2018 UCI Asia Tour

The 2018 UCI Asia Tour is the 14th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 28 October 2017 with the Tour of Hainan and ended 21 October 2018.

2018 UCI Asia Tour
Fourteenth edition of the UCI Asia Tour
Details
Dates28 October 2017 (2017-10-28)–21 October 2018
LocationAsia

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

Events

2017
DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeamRef
28 October–5 NovemberTour of Hainan China2.HC Jacopo Mosca (ITA)Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia[1]
7–11 NovemberTour of Malaysia Malaysia2.2Cancelled
8–12 NovemberTour of Fuzhou China2.1 Jai Hindley (AUS)Mitchelton Scott[2]
12 NovemberTour de Okinawa Japan1.2 Junya Sano (JPN)Matrix Powertag[3]
18–26 NovemberTour de Singkarak Indonesia2.2 Khalil Khorshid (IRI)Tabriz Shahrdary Team[4]
2–14 DecemberTour of Quanzhou Bay China2.2 Max Stedman (GBR)Bike Channel–Canyon[5]

2018
DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeamRef
24–27 JanuarySharjah International Cycling Tour United Arab Emirates2.1 Javier Moreno (ESP)Delko–Marseille Provence KTM[6]
25–28 JanuaryTour de Indonesia Indonesia2.1 Ariya Phounsavath (LAO)Thailand Continental Cycling Team[7]
6–10 FebruaryDubai Tour United Arab Emirates2.HC Elia Viviani (ITA)Quick-Step Floors[8]
13–18 FebruaryTour of Oman Oman2.HC Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)Astana[9]
11–15 MarchTour de Taiwan Taiwan2.1 Yukiya Arashiro (JPN)Japan (national team)[10]
18–25 MarchTour de Langkawi Malaysia2.HC Artem Ovechkin (RUS)Terengganu Cycling Team[11]
23–25 MarchTour de Tochigi Japan2.2 Michael Potter (AUS)ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast[12]
1–6 AprilTour of Thailand Thailand2.1 Ben Dyball (AUS)St George Continental Cycling Team
13–15 AprilTour de Lombok Indonesia2.2 Álvaro Duarte (COL)Forca Amskins Racing
27–29 AprilSri Lanka T-Cup Sri Lanka2.2 Yasuharu Nakajima (JPN)Kinan Cycling Team[13]
20–23 MayTour de Filipinas Philippines2.2 El Joshua Cariño (PHI)Philippine Navy Standard Insurance
20–27 MayTour of Japan Japan2.1 Marcos García (ESP)Kinan Cycling Team
30 May–3 JuneTour de Korea South Korea2.1 Serghei Țvetcov (ROU)UnitedHealthcare
31 May–3 JuneTour de Kumano Japan2.2 Marc de Maar (NED)Team UKYO
22 July–4 AugustTour of Qinghai Lake China2.HC Hernán Aguirre (COL)Team Manzana Postobón
3–5 SeptemberTour of Xingtai China2.2 Damiano Cima (ITA)Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini
7–9 SeptemberTour de Hokkaido Japan2.2Cancelled due to 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake
8–15 SeptemberTour of China I China2.1 Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)Team Manzana Postobón
18–21 SeptemberTour de Siak Indonesia2.2 Matthew Zenovich (NZL)St George Continental Cycling Team
17–23 SeptemberTour of China II China2.1 Alejandro Marque (POR)Sporting / Tavira
26–29 SeptemberTour de Ijen Indonesia2.2 Ben Dyball (AUS)St George Continental Cycling Team
29–30 SeptemberTour of Almaty Kazakhstan2.1 Davide Villella (ITA)Astana
29 September - 4 OctoberTour of Iran Iran2.1 Dmitri Sokolov (RUS)Lokosphinx
2–6 OctoberJelajah Malaysia Malaysia2.2Cancelled due lack of sponsors[14]
6–13 OctoberTour of Taihu Lake China2.1 Boris Vallée (BEL)Wanty–Groupe Gobert
14 OctoberOita Urban Classic Japan1.2 Masahiro Ishigami (JPN)Japan (national team)
14 OctoberHammer Hong Kong Hong Kong1.1Mitchelton–Scott[15]
21 OctoberJapan Cup Japan1.HC Rob Power (AUS)Mitchelton–Scott
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References
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  3. http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-okinawa
  4. https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-singkarak/2017
  5. https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-quanzhou-bay/2017
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  7. Fajriyah, Titi (28 January 2018). "Chawchiangkwang Persembahkan Kemenangan untuk Rakyat Thailand" [Chawchiangkwang dedicates victory for Thais]. CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Trans Corp. Retrieved 28 January 2018. Sementara itu, dari klasemen pebalap Tour de Indonesia 2018 Ariya Phounsavath dari Thailand Continental Cycling Team keluar sebagai juara umum Tour de Indonesia 2018. [Meanwhile, from the standings of Tour de Indonesia 2018, rider Ariya Phounsavath from Thailand Continental Cycling Team came out as the overall champion of Tour de Indonesia 2018.]
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  10. Chin-wei, Lee; Yen, William (15 March 2018). "Japanese cyclist Arashiro winner of 2018 Tour de Taiwan". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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  12. "Tour de Tochigi, ultima a tappa a Kreder, 8° Poli. Generale a Potter" [Tour de Tochigi, last stage to Kreder, 8th Poli. General to Potter]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  13. "Sri Lanka T-Cup, l'ultima a Saleh. Nakajima fa sua la generale per 1″" [Sri Lanka T-Cup, last leg to Saleh. Nakajima wins the overall title for 1"]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2018-11-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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