2016 UCI America Tour

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.

2016 UCI America Tour

Twelfth edition of the UCI America Tour
Details
Dates	January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)–October 2, 2016
Location	North America and South America
Races	24
Champions
Individual champion	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (BMC Racing Team)
Teams' champion	Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
Nations' champion	Colombia
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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	Ref
January 8–17	Vuelta al Táchira	Venezuela	2.2	Joseph Chavarría (CRC)	Nestlé-Giant	[1]
January 18–24	Tour de San Luis	Argentina	2.1	Dayer Quintana (COL)	Movistar Team	[2]
February 27 – March 5	Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional	Dominican Republic	2.2	Ismael Sánchez (DOM)	Aero Cycling Team	[3]
March 18–27	Vuelta al Uruguay	Uruguay	2.2	Néstor Pías (URU)	Schneck Alas Rojas	[4]
April 6–10	Volta Ciclística Internacional do Rio Grande do Sul	Brazil	2.2	Murilo Affonso (BRA)	Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour	[5]
April 21–24	Joe Martin Stage Race	United States	2.2	Neilson Powless (USA)	Axeon–Hagens Berman	[6]
4–8 May	Tour of the Gila	United States	2.2	Lachlan Morton (AUS)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	[7]
15–22 May	Tour of California	United States	2.HC	Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)	Etixx–Quick-Step	[8]
19 May	Pan American Championships – Time Trial	Venezuela	CC	Walter Vargas (COL)	Orgullo Paisa	[9]
22 May	Pan American Championships – Road Race	Venezuela	CC	Jonathan Caicedo (ECU)	Strongman–Campagnolo Wilier	[10]
30 May	Winston-Salem Cycling Classic	United States	1.1	Ryan Roth (CAN)	Silber Pro Cycling Team	[11]
June 5	Philadelphia International Cycling Classic	United States	1.1	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	[12]
June 9–12	Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay	Canada	2.2	Ryan Roth (CAN)	Silber Pro Cycling Team	[13]
June 13–26	Vuelta a Colombia	Colombia	2.2	Mauricio Ortega (COL)	Supergiros–Redetrans	[14]
June 15–19	Tour de Beauce	Canada	2.2	Gregory Daniel (USA)	Axeon–Hagens Berman	[15]
July 8–17	Vuelta a Venezuela	Venezuela	2.2	Yonathan Monsalve (VEN)	JHS Aves	[citation needed]
July 10	White Spot / Delta Road Race	Canada	1.2	Ryan Roth (CAN)	Silber Pro Cycling Team	[16]
Jul 29–Aug 7	Tour Cycliste International de la Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe	2.2	Damien Monier (FRA)	Bridgestone–Anchor	[17]
August 1–7	The Larry H.Miller Tour of Utah	United States	2.HC	Lachlan Morton (AUS)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	[18]
Aug 31–Sep 5	Tour of Alberta	Canada	2.1	Robin Carpenter (USA)	Holowesko Citadel Racing Team	[19]
September 10	The Reading 120	United States	1.2	Oscar Clark (USA)	Holowesko Citadel Racing Team	[20]
October 2	Tobago Cycling Classic	Trinidad and Tobago	1.2	James Piccoli (CAN)	PSL/RBC	[21]

Final standings

Rank Name Team Points 1.  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team 615 2.  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Etixx–Quick-Step 570 3.  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana 475 4.  Rafał Majka (POL) Tinkoff 435 5.  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Trek–Segafredo 360 6.  Lachlan Morton (AUS) Jelly Belly–Maxxis 326 7.  Rohan Dennis (AUS) BMC Racing Team 295 8.  Robin Carpenter (USA) Holowesko Citadel Racing Team 277 9.  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha 275 10.  Chris Froome (GBR) Team Sky 270

Rank Team Points 1. Holowesko Citadel Racing Team 738 2. Silber Pro Cycling Team 645 3. Axeon–Hagens Berman 612 4. Jelly Belly–Maxxis 581 5. Rally Cycling 541 6. Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour 377 7. Team Jamis 374 8. UnitedHealthcare 330 9. Movistar Team América 306 10. Strongman–Campagnolo–Wilier 273

Rank Nation Points 1.  Colombia 2753.5 2.  United States 2008.5 3.  Canada 1241 4.  Argentina 862.75 5.  Venezuela 721 6.  Chile 497.33 7.  Mexico 463 8.  Costa Rica 434 9.  Brazil 423.66 10.  Ecuador 375.75