2005–06 UCI Europe Tour

Road bicycle race series 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour 2 UCI Europe Tour 2005 10 16 yes–12 October 2006 Europe About 300+ Niko Eeckhout BEL TSV 2006 ASA 2006 Italy 2005 2006–07 The 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour was the second season of the UCI Europe Tour. The season began on 16 October 2005 with the Chrono des Nations and ended on 12 October 2006 with the Giro del Piemonte. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Murilo Fischer of Brazil was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI Europe Tour. Niko Eeckhout of Belgium was crowned as the 2005–06 UCI Europe 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 Events 2005 Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref16 October Chrono des NationsFrance1.1 Ondřej Sosenka CZE ASA 2005 16 October Escalada a MontjuïcSpain1.2 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2005 22 October Firenze–PistoiaItaly1.1 Sergiy Matveyev UKR BAR 2005 2006 Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref31 January Grand Prix d'Ouverture La MarseillaiseFrance1.1 Baden Cooke AUS COS 2006 1–5 February Étoile de BessègesFrance2.1 Frederik Willems BEL TSV 2006 4 February Gran Premio della Costa EtruschiItaly1.1 Alessandro Petacchi ITA MRM 2006 5 February Trofeo MallorcaSpain1.1 Isaac Gálvez ESP CEI 2006 6 February Trofeo AlcúdiaSpain1.1 Isaac Gálvez ESP CEI 2006 7 February Trofeo PollençaSpain1.1 David Bernabeu ESP KEL 2006 8–12 February Tour MéditerranéenFrance2.1 Cyril Dessel FRA ALM 2006 8 February Trofeo SóllerSpain1.1 David Bernabeu ESP KEL 2006 9–12 February Grande Prémio Internacional Costa AzulPortugal2.1 Robbie McEwen AUS LTS 2006 9 February Trofeo CalviàSpain1.1 David Kopp GER GST 2006 12–16 February Vuelta a AndalucíaSpain2.1 Carlos García Quesada ESP COS 2006 14 February Trofeo LaiguegliaItaly1.1 Alessandro Ballan ITA UAE 2006 15–19 February Volta ao AlgarvePortugal2.1 João Cabreira POR POV 2006 18 February 2006 Tour du Haut VarFrance1.1 Leonardo Bertagnolli ITA COF 2006 19 February Classic HariboFrance1.1 Arnaud Coyot FRA COF 2006 21–25 February Volta a la Comunitat ValencianaSpain2.1 Antonio Colom ESP MOV 2006 25 February Gran Premio di Chiasso1.1 Remmert Wielinga NED QST 2006 25 February Beverbeek ClassicBelgium1.HC Evert Verbist BEL TSV 2006 25 February 2006 Omloop Het VolkBelgium1.HC Philippe Gilbert BEL FDJ 2006 26 February 2006 Clásica de AlmeríaSpain1.1 Francisco Pérez Sanchez ESP MOV 2006 26 February Gran Premio di Lugano1.1 Paolo Bettini ITA QST 2006 26 February Kuurne–Brussels–KuurneBelgium1.1 Nick Nuyens BEL QST 2006 Final standings There is a competition for the rider, team and country with the most points gained from winning or achieving a high place in the above races. Individual classification Rank Name Points1Niko Eeckhout BEL7092Danilo Hondo GER6883Rinaldo Nocentini ITA5824Sergey Kolesnikov RUS5145Luca Mazzanti ITA4916Baden Cooke AUS4547Alexander Khatuntsev RUS4518Andrea Tonti ITA4419Ricardo Serrano ESP37910Ruslan Pidgornyy UKR358 Team classification Rank Team Points1ASA 200617512COS 200616653Omnibike Dynamo Moscow15094RB3 200614895TSV 200614756COG 200614167PER 200612428BAR 200612259WIE 2006117710KEL 20061130 Nation classification Rank Nation Points1Italy32642Germany24853BEL23734ESP23685Russia2277.326NED21727POL1793.328SLO15529France144910UKR1292 External links http://www.ucieuropetour.com/ Category:UCI Europe Tour * * UCI UCI