UCI Continental Circuits
Recurring sporting event
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::summary Recurring sporting event ::
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) are ranked below the UCI World Tour.
UCI Africa Tour
Winners
There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in Africa, regardless of the nationality of the rider. ::data[format=table]
| Year | Individual Champion | Nations' Champion | Teams' Champion | Name | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Tiaan Kannemeyer | South Africa | Team Barloworld-Valsir | South Africa | Team Barloworld-Valsir | |
| 2005–06 | Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo | Café Samba | South Africa | Cycling Team Capec | ||
| 2006–07 | Hassen Ben Nasser | Pharmacie Centrale | South Africa | Barloworld | ||
| 2007–08 | Nicholas White | South Africa | Team MTN | South Africa | Team MTN | |
| 2008–09 | Dan Craven | Rapha Condor | South Africa | Barloworld | ||
| 2009–10 | Abdelatif Saadoune | MTN Energade | ||||
| 2010–11 | Adil Jelloul | Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie | ||||
| 2011–12 | Tarik Chaoufi | MTN-Qhubeka | ||||
| 2012–13 | Adil Jelloul | MTN-Qhubeka | ||||
| 2013–14 | Mekseb Debesay | MTN-Qhubeka | ||||
| 2015 | Salah Eddine Mraouni | Morocco | ||||
| 2016 | Issak Tesfom Okubamariam | |||||
| 2017 | Willie Smit | South Africa | ||||
| 2018 | Joseph Areruya | |||||
| 2019 | Daryl Impey | South Africa | South Africa | |||
| 2020 | Daryl Impey | South Africa | South Africa | |||
| 2021 | Biniam Girmay | South Africa | ||||
| 2022 | Biniam Girmay | South Africa | ||||
| 2023 | Henok Mulubrhan | |||||
| 2024 | Biniam Girmay | Madar Pro Cycling Team | ||||
| 2025 | Biniam Girmay | Madar Pro Cycling Team | ||||
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UCI America Tour
Winners
There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in the Americas, regardless of the nationality of the rider. ::data[format=table]
| Year | Individual Champion | Nations' Champion | Teams' Champion | Name | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Edgardo Simón | Brazil | ||||
| 2005–06 | José Serpa | |||||
| 2006–07 | Svein Tuft | Canada | ||||
| 2007–08 | Manuel Medina | Gobernación del Zulia | United States | Team Garmin–Chipotle | ||
| 2008–09 | Gregorio Ladino | Tecos de la Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara | ||||
| 2009–10 | Gregorio Ladino | Boyacá Orgullo de America | ||||
| 2010–11 | Miguel Ubeto | EPM–UNE | ||||
| 2011–12 | Rory Sutherland | Australia | Real Cycling Team | |||
| 2012–13 | Janier Acevedo | |||||
| 2013–14 | Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas | Frijoles Los Tierniticos-Arroz Halcón | United States | Team SmartStop | ||
| 2015 | Toms Skujiņš | Hincapie Racing Team | ||||
| 2016 | Greg Van Avermaet | Belgium | ||||
| 2017 | Serghei Tvetcov | |||||
| 2018 | Gavin Mannion | United States | ||||
| 2019 | Egan Bernal | |||||
| 2020 | Nairo Quintana | |||||
| 2021 | Egan Bernal | |||||
| 2022 | Sergio Higuita | |||||
| 2023 | Sepp Kuss | |||||
| 2024 | Matteo Jorgenson | |||||
| 2025 | Isaac del Toro | |||||
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UCI Asia Tour
Winners
There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in Asia, regardless of the nationality of the rider. ::data[format=table]
| Year | Individual Champion | Nations' Champion | Teams' Champion | Name | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Andrey Mizurov | Cycling Team Capec | ||||
| 2005–06 | Ghader Mizbani | |||||
| 2006–07 | Hossein Askari | |||||
| 2007–08 | Hossein Askari | Japan | ||||
| 2008–09 | Ghader Mizbani | |||||
| 2009–10 | Mehdi Sohrabi | |||||
| 2010–11 | Mehdi Sohrabi | |||||
| 2011–12 | Hossein Alizadeh | |||||
| 2012–13 | Julián Arredondo | |||||
| 2013–14 | Samad Pourseyedi | |||||
| 2015 | Samad Pourseyedi | |||||
| 2016 | Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom | ||||
| 2017 | Mauricio Ortega | |||||
| 2018 | Alexey Lutsenko | |||||
| 2019 | Alexey Lutsenko | |||||
| 2020 | Alexey Lutsenko | |||||
| 2021 | Alexey Lutsenko | |||||
| 2022 | Alexey Lutsenko | |||||
| 2023 | Alexey Lutsenko | |||||
| 2024 | Alexey Lutsenko | |||||
| 2025 | Yevgeniy Fedorov | |||||
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UCI Europe Tour
Winners
There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) or below that took place in Europe, regardless of the nationality of the rider. ::data[format=table]
| Year | Individual Champion | Nations' Champion | Teams' Champion | Name | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Murilo Fischer | Brazil | Naturino–Sapore di Mare | Italy | ||
| 2005–06 | Niko Eeckhout | Belgium | Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen | Italy | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | |
| 2006–07 | Alessandro Bertolini | Italy | Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia | Italy | Rabobank | |
| 2007–08 | Enrico Gasparotto | Italy | Barloworld | Italy | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | |
| 2008–09 | Giovanni Visconti | Italy | Italy | Agritubel | ||
| 2009–10 | Giovanni Visconti | Italy | Italy | |||
| 2010–11 | Giovanni Visconti | Italy | Italy | |||
| 2012 | John Degenkolb | Germany | Italy | |||
| 2013 | Riccardo Zoidl | France | ||||
| 2014 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Belgium | Italy | |||
| 2015 | Nacer Bouhanni | France | Belgium | |||
| 2016 | Baptiste Planckaert | Belgium | Belgium | |||
| 2017 | Nacer Bouhanni | France | France | |||
| 2018 | Hugo Hofstetter | France | Belgium | |||
| 2019 | Primož Roglič | Belgium | ||||
| 2020 | Primož Roglič | Belgium | ||||
| 2021 | Tadej Pogačar | Belgium | ||||
| 2022 | Tadej Pogačar | Belgium | ||||
| 2023 | Tadej Pogačar | Belgium | ||||
| 2024 | Tadej Pogačar | Belgium | ||||
| 2025 | Tadej Pogačar | Belgium | ||||
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UCI Oceania Tour
Winners
There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place in Oceania, regardless of the nationality of the rider. ::data[format=table]
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