The 2016 UCI Asia Tour was the 12th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 20 February 2016 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and ended on 2 October 2016 with the Tour of Almaty.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Samad Pourseyedi (378 points) from Iran is the defending champion of the 2015 UCI Asia Tour.
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
Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref20 January Asian Cycling Championships – Time Trial U23 CC Mongolia (national team) 21 January Asian Cycling Championships – Time Trial CC Hong Kong (national team) 23 January Asian Cycling Championships – Road Race U23 CC Iran (national team) 24 January Asian Cycling Championships – Road Race CC Hong Kong (national team) 3–6 February Dubai Tour 2.HC 8–12 February Tour of Qatar 2.HC 16–21 February Tour of Oman 2.HC 18–21 February Tour de Filipinas2.2 24 Feb–2 Mar Tour de Langkawi 2.HC 6–10 March Tour de Taiwan 2.1 1–6 AprilTour of Thailand 2.2 11–14 May Tour de Ijen 2.2 13–18 May Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) 2.1 19–23 May Tour de Flores 2.2 29 May–5 JuneTour of Japan 2.1 5–12 June Tour de Korea 2.1 16–19 June Tour de Kumano 2.2 17–30 July Tour of Qinghai Lake 2.HC 31 July Tour de Jakarta 1.2 6–14 August Tour de Singkarak 2.2 1–3 September Tour de Hokkaido 2.2 9–16 September Tour of China I 2.1 18–25 September Tour of China II 2.1 2 October Tour of Almaty 1.1 18–22 October Jelajah Malaysia 2.2 20–23 October Abu Dhabi Tour 2.1 23 October Japan Cup 1.HC
Final standings
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