2008–09 UCI Asia Tour
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The 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour was the 5th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 4 October 2008 with the Tour of Milad du Nour and ended on 13 September 2009 with the Tour de Hokkaido.
Ghader Mizbani (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Team)| Fifth edition of the UCI Asia Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 October 2008–13 September 2009 |
| Location | Asia |
| Races | 31 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) |
| Teams' champion | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| Nations' champion |  Kazakhstan |
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Hossein Askari from Iran was the defending champion of the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour. Ghader Mizbani of Iran was crowned as the 2008–09 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
2008
2009
Final standings
Individual classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 384.5 |
| 2. | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 368.5 |
| 3. |  Boris Shpilevsky (RUS) | Russia (national team) | 254 |
| 4. | Dmitry Fofonov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan (national team) | 242 |
| 5. | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) | Kazakhstan (national team) | 217 |
| 6. |  Aymen Ben Hassine (TUN) | Doha Team | 179.66 |
| 7. |  Abdelbasset Hannachi (ALG) | Doha Team | 178 |
| 8. |  Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) | EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design | 161 |
| 9. | Taiji Nishitani (JPN) | Aisan Racing Team | 152.25 |
| 10. |  Jai Crawford (AUS) | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | 146 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 1015 |
| 2. | Doha Team | 628.66 |
| 3. | Azad University Iran | 438 |
| 4. | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 335 |
| 5. | EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design | 268 |
| 6. | Aisan Racing Team | 250 |
| 7. | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | 240 |
| 8. | Cervélo TestTeam | 228 |
| 9. | Seoul Cycling Team | 210 |
| 10. | Carmiooro A Style | 205 |
Nation classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kazakhstan | 1259.82 |
| 2. | Iran | 1015.5 |
| 3. | Japan | 780.25 |
| 4. |  Malaysia | 292 |
| 5. |  Uzbekistan | 255.98 |
| 6. |  South Korea | 255 |
| 7. |  Kyrgyzstan | 185 |
| 8. |  China | 183 |
| 9. |  Hong Kong | 150 |
| 10. |  Syria | 139 |
Nation under-23 classification
| Rank | Nation under-23 | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Iran | 160 |
| 2. | Kazakhstan | 89.98 |
| 3. | Malaysia | 63 |
| 3. | Japan | 63 |
| 5. |  Mongolia | 44 |
| 6. |  Thailand | 41 |
| 7. |  Vietnam | 40 |
| 8. |  North Korea | 38 |
| 9. | China | 36 |
| 10. | South Korea | 30 |