2006–07 UCI America Tour

The 2006–07 UCI America Tour was the third season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 1 October 2006 with the Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes and ended on 15 September 2007 with the Tour de Leelanau.

2006–07 UCI America Tour
Third edition of the UCI America Tour
Details
Dates1 October 2006 (2006-10-01)–15 September 2007
LocationNorth America and South America
Races36
Champions
Individual champion Svein Tuft (CAN) (Symmetrics)
Teams' championSymmetrics
Nations' champion Colombia
← 2005–06

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. José Serpa of Colombia was the defending champion of the 2005–06 UCI America Tour. Svein Tuft of Canada was crowned as the 2006–07 UCI America 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

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2006

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Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
1–8 October Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes   Venezuela 2.2   Hernán Buenahora (COL) Gobernación del Zulia
10–15 October Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional   Mexico 2.2   Luis Pérez (ESP) Andalucía–Paul Versan
20 October–1 November Vuelta a Guatemala   Guatemala 2.2   Juan Rojas (CRC) Dos Pinos Costa Rica
7–12 November Doble Copacabana GP Fides   Bolivia 2.2   Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) Orbitel–EPM
14–24 November Tour de Santa Catarina   Brazil 2.2   Pedro Nicacio (BRA) Scott–Marcondes Cesar
19–29 December Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica   Costa Rica 2.2   Henry Raabe (CRC) BCR–Pizza Hut–KHS

2007

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Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
7–21 January Vuelta al Táchira   Venezuela 2.2   Hernán Buenahora (COL) Gobernación del Zulia
7 January Copa América de Ciclismo   Brazil 1.2   Nilceu Santos (BRA) Scott–Marcondes Cesar
23–28 January Tour de San Luis   Argentina 2.2   Jorge Giacinti (ARG) Team Lider Presto
13–25 February Vuelta a Cuba   Cuba 2.2   Svein Tuft (CAN) Symmetrics
18–25 February Tour of California   United States 2.HC   Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel
15–25 March Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Lider   Chile 2.2   Andrei Sartassov (RUS) Team Lider Presto
7 April U.S. Cycling Open   United States 1.1   Svein Tuft (CAN) Symmetrics
11–15 April Volta do Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 2.2   Matías Médici (ARG) Scott–Marcondes Cesar
16–22 April Tour de Georgia   United States 2.HC   Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Discovery Channel
22–29 April Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo   Brazil 2.2   Magno Nazaret (BRA) Scott–Marcondes Cesar
28 April–5 May Vuelta a El Salvador   El Salvador 2.2   Wilson Zambrano (COL) Colombia es Pasión
5 May Clasico Aniversario de la Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo   Venezuela 1.2   José Aguilar (VEN) Fundadeporte Carabobo
6 May Clasico Corre Por La Vida, Dile NO a las Drogas   Venezuela 1.2   José Alarcón (VEN) Kino Táchira Banfoandes
10–13 May Doble Sucre Potosí G.P. Cemento Fancesa   Bolivia 2.2   Óscar Soliz (BOL) Coordinadora de Boyacá Ebsa
16–20 May Volta do Paraná   Brazil 2.2   Renato Seabra (BRA) ClubeDatarodeCiclismo
25 May Pan American Road and Track ChampionshipsRoad Race   Venezuela CC   Martin Gilbert (CAN) Canada (national team)
27 May Pan American Road and Track ChampionshipsTime Trial   Venezuela CC   Libardo Niño (COL) Colombia (national team)
3 June Commerce Bank Lancaster Classic   United States 1.1   Bernhard Eisel (GER) T-Mobile Team
7 June Commerce Bank Reading Classic   United States 1.1   Bernhard Eisel (GER) T-Mobile Team
10 June Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship   United States 1.HC   Juan José Haedo (ARG) Team CSC
12–16 June Tour de Beauce   Canada 2.2   Ben Day (AUS) Navigators Insurance
23 June Rochester Twilight Criterium   United States 1.2   Hilton Clarke (AUS) Navigators Insurance
24 June Meeting Internacional de Goiânia   Brazil 1.2   Rafael Andriato (BRA) Memorial-Fupes-Santos
8 July Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho   Brazil 1.2   Rafael Andriato (BRA) Memorial-Fupes-Santos
29–12 July Vuelta a Colombia   Colombia 2.2   Santiago Botero (COL) UNE–Orbitel
3–12 August Tour de Guadeloupe   Mexico 2.2   Flober Peña (COL) Union Cycliste Capesterre
27 August–9 September Vuelta a Venezuela   Venezuela 2.2   César Salazar (COL) Lotería del Táchira–Banfoandes
8 September Univest Grand Prix   United States 1.2   William Frischkorn (USA) Slipstream–Chipotle
11–16 September Tour of Missouri   United States 2.1   George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel
15 September Tour de Leelanau   United States 1.2   Garrett Peltonen (USA) Priority Health–Bissell

Final standings

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Individual classification

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Rank Name Points
1   Svein Tuft (CAN) 234.66
2   Hernán Buenahora (COL) 194.66
3   Manuel Medina (VEN) 186.66
4   Alejandro Borrajo (ARG) 186
5   Nilceu Santos (BRA) 164.66
6   Rafael Andriato (BRA) 136
7   César Salazar (COL) 134.66
8   Santiago Botero (COL) 125
9   Anthony Brea (VEN) 119.66
10   Sergey Lagutin (UZB) 114

Nation classification

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Rank Nation Points
1   Colombia 1436.96
2   Argentina 1140.64
3   Canada 977.3
4   Brazil 888.98
5   Venezuela 724.98
6   United States 578
7   Mexico 460.64
8   Costa Rica 424
9   Cuba 373
10   Bolivia 311

Nation under-23 classification

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Rank Nation under-23 Points
1   Brazil 448.32
2   Canada 208.66
3   Venezuela 199.32
4   Argentina 154
5   Mexico 148
6   Bolivia 101
7   Colombia 97.66
8   Ecuador 76
9   Belize 72
10   United States 65
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