2022 UCI Asia Tour

2022 UCI Asia Tour
Eighteenth edition of the UCI Asia Tour
Details
Dates6 November 2021 – 15 October 2022
LocationAsia
Races13
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The 2022 UCI Asia Tour is the 18th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 6 November 2021 with the Giro d'Italia Criterium and ended on 15 October 2022 with Japan Cup Criterium.

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.Pro, 2.1 and 2.2
  • One-day events: 1.Pro, 1.1 and 1.2

Events

Races in the 2022 UCI Asia Tour
Race Rating Date Winner Team
Giro d'Italia Criterium CRTP - Pro Criterium 6 November 2021  Peter Sagan (SVK) Bora–Hansgrohe
Tour of Thailand 2.1 1–6 December 2021  Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL) Terengganu Cycling Team
Tour of Sharjah 2.2 28 January – 1 February  Grega Bole (SLO) Shabab Al Ahli Cycling Team
Saudi Tour 2.1 1–5 February  Maxim Van Gils (BEL) Lotto–Soudal
Tour of Thailand 2.1 1–6 April  Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski
Tour of Japan 2.2 15–22 May  Nathan Earle (AUS) Team Ukyo
Tour de Kumano 2.2 27–29 May  Nathan Earle (AUS) Team Ukyo
Tour of Qinghai Lake 2.2 27 July–3 August  Jiankun Liu (CHN) Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team
Tour de Hokkaido 2.2 9–11 September  Yusuke Kadota (JPN) EF Education–Nippo Development Team
Tour of Iran 2.1 29 September–3 October  Gianni Marchand (BEL) Tarteletto–Isorex
Oita Ikoinomichi Criterium CRTP - Pro Criterium 1 October  Keitaro Sawada (JPN) Sparkle Ōita Racing Team
Oita Urban Classic 1.2 2 October  Ryuki Uga (JPN) Team Ukyo
Tour de Taiwan 2.1 2–6 October  Ben Dyball (AUS) Team Ukyo
International Syrian Tour 2.2 4–8 October  Hamza Amari (ALG) Algeria (national team)
Japan Cup Criterium CRTP - Pro Criterium 15 October  Edward Theuns (BEL) Trek–Segafredo

References

  1. ^ a b "UCI Calendar". Road Cycling Calendar. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ Peter Sagan beats Egan Bernal to win first Giro d'Italia Criterium
  3. ^ Tour of Thailand 2021, si riparte dal successo di Jambaljamts Sainbayar (in Italian)
  4. ^ Saudi Tour: Dylan Groenewegen bosses final bunch sprint, Maxim Van Gils wraps up GC