2015 UCI Asia Tour

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Dates1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)–19 December 2015
LocationAsia
Races37
Individual champion Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Team)
2015 UCI Asia Tour
Eleventh edition of the UCI Asia Tour
Details
Dates1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)–19 December 2015
LocationAsia
Races37
Champions
Individual champion Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Team)
Teams' championPishgaman–Giant
Nations' champion Iran
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The 2015 UCI Asia Tour was the 11th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 1 February 2015 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and ended on 19 December 2015 with the Tour of Al Zubarah.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Samad Pourseyedi from Iran is the defending champion of the 2013–14 UCI Asia Tour.

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
DateRace nameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeamRef
1–4 FebruaryTour de Filipinas Philippines2.2 Thomas Lebas (FRA)Bridgestone–Anchor[1]
4–7 FebruaryDubai Tour United Arab Emirates2.HC Mark Cavendish (GBR)Etixx–Quick-Step[2]
8–13 FebruaryTour of Qatar Qatar2.HC Niki Terpstra (NED)Etixx–Quick-Step[3]
12 FebruaryAsian Cycling Championships – Road Race ThailandCC Hossein Askari (IRI)Iran (national team)[4]
14 FebruaryAsian Cycling Championships – Time Trial ThailandCC Hossein Askari (IRI)Iran (national team)[5]
17–22 FebruaryTour of Oman Oman2.HC Rafael Valls (ESP)Lampre–Merida[6]
8–15 MarchTour de Langkawi Malaysia2.HC Youcef Reguigui (ALG)MTN–Qhubeka[7]
22–26 MarchTour de Taiwan Taiwan2.1 Samad Pourseyedi (IRI)Tabriz Petrochemical Team[8]
1–6 AprilTour of Thailand Thailand2.2 Yasuharu Nakajima (JPN)Aisan Racing Team
6–9 MayTour de Ijen Indonesia2.2 Peter Pouly (FRA)Pishgaman-Giant Team[9]
17–24 MayTour of Japan Japan2.1 Samad Pourseyedi (IRI)Tabriz Petrochemical Team[10]
28 May–2 JuneTour of Iran (Azerbaijan) Iran2.1 Samad Pourseyedi (IRI)Tabriz Petrochemical Team
28–31 MayTour de Kumano Japan2.2 Benjamín Prades (ESP)Matrix Powertag[11]
7–14 JuneTour de Korea South Korea2.1 Caleb Ewan (AUS)Orica–GreenEDGE[12]
5–18 JulyTour of Qinghai Lake China2.HC Radoslav Rogina (CRO)Adria Mobil[13]
11–13 SeptemberTour de Hokkaido Japan2.2 Riccardo Stacchiotti (ITA)Nippo–Vini Fantini[14]
2–9 OctoberTour of China I China2.1 Daniele Colli (ITA)Nippo–Vini Fantini[15]
3–11 OctoberTour de Singkarak Indonesia2.2 Arvin Moazemi (IRI)Pishgaman–Giant[16]
4 OctoberTour of Almaty Kazakhstan1.1 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)Astana[17]
8–11 OctoberAbu Dhabi Tour United Arab Emirates2.1 Esteban Chaves (COL)Orica–GreenEDGE[18]
11–18 OctoberTour of China II China2.1 Mattia Gavazzi (ITA)Amore & Vita–Selle SMP[19]
18 OctoberJapan Cup Japan1.HC Bauke Mollema (NED)Trek Factory Racing[20]
20–28 OctoberTour of Hainan China2.HC Sacha Modolo (ITA)Lampre–Merida[21]
31 October–8 NovemberTour of Taihu Lake China2.1 Jakub Mareczko (ITA)Southeast Pro Cycling[22]
31 October–4 NovemberTour de Borneo Malaysia2.2 Peeter Pruus (EST)Rietumu-Delfin[23]
8 NovemberTour de Okinawa Japan1.2 Jason Christie (NZL)Avanti Racing Team[24]
10–11 NovemberTour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands China2.2 Evaldas Šiškevičius (LIT)Team Marseille 13 KTM
28 November–1 DecemberSharjah Cycling Tour United Arab Emirates2.2 Soufiane Haddi (MAR)Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli
2 DecemberUAE Cup United Arab Emirates1.2 Maher Hasnaoui (TUN)Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli
9–13 DecemberJelajah Malaysia Malaysia2.2 Francisco Mancebo (ESP)Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli
16–19 DecemberTour of Al Zubarah Qatar2.2 Maher Hasnaoui (TUN)Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli

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