2020 UCI Oceania Tour

The 2020 UCI Oceania Tour was the 16th season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 15 January 2020 with the New Zealand Cycle Classic and finished on 9 February 2020 with the Herald Sun Tour.

2020 UCI Oceania Tour
Sixteenth edition of the UCI Oceania Tour
Details
Dates15 January – 9 February
LocationOceania
Rounds4
Champions
Individual champion Caleb Ewan (Lotto–Soudal)
Teams' championSt George Continental Cycling Team
Nations' champion Australia

Throughout the season, points were 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 determined how many points were awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points were awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest were are as follows:

  • Multi-day events: 2.1 and 2.2
  • One-day events: 1.1 and 1.2

Teams

The seven teams which competed in the 2020 tour were:[1]

Code Official Team Name Country
ACAARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Australia
BSCBlack Spoke Pro Cycling Academy New Zealand
CMIEuroCyclingTrips - CMI Pro Cycling Guam
NERNero Continental Australia
OLIOliver's Real Food Racing Australia
STGSt George Continental Cycling Team Australia
BLNTeam BridgeLane Australia

Events
DateRace NameLocationUCI RatingWinnerTeamRef.
15–19 JanuaryNew Zealand Cycle Classic New Zealand2.2 Rylee Field (AUS)Team BridgeLane
25 JanuaryGravel and Tar New Zealand1.2 Hayden McCormick (NZL)Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy
30 JanuaryRace Torquay Australia1.1 Sam Bennett (IRL)Deceuninck–Quick-Step
5–9 FebruaryHerald Sun Tour Australia2.1 Jai Hindley (AUS)Team Sunweb

Due to the ongoing impact and restrictions associated with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Tour of Brisbane, which was to include the 2020 Oceania Road Championships will not take place in 2020.

References
  1. "Road: Teams 2020". Union Cycliste Internationale. 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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