Ninth edition of the UCI Oceania Tour | |
Details | |
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Dates | 23 January 2013 | –17 March 2013
Location | Oceania |
Rounds | 3 |
Champions | |
Individual champion | Damien Howson (AUS) |
Teams' champion | Huon Salmon–Genesys Wealth Advisers |
Nations' champion | Australia |
The 2013 UCI Oceania Tour was the ninth season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 23 January 2013 with the New Zealand Cycle Classic and ended on 17 March 2013 with the Oceania Cycling Championships.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey. Paul Odlin from New Zealand was the defending 2011–12 UCI Oceania Tour champion. Damien Howson from Australia was crowned as the 2013 UCI Oceania 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: