2013 UCI Oceania Tour

2013 UCI Oceania Tour
Ninth edition of the UCI Oceania Tour
Details
Dates 23 January 2013 (2013-01-23)–17 March 2013
Location Oceania
Rounds 3
Champions
Individual champion  Damien Howson (AUS)
Teams' champion Huon Salmon–Genesys Wealth Advisers
Nations' champion  Australia

The 2013 UCI Oceania Tour was the ninth season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 23 January 2013 with the New Zealand Cycle Classic and ended on 17 March 2013 with the Oceania Cycling Championships.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey. Paul Odlin from New Zealand was the defending 2011–12 UCI Oceania Tour champion. Damien Howson from Australia was crowned as the 2013 UCI Oceania 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

DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeam
23–27 JanuaryNew Zealand Cycle Classic New Zealand2.2 Nathan Earle (AUS)Huon Salmon–Genesys Wealth Advisers
14 MarchOceania Cycling Championships – Time Trial AustraliaCC Paul Odlin (NZL)New Zealand (national team)
17 MarchOceania Cycling Championships – Road Race AustraliaCC Cameron Meyer (AUS)Australia (national team)

Final standings

Individual classification

RankNamePoints
1. Damien Howson (AUS)86
2. Nathan Earle (AUS)68
3. Benjamin Dyball (AUS)64
4. Neil Van Der Ploeg (AUS)54
5. Jack Anderson (AUS)44
6. Adam Phelan (AUS)31
7. William Walker (AUS)30
8. Joseph Cooper (NZL)28
9. Paul Odlin (NZL)25
10. Michael Torckler (NZL)25

Team classification

RankTeamPoints
1.Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers209
2.Team Budget Forklifts81
3.Drapac Cycling79
4.Bissell30
5.Bontrager Cycling Team16
6.OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team15
7.Node 4-Giordana Racing15
8.NetApp–Endura8
9.Thüringer Energie Team2
10.Champion System2

Nation classification

RankNationPoints
1. Australia1131
2. New Zealand425

Nation under-23 classification

RankNationPoints
1. Australia645
2. New Zealand119
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.