tour consists of the following one-day races and stage races:

Date(s) Race Name Location UCI
Rating
Winner Team
2007
15–21 Oct Jayco Herald Sun Tour  Australia 2.1  Matthew Wilson (AUS) Unibet.com
27 Oct Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic  Australia 1.2  Tim Decker (AUS) Decked Out Coaching
5-10 Nov Tour of Southland  New Zealand 2.2  Hayden Roulston (NZL) Trek-Zookeepers Café
14 Nov Oceania Cycling Championships - Time Trial  Australia CC  Gordon McCauley (NZL) New Zealand (national team)
18 Nov Oceania Cycling Championships - Road Race  Australia CC  Hayden Roulston (NZL) New Zealand (national team)
2008
30 Jan-3 Feb Tour of Wellington  New Zealand 2.2  Travis Meyer (AUS) SouthAustralia.com-AIS

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