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2015 UCI America Tour

The 2015 UCI America Tour was the eleventh season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 9 January 2015 with the Vuelta al Táchira and ended on 25 December 2015 with the Vuelta a Costa Rica.

2015 UCI America Tour
Eleventh edition of the UCI America Tour
Details
Dates9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)–25 December 2015
LocationNorth America and South America
Races32
Champions
Individual champion Toms Skujiņš (LAT) (Hincapie Racing Team)
Teams' championOptum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
Nations' champion Colombia
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The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America 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 edit

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref
9–18 January Vuelta al Táchira   Venezuela 2.2   José Rujano (VEN) Gobernación de Mérida [1]
19–25 January Tour de San Luis   Argentina 2.1   Daniel Díaz (ARG) Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team [2]
22 February–1 March Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional   Dominican Republic 2.2   Robigzon Oyola (COL) EPM–UNE–Área Metropolitana [3]
27 March–5 April Vuelta al Uruguay   Uruguay 2.2   Carlos Oyarzun (CHI) Chile (national team) [4]
8–12 April Volta do Rio Grande do Sul   Brazil 2.2   Byron Guamá (ECU) Movistar Team Ecuador [5]
23–26 April Joe Martin Stage Race   United States 2.2   John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare [6]
28 April–3 May Vuelta Mexico   Mexico 2.2   Francisco Colorado (COL) Canel's-Specialized [7]
29 April–3 May Tour of the Gila   United States 2.2   Rob Britton (CAN) Team SmartStop [8]
7 May Pan American Championships - Time Trial   Mexico CC   Carlos Oyarzun (CHI) Keith Mobel-Partisan [9]
10 May Pan American Championships - Road Race   Mexico CC   Byron Guamá (ECU) Movistar Team Ecuador [10]
10–17 May Tour of California   United States 2.HC   Peter Sagan (SVK) Tinkoff–Saxo [11]
16 May Copa Federación Venezolana de Ciclismo   Venezuela 1.2   Honorio Machado (VEN) Gobierno Bolivariano de Nueva Esparta [12]
17 May Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA   Venezuela 1.2   Miguel Ubeto (VEN) Gobierno Bolivariano de Nueva Esparta [citation needed]
27–31 May Volta Ciclística Internacional do Paraná   Brazil 2.2   Rodrigo Araújo (BRA) Green Piracicaba
28–31 May Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay   Canada 2.2   Matteo Dal-Cin (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling Team
31 May Winston-Salem Cycling Classic   United States 1.2   Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Hincapie Racing Team
7 June Philadelphia International Championship   United States 1.2   Carlos Barbero (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
10–14 June Tour de Beauce   Canada 2.2   Pello Bilbao (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
12–21 June Vuelta Ciclista a Venezuela   Venezuela 2.2   José Alarcón (VEN) Lotería del Táchira
12 July White Spot / Delta Road Race   Canada 1.2   Eric Young (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
2–15 August Vuelta a Colombia   Colombia 2.2   Óscar Sevilla (ESP) EPM–UNE–Área Metropolitana
3–9 August Tour of Utah   United States 2.HC   Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale–Garmin
16 August International Road Cycling Challenge   Brazil 1.2   Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) France (national team)
17–23 August USA Pro Cycling Challenge   United States 2.HC   Rohan Dennis (AUS) BMC Racing Team
25–30 August Tour do Rio   Brazil 2.2   Gustavo César (ESP) W52–Quinta da Lixa
2–7 September Tour of Alberta   Canada 2.1   Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek Factory Racing
12 September The Reading 120   United States 1.2   Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare
4 October Tobago Cycling Classic   Trinidad and Tobago 1.2   Adderlyn Cruz (DOM) Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team [13]
26 October–1 November Vuelta a Guatemala   Guatemala 2.2   Román Villalobos (CRC) Nestlé-Giant [14]
15 November Copa América de Ciclismo   Brazil 1.2   Carlos Manarelli (BRA) Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team [15]
14–25 December Vuelta a Costa Rica   Costa Rica 2.2   Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) Frijoles Los Tierniticos-Arroz Halcón-Roes [16]

Standings edit

Standings as of November 25th.

References edit

  1. ^ "José Rujano es el ganador de la Vuelta al Táchira en Bicicleta 2015" [José Rujano is the winner of the 2015 Vuelta al Táchira]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Caracas, Venezuela. AVN. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ^ Ryan, Barry (25 January 2015). "Diaz wins Tour de San Luis". Cyclingnews. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Robigzon Oyola gana Vuelta Independencia" [Robigzon Oyola wins Vuelta Independencia]. 7 Dias (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Ciclista chileno Carlos Oyarzún gana la Vuelta de Uruguay 2015" [Chilean cyclist Carlos Oyarzun won the Tour of Uruguay 2015]. Emol (in Spanish). Montevideo, Uruguay. AFP. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Equatoriano é campeão da Volta Ciclística Internacional do Rio Grande do Sul 2015" [Ecuadorian is champion of the International Cycling Tour of Rio Grande do Sul in 2015] (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Ciclismo. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Murphy, Stephens win Joe Martin Stage Race titles". Cyclingnews. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Colombiano Francisco Colorado gana Vuelta a México 2015" [Colombian Francisco Colorado wins 2015 Tour of Mexico]. Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). EFE. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ^ Weislo, Laura (3 May 2015). "Abbott and Britton win overall titles at Tour of the Gila". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ^ "The Pan American route already has its first champions". Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico: Pan American Cycling Confederation. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  10. ^ Zavala, Humberto; Gonzalez, Francisco (11 May 2015). "Chile, 2015 Pan American Road Championship champion in Leon". Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico: Pan American Cycling Confederation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Tour of California: Peter Sagan wins by three seconds overall". BBC. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Ciclista Honorio Machado se queda con la copa" [Cyclist Honorio Machado gets the cup]. El Impulso (in Spanish). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Cruz (Team Foundation) new Tour of Tobago kings". Newsday. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Ciclista Román Villalobos es campeón de la Vuelta a Guatemala" [Cyclist Román Villalobos is the Vuelta a Guatemala champion]. Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 1 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Copa América de Ciclismo - Carlos Manarelli en solitaire" [Copa América de Ciclismo - Carlos Manarelli in solitaire] (in Portuguese). Cyclism'Actu. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Juan Carlos Rojas se apodera de su quinta Vuelta a Costa Rica" [Juan Carlos Rojas takes over his fifth Tour of Costa Rica] (in Spanish). La Nacion. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

External links edit

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