UCI America Tour 2009

The UCI America Tour is the American road cycling calendar introduced by the World Cycling Association UCI for the 2005 season below the UCI ProTour . The fifth season begins on October 1, 2008 and ends on September 30, 2009.

The one-day races and stage races of the UCI America Tour are divided into three categories (HC, 1 and 2).

Total status

(Final result: September 30, 2009)

space driver Points 1. Gregorio Ladino 238 2. José Rujano 198 3. Arnold Alcolea 186 4th Luis Sepúlveda 161 5. José Serpa 148 6th Scott Zwizanski 136 7th Manuel Medina 132 8th. Thor Hushovd 127 9. Grégory Brenes 123 10. Alfredo Lucero 118 36. David Vitoria 57 73. Philipp Mamos 38.66

space team Points 1. Diquigiovanni 440 2. Tecos de la Guadalajara 365 3. Kelly Benefit Strategies 228 4th Planet Energy 225 5. Rock racing 209 6th Cervélo TestTeam 153 7th Barbot siper 144 8th. Colombia's pasion 142 9. Colavita / Sutter Home 140 10. Amore & Vita-McDonald's 125.3 11. CT Differdange 123 21st Elk house 40 40. Team Nutrixxion 5

space nation Points 1.  Colombia 1466.3 2.  Venezuela 989.66 3.  United States 779.2 4th  Argentina 580 5.  Brazil 555 6th  Canada 484 7th  Cuba 403 8th.  Uruguay 374 9.  Mexico 269 10.  Costa Rica 263.6

space Nation (U23) Points 1.  Colombia 522 2.  United States 421.18 3.  Venezuela 145 4th  Costa Rica 128.8 5.  Canada 124 6th  Uruguay 96 7th  Brazil 83 8th.  Cuba 64 9.  Ecuador 57 10.  Mexico 43

Racing calendar

October 2008

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
5th - 15th	Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes	2.2	José Serpa	Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
6-12	Vuelta a Chihuahua	2.2	Francisco Mancebo	Fercase-Rota dos Móveis
20. – 1.	Vuelta a Guatemala	2.2	Manuel Medina	Café Quetzal Sello Verde

November 2008

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
2-9	Vuelta a Bolivia	2.2	Luis Fernando Camargo	Boyaca Colombia
22.-30.	Vuelta al Ecuador	2.2	Byron Guamá	EMAAP
25.-30.	Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas	2.2	Gregorio Ladino	Tecos de la Universidad de Guadalajara
28.-7.	Tour de Santa Catarina	2.2	postponed to April

December 2008

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
14.-28.	Vuelta a Costa Rica	2.2	Grégory Brenes	BCR Pizza Hut

January

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
6-17	Vuelta al Táchira	2.2	Rónald González	Loteria Del Tachira
16.-17.	Giro del Sol San Juan	2.2	Emanuel Saldaño	Forjar Salud / UOM
19.-25.	Tour de San Luis	2.1	Alfredo Lucero	Argentina

February

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
10-22	Vuelta a Cuba	2.2	Arnold Alcolea	Cuba
15-22	California tour	2.HC	Levi Leipheimer	Astana
22. – 1.	Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional	2.2	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda	Aro & Pedal-Inteja
24. – 1.	Rutas de America	2.2	Hernán Cline	CC Alas Rojas

March

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
1-8	Vuelta Mexico	2.2	Jackson Rodríguez	Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
18.-22.	Vuelta a la Provincia de Buenos Aires	2.2	not carried out
26.-29.	Volta Ciclistica Internacional de Gravataí	2.2	Ramiro González	Avai / Florianopolis / Senac / APGF

April

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
2nd-11th	Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay	2.2	Scott Zwizanski	Kelly Benefit Strategies
20.-26.	Tour de Georgia	2.HC	called off
22-26	Tour de Santa Catarina	2.2	Alex Diniz * Douglas Bueno	Sejelp / Fapi / Sundown Suzano / Flying Horse / Caloi

* Alex Diniz tested positive for EPO during the Tour de Santa Catarina and was stripped of the win.

May

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
8th.	Pan American Championship - Individual Time Trial	CC	due to swine flu postponed to 07/23
10.	Pan American Championship - Road Race	CC	due to swine flu postponed to July 24th.
13-17	Doble Sucre Potosí Gran Premio	2.2	Ferney Bello	Orbea America Pro Cycling
16.	Bank of America Wilmington Grand Prix	1.1	Zach Bell	Kelly Benefit Strategies
16.	US Open of Cycling	1.1	called off
24.	Tour de Leelanau	1.2	called off
31.	US Air Force Cycling Classic	1.2	Shawn Milne	Team Type 1

June

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
2.	Leigh Valley Classic	1.1	called off
3rd-7th	Volta do Paraná	2.2	Raul Cançado	Cesc / Sundown / N Caixa / Calypso / Maxxis / Kuruma
4th	Reading Classic	1.1	called off
4th-7th	Coupe des Nations Ville Saguenay	2.Ncup	Johan Le Bon	France
7th	Commerce Bank International Championship	1.HC	André Greipel	Team Columbia-High Road
7-21	Vuelta a Colombia	2.2	José Rujano	Gobernacion del Zulia
9-14	Tour de Beauce	2.2	Scott Zwizanski	Kelly Benefit Strategies
24. – 5.	Vuelta a Venezuela	2.2	José Rujano	Gobernacion del Zulia

July

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
4th	Tour de Kootenays 1	1.2	called off
4th - 12th	Tour de Martinique	2.2	Timothée Lefrançois	UC Nantes Atlantique
5.	Tour de Kootenays 2	1.2	called off
9.	Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho	2.2	Bruno Tabanez	São Lucas Saude / UAC / Americana
19th	Clasico Ciudad de Caracas	1.2	called off
23.	Pan American Championship - Individual Time Trial	CC	Juan Carlos López	Colombia
23.	Pan American Championship - Individual Time Trial (U23)	CC	Grégory Brenes	Costa Rica
24.	Pan American Championship - Road Race	CC	Gregorio Ladino	Colombia
24.	Pan American Championship - Road Race (U23)	CC	Juan Pablo Villegas	Colombia

August

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
7th-9th	Volta de Campos	2.2	Breno Sidoti	Scott / Marcondes Cesar / Fadenp / SJC
7-16	Tour de la Guadeloupe	2.2	Nicolas Dumont	Only USL
8-13	Tour de New York	2.2	called off
21-23	The Colorado Stage International Cycle Classic	2.2	called off
23-28	Volta do Estado de São Paulo	2.2	Sérgio Ribeiro	Barbot siper

September

date	run	Cat.	winner	team
7-13	Tour of Missouri	2.1	David Zabriskie	Garmin slipstream
11-12	Univest Grand Prix	2.2	Volodymyr Startschyk	Amore & Vita-McDonald's

Web links

• Official race calendar (English, French)