2005 UCI Asia Tour

Inaugural season of UCI Asia

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2005 UCI Asia TourFirst edition of the UCI Asia Tour

Details
Dates| 16 January 2005 (2005-01-16)–19 September 2005
Location| Asia
Races| 13
Champions
Individual champion|  Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) (Cycling Team Capec)
Teams' champion| Giant Asia Racing Team
Nations' champion|  Kazakhstan

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The 2005 UCI Asia Tour was the first season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 16 January 2005 with the Tour of Siam and ended on 19 September 2005 with the Tour de Hokkaido.

Andrey Mizurov of Kazakhstan was crowned as the 2005 UCI Asia Tour champion.[1]

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

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Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team

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16–21 January | Tour of Siam |  Thailand | 2.2 |  Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) | Bridgestone Anchor
28 January–6 February | Tour de Langkawi |  Malaysia | 2.HC |  Ryan Cox (RSA) | Barloworld
29 January | International Grand Prix Doha |  Qatar | 1.1 |  Robert Hunter (RSA) | Phonak
31 January–4 February | Tour of Qatar |  Qatar | 2.1 |  Lars Michaelsen (DEN) | Team CSC
14–19 April | Kerman Tour |  Iran | 2.2 |  Hossein Askari (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team
7–13 May | Tour de Korea |  South Korea | 2.2 |  David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team
15–22 May | Tour of Japan |  Japan | 2.2 |  Félix Cárdenas (COL) | Barloworld
22 May–1 June | Azerbaïjan Tour |  Iran | 2.2 |  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team
27 June–1 July | Tour de East Java |  Indonesia | 2.2 |  Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team
16–24 July | Tour of Qinghai Lake |  China | 2.HC |  Martin Mareš (CZE) | eD'system ZVVZ
29–31 July | Tour of China |  China | 2.2 |  Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Cycling Team Capec
11–21 September | Tour d'Indonesia |  Indonesia | 2.2 |  Hossein Askari (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team
14–19 September | Tour de Hokkaido |  Japan | 2.2 |  Eddy Ratti (ITA) | Team Nippo

## Final standings

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### Individual classification

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Rank | Name | Team | Points

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1. |  Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Cycling Team Capec | 213
2. |  Ryan Cox (RSA) | Barloworld | 190
3. |  Martin Mareš (CZE) | eD'system ZVVZ | 174
4. |  Hossein Askari (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team | 168.66
5. |  David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team | 160.66
6. |  Graeme Brown (AUS) | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 156
7. |  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Paykan | 155.66
8. |  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team | 150.66
9. |  Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team | 132.66
10. |  Sergey Lagutin (UZB) | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago | 120

### Team classification

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Rank | Team | Points

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1. | Giant Asia Racing Team | 796.64
2. | Cycling Team Capec | 439
3. | Barloworld | 429
4. | Paykan | 314.64
5. | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 271
6. | Bridgestone Anchor | 261
7. | Marco Polo | 237
8. | Team Nippo | 227
9. | Naturino–Sapore di Mare | 209
10. | Navigators Insurance | 176

### Nation classification

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Rank | Nation | Points

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1. |  Kazakhstan | 1005.28
2. |  Iran | 874.96
3. |  Japan | 744
4. |  Uzbekistan | 618
5. |  South Korea | 143
6. |  Mongolia | 127
7. |  Hong Kong | 79
8. |  Indonesia | 55
9. |  Syria | 43
10. |  China | 41

## References

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1. ^ "Winners of the UCI Continental Circuits". Cyclingnews.com. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

## External links

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* Official website

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*[KAZ]: Kazakhstan
*[JPN]: Japan
*[RSA]: South Africa
*[DEN]: Denmark
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*[IRL]: Ireland
*[COL]: Colombia
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