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The 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour was the second season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 28 September 2005 with the Tour of Milad du Nour and ended on 16 September 2006 with the 2006 Asian Cycling Championships.
| Second edition of the UCI Asia Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 September 2005–16 September 2006 |
| Location | Asia |
| Races | 26 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) (Giant Asia Racing Team) |
| Teams' champion | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| Nations' champion | Iran |
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Andrey Mizurov from Kazakhstan was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI Asia Tour. Ghader Mizbani of Iran was crowned as the 2005–06 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 edit
2005 edit
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September – 4 October | Tour of Milad du Nour | Iran |
2.2 |  David McCann (IRL) |
Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 23 October | Japan Cup |  Japan |
1.1 |  Damiano Cunego (ITA) |
Lampre–Caffita |
| 29 October – 3 November | Tour de Taiwan |  Taiwan |
2.2 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) |
Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 13 November | Tour de Okinawa | Japan |
1.2 | Yasutaka Tashiro (JPN) |
Bridgestone Anchor |
| 11 December | Asian Cycling Championships – Time trial |  India |
2.2 |  Youm Jung-Hwan (KOR) |
South Korea (national team) |
| 13 December | Asian Cycling Championships – Road race | India |
2.2 | Joo Hyun-Wook (KOR) |
South Korea (national team) |
| 25–31 December | Tour of South China Sea |  China Hong Kong Macau |
2.2 | Wu Kin San (HKG) |
Purapharm |
2006 edit
Final standings edit
Individual classification edit
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 434.32 |
| 2. | Hossein Askari (IRI) |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 386.32 |
| 3. | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 259.32 |
| 4. | David McCann (IRL) |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 228 |
| 5. |  Maarten Tjallingii (NED) |
Skil–Shimano | 189 |
| 6. |  Omar Hasanein (SYR) |
Syria (national team) | 188.66 |
| 7. |  David George (RSA) |
Relax–GAM | 178 |
| 8. |  Tobias Erler (GER) |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 167 |
| 9. | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) |
Iran (national team) | 167 |
| 10. |  Robert McLachlan (AUS) |
Drapac–Porsche | 162 |
Team classification edit
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Giant Asia Racing Team | 1379.64 |
| 2. | Skil–Shimano | 397 |
| 3. | Relax–GAM | 375 |
| 4. | Marco Polo | 371 |
| 5. | Cycle Racing Team Vang | 308 |
| 6. | Cycling Team Capec | 222 |
| 7. | Drapac–Porsche | 210 |
| 8. | Purapharm | 179 |
| 9. | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 152 |
| 10. | Aisan Racing Team | 149 |
Nation classification edit
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Iran |
1730.06 |
| 2. | Japan |
849 |
| 3. |  Kazakhstan |
770 |
| 4. |  Uzbekistan |
433 |
| 5. | Hong Kong |
288 |
| 6. | South Korea |
261 |
| 7. |  Mongolia |
243 |
| 8. | Syria |
198.64 |
| 9. | China |
123 |
| 10. |  United Arab Emirates |
106 |