2008–09 UCI America Tour

2008–09 UCI America Tour 5 UCI America Tour 2008 10 05 yes–12 September 2009 North America and South America 35 Gregorio Ladino COL Tecos Trek UAG ANS 2009 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 UCI America Tour was the fifth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 5 October 2008 with the Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional and ended on 12 September 2009 with the Univest Grand Prix. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Manuel Medina of Venezuela was the defending champion of the 2007–08 UCI America Tour. Gregorio Ladino of Colombia was crowned as the 2008–09 UCI America 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 Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team5–12 October Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional Mexico 2.2 Francisco Mancebo ESP Fercase–Rota dos Moveis5–15 October Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes 2.2 José Serpa COL SDA 200920 October–1 November Vuelta a Guatemala 2.2 Manuel Medina VEN Café Quetzal Sello Verde2–9 November Vuelta a Bolivia 2.2 Fernando Camargo COL Boyacá Colombia22–30 November Vuelta a Ecuador 2.2 Byron Guamá ECU EMAAP25–30 November Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas Mexico 2.2 Gregorio Ladino COL Tecos de la Universidad14–28 December Vuelta a Costa Rica 2.2 Gregory Brenes CRC BCR–Pizza Hut 2009 Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team6–17 January Vuelta al Táchira 2.2 Rónald González VEN Lotería del Táchira 16–17 January Giro del Sol San Juan 2.2 Emanuel Saldaño ARG Forjar Salud–UOM19–25 January Tour de San Luis 2.1 Alfredo Lucero ARG Argentina (national team)10–22 February Vuelta a Cuba 2.2 Arnold Alcolea CUB Cuba (national team)15–22 February Tour of California United States 2.HC Levi Leipheimer USA AST 200922 February–1 March Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional 2.2 Luis Fernando Sepúlveda CHI Aro & Pedal–Inteja24 February–1 March Rutas de América 2.2 Hernán Cline URU C.C. Alas Rojas1–8 March Vuelta Mexico Mexico 2.2 Jackson Rodríguez VEN SDA 200926–29 March Volta de Gravatai Brazil 2.2 Ramiro Cabrera URU Avai de Florianópolis2–11 April Vuelta del Uruguay 2.2 Scott Zwizanski USA KBS 200922–26 April Tour de Santa Catarina Brazil 2.2 Alex Correia Diniz BRA Sejelp–Fapi–Sundown–JKS13–17 May Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa 2.2 Ferney Bello COL Orbea America Pro Cycling31 May U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic United States 1.2 Shawn Milne USA TT1 20093–7 June Volta Ciclística Internacional do Paraná Brazil 2.2 Raul Cançado BRA Cesc–Sundown–N Caixa–Calypso4–7 June Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay Canada 2.Ncup Johan Le Bon FRA France (national team)7 June Philadelphia International Championship United States 1.HC André Greipel GER THR 2009a7–21 June Vuelta a Colombia 2.2 José Rujano VEN Gobernación del Zulia16–21 June Tour de Beauce Canada 2.2 Scott Zwizanski USA KBS 200924 June–13 July Vuelta a Venezuela 2.2 José Rujano VEN Gobernación del Zulia4–13 July Tour de Martinique France 2.2 Thimotee Lefrançois FRA 194 2009 9 July Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho Brazil 1.2 Bruno Tabanez BRA São Lucas Saúde–UAC 23 July Pan American Cycling Championships – Time TrialMexico CC Juan Carlos Lopez COL Colombia (national team)24 July Pan American Cycling Championships – Road RaceMexico CC Gregorio Ladino COL Colombia (national team)7–9 August Volta de Campos Brazil 2.2 Breno França Sidoti BRA Scott–Marcondes Cesar–Fadenp–SJC7–16 August Tour de Guadeloupe France 2.2 Nicolas Dumont FRA Only USL23–30 August Volta de São Paulo Brazil 2.2 Sérgio Ribeiro POR Barbot–Siper7–13 September Tour of Missouri United States 2.HC David Zabriskie USA GRM 200911–12 September Univest Grand Prix United States 2.2 Volodymyr Starchyk UKR Amore & Vita–McDonald's Final standings Individual classification Rank Name Points1Gregorio Ladino COL2382José Rujano VEN1983Arnold Alcolea CUB1864Luis Fernando Sepúlveda CHI1615José Serpa COL1486Scott Zwizanski USA1367Manuel Medina VEN1328Thor Hushovd NOR1279Gregory Brenes CRC12310Alfredo Lucero ARG118 Team classification Rank Team Points1ANS 20094402Tecos Trek UAG3653KBS 20092284SPI 20092255RRC 20092096CTT 20091537EFG 20091448Colombia es Pasion1429JSH 200914010AMO 2009125.3 Nation classification Rank Nation Points11466.32989.693United States779.245805Brazil5556Canada484740383749Mexico26910263.6 Nation under-23 classification Rank Nation under-23 Points15222United States421.1831454128.85Canada1246967Brazil8386495710Mexico43 External links http://www.uciamericatour.com/ Category:UCI America Tour Category:2009 in road cycling Category:2008 in road cycling UCI UCI UCI UCI