2005–06 UCI America Tour

2005–06 UCI America Tour 2 UCI America Tour 2005 10 02 yes–9 September 2006 North America and South America 27 José Serpa COL AND 2006 AND 2006 2005 2006–07 The 2005–06 UCI America Tour was the second season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 2 October 2005 with the Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes and ended on 9 September 2006 with the Univest Grand Prix. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Edgardo Simón of Argentina was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI America Tour. José Serpa of Colombia was crowned as the 2005–06 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 2005 Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team2–9 October Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes 2.2 José Rujano VEN AND 20058–13 November Doble Copacabana Grand Prix Fides 2.2 Libardo Niño ESP Lotería de Boyacá16–29 December Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica 2.2 Juan Carlos Rojas CRC Pasoca–Dos Pinos 2006 Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team7–20 January Vuelta al Táchira 2.2 Manuel Medina VEN Cabimas8 January Copa América de Ciclismo Brazil 1.2 Nilceu Santos BRA Scott–Marcondes Cesar 7–19 February Vuelta a Cuba 2.2 Pedro Pablo Pérez CUB Cuba (national team)19–26 February Tour of California United States 2.1 Floyd Landis USA PHO 200628 February–5 March Vuelta Sonora Mexico 2.2 Gregorio Ladino COL Tecos8–12 March Volta Ciclística Internacional Porto Alegre Brazil 2.2 Armando Camargo BRA Memorial Santos9–19 March Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Lider Chile 2.2 Andrei Sartassov RUS Team Lider Presto19–26 March Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo Brazil 2.2 Alex Diniz BRA Cesc–São Caetano18–23 April Tour de Georgia United States 2.HC Floyd Landis USA PHO 200629 April–6 May Vuelta a El Salvador 2.2 Gregorio Ladino COL Tecos4–14 May Vuelta Ciclista de Chile Chile 2.2 Andrei Sartassov RUS Team Lider Presto11–14 May Doble Sucre Potosí Grand Prix 2.2 Alejandro Ramírez ECU Orbitel24–28 May Volta do Paraná Brazil 2.2 Márcio May BRA Scott–Marcondes 4 June Lancaster Classic United States 1.1 Jackson Stewart USA Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada4 June Pan American Road and Track Championships – Road Race Brazil CC José Serpa COL Colombia (national team)6 June Pan American Road and Track Championships – Time Trial Brazil CC Pedro Nicacio BRA Brazil (national team)8 June Reading Classic United States 1.1 Greg Henderson NZL UHC 200611 June Philadelphia International Championship United States 1.HC Greg Henderson NZL UHC 200613–18 June Tour de Beauce Canada 2.2 Valery Kobzarenko UKR NAV 20069 July Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho Brazil 1.2 Renato Seabra BRA Blumenau–Dataro 9–16 July Vuelta Oaxaca Mexico 2.2 Fausto Esparza MEX Tecos 16 July Meeting Internacional de Ciclismo Brazil 1.2 Héctor Aguilar URY Uruguay (national team) 6–20 August Vuelta a Colombia 2.2 José Castelblanco COL Alcaldia de Cabimas28 August–10 September Vuelta a Venezuela 2.2 José Serpa COL AND 2006 8 September Univest Grand Prix United States 1.2 Shawn Milne USA NAV 2006 Final standings Individual classification Rank Name Points1José Serpa COL313.952Gregorio Ladino COL208.663Andrei Sartassov RUS202.664Manuel Medina VEN199.635Pedro Pablo Pérez CUB1866Greg Henderson NZL1807Libardo Niño COL171.668Juan José Haedo ARG1679Fausto Esparza MEX160.6610Sergey Lagutin UZB155 Team classification Rank Team Points1AND 2006689.442Tecos566.963NAV 20063904Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team3075UHC 20062996SYM 2006199.627TIAA–CREF1838Chivas Cycling Team1519Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada11710Perutnina Ptuj87 Nation classification Rank Nation Points11606.3752Brazil11513808.2654Mexico610.985United States606.466570.2574758Canada419.16936610Chile291.3 External links Category:UCI America Tour Category:2006 in road cycling Category:2005 in road cycling UCI UCI UCI UCI