2015 UCI America Tour

2015 UCI America Tour
Eleventh edition of the UCI America Tour
Details
Dates 9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)–25 December 2015
Location North America and South America
Rounds 32
Champions
Individual champion  Toms Skujiņš (LAT) (Hincapie Racing Team)
Teams' champion Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
Nations' champion  Colombia
2016 →

The 2015 UCI America Tour is the eleventh season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 9 January 2015 with the Vuelta al Táchira and will end on 25 December 2015 with the Vuelta a Costa Rica.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. 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:

Events

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref
9–18 January Vuelta al Táchira  Venezuela 2.2  José Rujano (VEN) Gobernación de Mérida [1]
19–25 January Tour de San Luis  Argentina 2.1  Daniel Díaz (ARG) Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team [2]
22 February–1 March Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional  Dominican Republic 2.2  Robigzon Oyola (COL) EPM–UNE–Área Metropolitana [3]
27 March–5 April Vuelta al Uruguay  Uruguay 2.2  Carlos Oyarzun (CHI) Chile (national team) [4]
8–12 April Volta do Rio Grande do Sul  Brazil 2.2  Byron Guamá (ECU) Movistar Team Ecuador [5]
23–26 April Joe Martin Stage Race  United States 2.2  John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare [6]
28 April–3 May Vuelta Mexico  Mexico 2.2  Francisco Colorado (COL) Canel's-Specialized [7]
29 April–3 May Tour of the Gila  United States 2.2  Rob Britton (CAN) Team SmartStop [8]
7 May Pan American Championships - Time Trial  Mexico CC  Carlos Oyarzun (CHI) Keith Mobel-Partisan [9]
10 May Pan American Championships - Road Race  Mexico CC  Byron Guamá (ECU) Movistar Team Ecuador [10]
10–17 May Tour of California  United States 2.HC  Peter Sagan (SVK) Tinkoff–Saxo [11]
16 May Copa Federación Venezolana de Ciclismo  Venezuela 1.2  Honorio Machado (VEN) Gobierno Bolivariano de Nueva Esparta [12]
17 May Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA  Venezuela 1.2  Miguel Ubeto (VEN) Gobierno Bolivariano de Nueva Esparta [13]
27–31 May Volta Ciclística Internacional do Paraná  Brazil 2.2  Rodrigo Araújo (BRA) Green Piracicaba
28–31 May Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay  Canada 2.2  Matteo Dal-Cin (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling Team
31 May Winston-Salem Cycling Classic  United States 1.2  Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Hincapie Racing Team
7 June Philadelphia International Championship  United States 1.2  Carlos Barbero (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
10–14 June Tour de Beauce  Canada 2.2  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
12–21 June Vuelta Ciclista a Venezuela  Venezuela 2.2  José Alarcón (VEN) Lotería del Táchira
12 July White Spot / Delta Road Race  Canada 1.2  Eric Young (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
2–15 August Vuelta a Colombia  Colombia 2.2  Óscar Sevilla (ESP) EPM–UNE–Área Metropolitana
3–9 August Tour of Utah  United States 2.HC  Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale–Garmin
16 August International Road Cycling Challenge  Brazil 1.2  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) France (national team)
17–23 August USA Pro Cycling Challenge  United States 2.HC  Rohan Dennis (AUS) BMC Racing Team
25–30 August Tour do Rio  Brazil 2.2  Gustavo César (ESP) W52–Quinta da Lixa
2–7 September Tour of Alberta  Canada 2.1  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek Factory Racing
12 September The Reading 120  United States 1.2  Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare
4 October Tobago Cycling Classic  Trinidad and Tobago 1.2  Adderlyn Cruz (DOM) Inteja–MMR [14]
26 October–1 November Vuelta a Guatemala  Guatemala 2.2  Román Villalobos (CRC) Nestlé-Giant [15]
15 November Copa América de Ciclismo  Brazil 1.2  Carlos Manarelli (BRA) Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team [16]
14–25 December Vuelta a Costa Rica  Costa Rica 2.2  Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) Frijoles Los Tierniticos-Arroz Halcón-Roes [17]

Standings

Standings as of November 25th.

Rank Name Team Points
1.  Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Hincapie Racing 208.4
2.  Byron Guamá (ECU) Movistar Team Ecuador 198
3.  Michael Woods (CAN) Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies 179
4.  Daniel Díaz (ARG) Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team 158
5.  Óscar Sevilla (SPA) EPM-UNE-Área Metropolitana 136.6
6.  William Chiarello (BRA) 135
7.  Miguel Ubeto (VEN) 129
8.  Manuel Rodas (GUA) 126
9.  Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare 124
10.  Rob Britton (CAN) Team SmartStop 112
Rank Team Points
1. Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies 494
2. Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team481
3. Hincapie Racing400
4. UnitedHealthcare343
5. EPM-UNE-Área Metropolitana332.2
Rank Nation Points
1.  Colombia 890.35
2.  Canada 850
3.  Argentina 788
4.  United States 687
5.  Venezuela 682

References

  1. ↑ "José Rujano es el ganador de la Vuelta al Táchira en Bicicleta 2015" [José Rujano is the winner of the 2015 Vuelta al Táchira]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Caracas, Venezuela. AVN. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Barry (25 January 2015). "Diaz wins Tour de San Luis". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Robigzon Oyola gana Vuelta Independencia" [Robigzon Oyola wins Vuelta Independencia]. 7 Dias (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ciclista chileno Carlos Oyarzún gana la Vuelta de Uruguay 2015" [Chilean cyclist Carlos Oyarzun won the Tour of Uruguay 2015]. Emol (in Spanish). Montevideo, Uruguay. AFP. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Equatoriano é campeão da Volta Ciclística Internacional do Rio Grande do Sul 2015" [Ecuadorian is champion of the International Cycling Tour of Rio Grande do Sul in 2015] (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Ciclismo. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Murphy, Stephens win Joe Martin Stage Race titles". Cyclingnews. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Colombiano Francisco Colorado gana Vuelta a México 2015" [Colombian Francisco Colorado wins 2015 Tour of Mexico]. Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). EFE. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Weislo, Laura (3 May 2015). "Abbott and Britton win overall titles at Tour of the Gila". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "The Pan American route already has its first champions". Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico: Pan American Cycling Confederation. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Zavala, Humberto; Gonzalez, Francisco (11 May 2015). "Chile, 2015 Pan American Road Championship champion in Leon". Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico: Pan American Cycling Confederation. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Tour of California: Peter Sagan wins by three seconds overall". BBC. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ciclista Honorio Machado se queda con la copa" [Cyclist Honorio Machado gets the cup]. El Impulso (in Spanish). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Con un gran embalaje, Miguel Ubeto se impuso en Clásico de Ciclismo" [With great sprint, Miguel Ubeto won Cycling Classic]. Agencia Venezolana de Noticias (in Spanish). AVN. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Cruz (Team Foundation) new Tour of Tobago kings". Newsday. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ciclista Román Villalobos es campeón de la Vuelta a Guatemala" [Cyclist Román Villalobos is the Vuelta a Guatemala champion]. Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 1 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "Copa América de Ciclismo - Carlos Manarelli en solitaire" [Copa América de Ciclismo - Carlos Manarelli in solitaire] (in Portuguese). Cyclism'Actu. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Juan Carlos Rojas se apodera de su quinta Vuelta a Costa Rica" [Juan Carlos Rojas takes over his fifth Tour of Costa Rica] (in Spanish). La Nacion. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

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