The 2016 UCI America Tour was the twelfth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on January 8, 2016 with the Vuelta al Táchira and ended on October 2, 2016, with the Tobago Cycling Classic.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. 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 RefJanuary 8–17 Vuelta al Táchira 2.2 Nestlé-Giant January 18–24 Tour de San Luis 2.1 February 27 – March 5 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional 2.2 Aero Cycling Team March 18–27 Vuelta al Uruguay 2.2 Schneck Alas Rojas April 6–10 Volta Ciclística Internacional do Rio Grande do Sul 2.2 April 21–24 Joe Martin Stage Race 2.2 4–8 May Tour of the Gila 2.2 15–22 May Tour of California 2.HC 19 May Pan American Championships – Time Trial CC Orgullo Paisa 22 May Pan American Championships – Road Race CC Strongman–Campagnolo Wilier 30 May Winston-Salem Cycling Classic 1.1 June 5 Philadelphia International Cycling Classic 1.1 June 9–12 Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay 2.2 June 13–26 Vuelta a Colombia 2.2 June 15–19 Tour de Beauce 2.2 July 8–17 Vuelta a Venezuela 2.2 JHS Aves July 10 White Spot / Delta Road Race 1.2 Jul 29–Aug 7 Tour Cycliste International de la Guadeloupe 2.2 August 1–7 The Larry H.Miller Tour of Utah 2.HC Aug 31–Sep 5 Tour of Alberta 2.1 September 10 The Reading 120 1.2 October 2 Tobago Cycling Classic 1.2 PSL/RBC
Final standings
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