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2008–09 UCI Asia Tour
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour |
| edition | 5 |
| competition | UCI Asia Tour |
| dates | –13 September 2009 |
| location | Asia |
| rounds | 31 |
| individual_champion | Ghader Mizbani |
| individual_champion_team | |
| teams_champion | |
| nations_champion | |
| previous | 2007–08 |
| next | 2009–10 |
The 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour was the 5th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 4 October 2008 with the Tour of Milad du Nour and ended on 13 September 2009 with the Tour de Hokkaido.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Hossein Askari from Iran was the defending champion of the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour. Ghader Mizbani of Iran was crowned as the 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour champion.
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
2008
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–8 October | Tour of Milad du Nour | 2.2 | Ahad Kazemi | ||
| 12–16 October | Kerman Tour | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani | ||
| 19–25 October | Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai | ||||
| 2.2 | Christoff van Heerden | ||||
| 26 October | Japan Cup | 1.HC | Damiano Cunego | ||
| 8–9 November | Tour de Okinawa | 2.2 | Yukiya Arashiro | Meitan Hompo-GDR | |
| 11–19 November | Tour of Hainan | 2.1 | Boris Shpilevsky | ||
| 23 November–5 December | Tour d'Indonesia | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani | ||
| 13 December | International Grand Prix Al-Khor | 1.2 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Doha Team | |
| 14 December | International Grand Prix Losail | 1.2 | Abdelbasset Hannachi | Doha Team | |
| 14–21 December | Tour of South China Sea | ||||
| 2.2 | Xu Gang | Hong Kong Shanghai Sports Institute | |||
| 15 December | International Grand Prix Messaeed | 1.2 | Aymen Ben Hassine | Doha Team | |
| 16 December | International Grand Prix Doha | 1.2 | Aymen Ben Hassine | Doha Team | |
| 18–20 December | Cycling Golden Jersey | 2.2 | Alexey Lyalko | Ulan |
2009
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 January | H. H. Vice President Cup | 1.2 | Aymen Ben Hassine | Doha Team | |
| 24 January | Emirates Cup | 1.2 | Aymen Ben Hassine | Doha Team | |
| 1–6 February | Tour of Qatar | 2.1 | Tom Boonen | ||
| 9–15 February | Tour de Langkawi | 2.HC | José Serpa | ||
| 8–14 March | Tour de Taiwan | 2.2 | Krzysztof Jezowski | ||
| 4–9 April | Tour of Thailand | 2.2 | Andrew Bajadali | ||
| 19–26 April | Jelajah Malaysia | 2.2 | Tim Roe | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | |
| 30 April–3 May | Tour of Singkarak | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani | ||
| 11–15 May | President Tour of Iran | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani | ||
| 17–24 May | Tour of Japan | 2.2 | Sergio Pardilla | ||
| 28–31 May | Tour de Kumano | 2.2 | Valentin Iglinsky | Kazakhstan (national team) | |
| 5–14 June | Tour de Korea | 2.2 | Roger Beuchat | Team Neotel | |
| 17–26 July | Tour of Qinghai Lake | 2.HC | Andrey Mizurov | ||
| 28–30 July | Perlis Open | 2.2 | Anuar Manam | ||
| 8–10 August | Tour de East Java | 2.2 | Andrey Mizurov | ||
| 16 August | Asian Cycling Championships – Road race | CC | Dmitry Fofonov | Kazakhstan (national team) | |
| 17 August | Asian Cycling Championships – Time trial | CC | Alexander Vinokourov | Kazakhstan (national team) | |
| 9–13 September | Tour de Hokkaido | 2.2 | Takashi Miyazawa | EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design |
Final standings
Individual classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ghader Mizbani | 384.5 | |
| 2. | Andrey Mizurov | 368.5 | |
| 3. | Boris Shpilevsky | Russia (national team) | 254 |
| 4. | Dmitry Fofonov | Kazakhstan (national team) | 242 |
| 5. | Valentin Iglinsky | Kazakhstan (national team) | 217 |
| 6. | Aymen Ben Hassine | Doha Team | 179.66 |
| 7. | Abdelbasset Hannachi | Doha Team | 178 |
| 8. | Takashi Miyazawa | EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design | 161 |
| 9. | Taiji Nishitani | Aisan Racing Team | 152.25 |
| 10. | Jai Crawford | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | 146 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1015 | |
| 2. | Doha Team | 628.66 |
| 3. | 438 | |
| 4. | 335 | |
| 5. | EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design | 268 |
| 6. | Aisan Racing Team | 250 |
| 7. | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | 240 |
| 8. | 228 | |
| 9. | Seoul Cycling Team | 210 |
| 10. | 205 |
Nation classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1259.82 | |
| 2. | 1015.5 | |
| 3. | 780.25 | |
| 4. | 292 | |
| 5. | 255.98 | |
| 6. | 255 | |
| 7. | 185 | |
| 8. | 183 | |
| 9. | 150 | |
| 10. | 139 |
Nation under-23 classification
| Rank | Nation under-23 | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 160 | |
| 2. | 89.98 | |
| 3. | 63 | |
| 3. | 63 | |
| 5. | 44 | |
| 6. | 41 | |
| 7. | 40 | |
| 8. | 38 | |
| 9. | 36 | |
| 10. | 30 |
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