The 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour was the 5th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 4 October 2008 with the Tour of Milad du Nour and ended on 13 September 2009 with the Tour de Hokkaido.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Hossein Askari from Iran was the defending champion of the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour. Ghader Mizbani of Iran was crowned as the 2008–09 UCI Asia 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
2008 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team 4–8 October Tour of Milad du Nour 2.2 12–16 October Kerman Tour 2.2 19–25 October Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai 2.2 26 October Japan Cup 1.HC 8–9 November Tour de Okinawa 2.2 Meitan Hompo-GDR 11–19 November Tour of Hainan 2.1 23 November–5 December Tour d'Indonesia 2.2 13 December International Grand Prix Al-Khor 1.2 Doha Team14 December International Grand Prix Losail 1.2 Doha Team14–21 December Tour of South China Sea 2.2 Hong Kong Shanghai Sports Institute15 December International Grand Prix Messaeed 1.2 Doha Team16 December International Grand Prix Doha 1.2 Doha Team18–20 December Cycling Golden Jersey 2.2 Ulan
2009 Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team 23 January H. H. Vice President Cup 1.2 Doha Team 24 January Emirates Cup 1.2 Doha Team 1–6 February Tour of Qatar 2.1 9–15 February Tour de Langkawi 2.HC 8–14 March Tour de Taiwan 2.2 4–9 April Tour of Thailand 2.2 19–26 April Jelajah Malaysia 2.2 Savings & Loans Cycling Team30 April–3 May Tour of Singkarak 2.2 11–15 May President Tour of Iran 2.2 17–24 May Tour of Japan 2.2 28–31 May Tour de Kumano 2.2 Kazakhstan (national team)5–14 June Tour de Korea 2.2 Team Neotel17–26 July Tour of Qinghai Lake 2.HC 28–30 July Perlis Open 2.2 8–10 August Tour de East Java 2.2 16 August Asian Cycling Championships – Road race CC Kazakhstan (national team)17 August Asian Cycling Championships – Time trial CC Kazakhstan (national team)9–13 September Tour de Hokkaido 2.2 EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design
Final standings
Individual classification Rank Name Team Points1. 384.52. 368.53. Russia (national team) 2544. Kazakhstan (national team) 2425. Kazakhstan (national team) 2176. Doha Team 179.667. Doha Team 1788. EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design 1619. Aisan Racing Team 152.2510. Savings & Loans Cycling Team 146
Team classification Rank Team Points1. 10152. Doha Team 628.663. 4384. 3355. EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design 2686. Aisan Racing Team 2507. Savings & Loans Cycling Team 2408. 2289. Seoul Cycling Team 21010. 205
Nation classification Rank Nation Points1. 1259.82 2. 1015.53. 780.254. 2925. 255.986. 2557. 1858. 1839. 15010. 139
Nation under-23 classification Rank Nation under-23 Points1. 1602. 89.983. 633. 635. 446. 417. 408. 389. 3610. 30
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