The 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour was the 8th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 2 October 2011 with the Tour d'Indonesia and ended on 30 September 2012 with the Tour de Brunei.
| Eighth edition of the UCI Asia Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 October 2011–30 September 2012 |
| Location | Asia |
| Races | 27 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) |
| Teams' champion | Terengganu Cycling Team |
| Nations' champion |  Kazakhstan |
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Mehdi Sohrabi from Iran was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI Asia Tour. Hossein Alizadeh of Iran was crowned as the 2011–12 UCI Asia 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
edit2011
edit| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–12 October | Tour d'Indonesia |  Indonesia |
2.2 |  Eric Sheppard (AUS) |
Plan B Racing Team |
| 20–28 October | Tour of Hainan |  China |
2.HC | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) |
Astana |
| 23 October | Japan Cup |  Japan |
1.HC |  Ivan Basso (ITA) |
Liquigas–Cannondale |
| 1–5 November | Tour of Taihu Lake | China |
2.2 |  Boris Shpilevsky (RUS) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 12–13 November | Tour de Okinawa | Japan |
2.2 | Kazuhiro Mori (JPN) |
Aisan Racing Team |
2012
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Final standings
editIndividual classification
edit| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 223 |
| 2. |  Stefan Schumacher (GER) |
Christina Watches–Onfone | 221.33 |
| 3. | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 216 |
| 4. |  Wong Kam-po (HKG) |
Hong Kong (national team) | 210 |
| 5. | Taiji Nishitani (JPN) |
Aisan Racing Team | 207 |
| 6. |  Luka Mezgec (SLO) |
Sava | 186 |
| 7. |  José Serpa (COL) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 180 |
| 8. |  Mohamed Harrif Salleh (MAS) |
Terengganu Cycling Team | 145 |
| 9. |  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) |
Team Nippo | 129 |
| 10. | Cameron Wurf (AUS) |
Champion System | 121.33 |
Team classification
edit| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Terengganu Cycling Team | 539 |
| 2. | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 440 |
| 3. | Christina Watches–Onfone | 432.98 |
| 4. | Team Nippo | 417 |
| 5. | Champion System | 414.99 |
| 6. | Aisan Racing Team | 346 |
| 7. | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 290 |
| 8. | Team Type 1–Sanofi | 288 |
| 9. | Genesys Wealth Advisers | 267 |
| 10. | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 258 |
Nation classification
edit| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kazakhstan |
856.84 |
| 2. | Japan |
841 |
| 3. |  Malaysia |
592 |
| 4. | Iran |
557 |
| 5. | Hong Kong |
449 |
| 6. |  South Korea |
289 |
| 7. |  Uzbekistan |
245 |
| 8. | Indonesia |
207 |
| 9. |  Philippines |
183 |
| 10. |  Kyrgyzstan |
170 |
Nation under-23 classification
edit| Rank | Nation under-23 | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kazakhstan |
613.34 |
| 2. | Malaysia |
183 |
| 3. | Japan |
116 |
| 4. | Indonesia |
92 |
| 5. | Iran |
73 |
| 5. | Hong Kong |
73 |
| 7. |  Vietnam |
53 |
| 8. | South Korea |
46 |
| 9. | Philippines |
43 |
| 10. |  Singapore |
35 |