2012–13 UCI America Tour

The 2012–13 UCI America Tour was the ninth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 7 October 2012 with the Tobago Cycling Classic and ended on 7 September 2013 with the Bucks County Classic.

2012–13 UCI America Tour

Ninth edition of the UCI America Tour
Details
Dates	7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)–7 September 2013
Location	North America and South America
Races	28
Champions
Individual champion	Janier Acevedo (COL) (Jamis–Hagens Berman)
Teams' champion	UnitedHealthcare
Nations' champion	Colombia
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Rory Sutherland from Australia was the defending champion of the 2011–12 UCI America Tour. Janier Acevedo from Colombia was crowned as the 2012–13 UCI America Tour champion.

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

2012

Date	Race name	Location	UCI Rating	Winner	Team
7 October	Tobago Cycling Classic	Trinidad and Tobago	1.2	Darren Matthews (BAR)	Barbados Cycling Union
14–21 October	Volta de São Paulo	Brazil	2.2	Magno Nazaret (BRA)	Funvic–Pindamonhangaba
2–11 November	Vuelta a Bolivia	Bolivia	2.2	Maky Román (VEN)	Prodem-Lotería del Táchira
18–25 November	Vuelta Mundo Maya	Guatemala	2.2	Giovanny Báez (COL)	EPM–UNE
17–29 December	Vuelta a Costa Rica	Costa Rica	2.2	Óscar Sánchez (COL)	GW–Shimano

2013

Date	Race name	Location	UCI Rating	Winner	Team
6 January	Copa América de Ciclismo	Brazil	1.2	Francisco Chamorro (ARG)	Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos
11–20 January	Vuelta al Táchira	Venezuela	2.2	Yeison Delgado (VEN)	Kino Táchira-Drodínica
21–27 January	Tour de San Luis	Argentina	2.1	Daniel Díaz (ARG)	San Luis Somos Todos
21–28 April	Vuelta a Guatemala	Guatemala	2.2	Óscar Sánchez (COL)	GW–Shimano
1–5 May	Tour of the Gila	United States	2.2	Philip Deignan (IRL)	UnitedHealthcare
2 May	Pan American Cycling Championships – Time Trial	Mexico	CC	Carlos Oyarzun (CHI)	Chile national team
5 May	Pan American Cycling Championships – Road Race	Mexico	CC	Jonathan Paredes (COL)	Colombia national team
12–19 May	Tour of California	United States	2.HC	Tejay van Garderen (USA)	BMC Racing Team
2 June	The Philly Cycling Classic	United States	1.2	Kiel Reijnen (USA)	UnitedHealthcare
7–9 June	Coupe des Nations Ville Saguenay	Canada	2.Ncup	Sondre Enger (NOR)	Norway national team
9–23 June	Vuelta a Colombia	Colombia	2.2	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	EPM–UNE
11–16 June	Tour de Beauce	Canada	2.2	Nathan Brown (USA)	Bontrager Cycling Team
7 July	Tour de Delta	Canada	1.2	Steve Fisher (USA)	Hagens Berman Cycling
19–28 July	Vuelta a Venezuela	Venezuela	2.2	Carlos José Ochoa (VEN)	Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2–4 August	Tour of Elk Grove	United States	2.1	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Cannondale
6–11 August	Tour of Utah	United States	2.1	Tom Danielson (USA)	Garmin–Sharp
6–11 August	Ruta del Centro	Mexico	2.2	Víctor García (ESP)	Depredadores PBG Design
14–18 August	Vuelta al Sur de Bolivia	Bolivia	2.2	Óscar Soliz (BOL)	Pio Rico
19–25 August	USA Pro Cycling Challenge	United States	2.HC	Tejay van Garderen (USA)	BMC Racing Team
28 Aug–1 Sep	Tour do Rio	Brazil	2.2	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	EPM–UNE
3–8 September	Tour of Alberta	Canada	2.1	Rohan Dennis (AUS)	Garmin–Sharp
7 September	Bucks County Classic	United States	1.2	Kiel Reijnen (USA)	UnitedHealthcare

Final standings

There is a competition for the rider, team and country with the most points gained from winning or achieving a high place in the above races.

Individual classification

Rank	Name	Points
1	Janier Acevedo (COL)	247
2	Óscar Sánchez (COL)	180
3	Ryan Anderson (CAN)	165
4	Kiel Reijnen (USA)	138
5	Francisco Mancebo (ESP)	130
6	Daniel Díaz (ARG)	129.67
7	Jonathan Millan (COL)	120
8	Óscar Soliz (BOL)	118
9	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	115
10	Philip Deignan (IRL)	113

Team classification

Rank	Team	Points
1	UnitedHealthcare	441
2	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	366
3	Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos	348
4	Jamis–Hagens Berman	345
5	EPM–UNE	324.67
6	San Luis Somos Todos	196.68
7	Bontrager Cycling Team	186
8	Jelly Belly–Kenda	179
9	5-hour Energy	154
10	Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela	152

Nation classification

Rank	Nation	Points
1	Colombia	1460.07
2	United States	876.33
3	Venezuela	596.87
4	Brazil	512
5	Canada	416.45
6	Mexico	405
7	Argentina	381.34
8	Costa Rica	295
9	Ecuador	240
10	Bolivia	216

Nation under-23 classification

Rank	Nation	Points
1	Colombia	330.67
2	United States	266
3	Ecuador	90
4	Guatemala	72
5	Argentina	58
6	El Salvador	57
7	Mexico	53
8	Brazil	48
9	Panama	43
10	Barbados	40

External links

• Official website