2008–2009 UCI Asia Tour

2008–2009 UCI Asia Tour
Fifth edition of the UCI Asia Tour
Details
Dates 4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) – 13 September 2009
Location Asia
Rounds 31
Champions
Individual champion  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team)
Teams' champion Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
Nations' champion  Kazakhstan

The 2008–2009 UCI Asia Tour is the fifth season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began 4 October 2008 with the Tour of Millad du Nour and is scheduled to end 13 September 2009 with the conclusion of the Tour de Hokkaido.

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:

Events

The 2008–2009 UCI Asia Tour consists of the following one-day races and stage races:

Date(s) Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
2008
4–8 Oct Tour of Millad du Nour  Iran 2.2  Ahad Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
12–16 Oct Tour of Kerman  Iran 2.2  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Azad University Iran
19–25 Oct Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai  Hong Kong 2.2  Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Konica Minolta-Bizhub
26 Oct Japan Cup  Japan 1.HC  Damiano Cunego (ITA) Lampre
8–9 Nov Tour de Okinawa  Japan 2.2  Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) Meitan Hompo-GDR
11–19 Nov Tour de Hainan  China 2.1  Boris Shpilevsky (RUS) Preti Mangimi
23 Nov – 5 Dec Tour d'Indonesia  Indonesia 2.2  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
13 Dec International Grand Prix Al-Khor  Qatar 1.2  Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN) Doha Team
14 Dec International Grand Prix Losail  Qatar 1.2  Abdelbasset Hannachi (ALG) Doha Team
14–21 Dec Tour of South China Sea  Hong Kong 2.2  Xu Gang (CHN) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
15 Dec International Grand Prix Messaeed  Qatar 1.2  Ayman Ben Hassine (TUN) Doha Team
16 Dec International Grand Prix Doha  Qatar 1.2  Ayman Ben Hassine (TUN) Doha Team
18–20 Dec Cycling Golden Jersey  Qatar 2.2  Alexey Lyalko (KAZ) Ulan
2009
23 Jan H. H. Vice President Cup  United Arab Emirates 1.2  Ayman Ben Hassine (TUN) Doha Team
24 Jan Emirates Cup  United Arab Emirates 1.2  Ayman Ben Hassine (TUN) Doha Team
1–6 Feb Tour of Qatar  Qatar 2.1  Tom Boonen (BEL) Quick Step
9–15 Feb Tour de Langkawi  Malaysia 2.HC  José Serpa (COL) Diquigiovanni-Androni
8–14 Mar Tour de Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 2.2  Krzysztof Jezowski (POL) Merida Europe Team
4–9 Apr Tour of Thailand  Thailand 2.2  Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
19–26 Apr Jelajah Malaysia  Malaysia 2.2  Timothy Roe (AUS) Savings & Loans Cycling Team
30 Apr – 3 May Tour of Singkarak  Indonesia 2.2  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
9–13 May Tour of President  Iran 2.2  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
17–24 May Tour of Japan  Japan 2.2  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) Carmiooro A Style
28–31 May Tour de Kumano  Japan 2.2  Valentin Iglinskiy (KAZ) Kazakhstan (national team)
5–14 Jun Tour de Korea-Japan  South Korea 2.2  Roger Beuchat (SUI) Team Neotel
17–26 Jul Tour of Qinghai Lake  China 2.HC  Andrey Mizourov (KAZ) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
28–30 Jul Perlis Open  Malaysia 2.2  Anuar Manam (MAS) Azad University Iran
8–10 Aug Tour of East Java  Indonesia 2.2  Andrey Mizourov (KAZ) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
16 Aug Asian Cycling Championships - Road Race  Indonesia CC  Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ) Kazakhstan (national team)
17 Aug Asian Cycling Championships - Time Trial  Indonesia CC  Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) Kazakhstan (national team)
9–13 Sep Tour de Hokkaido  Japan 2.2  Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design

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