The 2017 UCI Asia Tour was the 13th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 22 October 2016 with the Tour of Hainan and ended on 7 October 2017.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia 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 2016 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref22–30 October Tour of Hainan 2.HC 22–28 October Sharjah International Cycling Tour 2.1 29 October UAE Cup 1.1 2 November Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands 1.2 5–12 November Tour of Taihu Lake 2.1 13 November Tour de Okinawa 1.2 16–20 November Tour of Fuzhou 2.2
2017 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref31 January–4 February Dubai Tour 2.HC 14–19 February Tour of Oman 2.HC 18–21 February Tour de Filipinas 2.2 22 February–1 March Tour de Langkawi 2.HC 26–30 March Tour de Taiwan 2.1 31 March–2 April Tour de Tochigi 2.2 1–6 April Tour of Thailand 2.1 13–16 April Tour de Lombok 2.2 21–28 May Tour of Japan 2.1 1–4 June Tour de Kumano 2.2 14–18 June Tour de Korea 2.1 14–19 July Tour de Flores 2.2 16–29 JulyTour of Qinghai Lake 2.HC 25–27 August Tour of Xingtai 2.2 8–10 September Tour de Hokkaido 2.2 8–15 September Tour of China I 2.1 18–22 September Tour de Moluccas 2.2 19–24 September Tour of China II 2.1 27–30 September Tour de Ijen 2.230 September – 1 October Tour of Almaty 2.13–7 October Jelajah Malaysia 2.28 OctoberSun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge 1.1 8–13 OctoberTour of Iran 2.117–21 October Tour de Selangor 2.222 October Japan Cup 1.HC
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