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.[1]

2022 UCI Asia Tour
Eighteenth edition of the UCI Asia Tour
Details
Dates6 November 2021 – 15 October 2022
LocationAsia
Races13
← 2020
2023 →

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 edit

Races in the 2022 UCI Asia Tour[1]
Race Rating Date Winner Team
  Giro d'Italia Criterium CRTP - Pro Criterium 6 November 2021   Peter Sagan (SVK)[2] Bora–Hansgrohe
  Tour of Thailand 2.1 1–6 December 2021   Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL)[3] 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)[4] 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 edit

  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

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