Third edition of the UCI Asia Tour | |
Details | |
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Dates | 22 October 2006 | –17 September 2007
Location | Asia |
Rounds | 24 |
Champions | |
Individual champion | Hossein Askari (IRI) (Giant Asia Racing Team) |
Teams' champion | Giant Asia Racing Team |
Nations' champion | Iran |
The 2006–07 UCI Asia Tour was the third season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 22 October 2006 with the Japan Cup and ended on 17 September 2007 with the Tour de Hokkaido.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Ghader Mizbani from Iran was the defending champion of the 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour. Hossein Askari of Iran was crowned as the 2006–07 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: