2006–07 UCI America Tour

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2006–07 UCI America Tour
Third edition of the UCI America Tour
Details
Dates1 October 2006 (2006-10-01)–15 September 2007
LocationNorth America and South America
Races36
Champions
Individual champion Svein Tuft (CAN) (Symmetrics)
Teams' championSymmetrics
Nations' champion Colombia
← 2005–06

The 2006–07 UCI America Tour was the third season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 1 October 2006 with the Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes and ended on 15 September 2007 with the Tour de Leelanau.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. José Serpa of Colombia was the defending champion of the 2005–06 UCI America Tour. Svein Tuft of Canada was crowned as the 2006–07 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[]

2006[]

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
1–8 October Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes  Venezuela 2.2  Hernán Buenahora (COL)
10–15 October Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional  Mexico 2.2  Luis Perez (ESP) Andalucía–Paul Versan
20 October–1 November Vuelta a Guatemala  Guatemala 2.2   (CRC)
7–12 November Doble Copacabana GP Fides  Bolivia 2.2  Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) Orbitel–EPM
14–24 November Tour de Santa Catarina  Brazil 2.2  Pedro Nicacio (BRA) Scott-Marcondes Cesar
19–29 December Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica  Costa Rica 2.2  Henry Raabe (CRC)

2007[]

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
7–21 January Vuelta al Táchira  Venezuela 2.2  Hernán Buenahora (COL)
7 January Copa América de Ciclismo  Brazil 1.2  Nilceu Santos (BRA) Scott-Marcondes Cesar
23–28 January Tour de San Luis  Argentina 2.2  Jorge Giacinti (ARG)
13–25 February Vuelta a Cuba  Cuba 2.2  Svein Tuft (CAN) Symmetrics
18–25 February Tour of California  United States 2.HC  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel
15–25 March Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Lider  Chile 2.2  Andrei Sartassov (RUS)
7 April U.S. Cycling Open  United States 1.1  Svein Tuft (CAN) Symmetrics
11–15 April  Brazil 2.2  Matías Médici (ARG) Scott-Marcondes Cesar
16–22 April Tour de Georgia  United States 2.HC  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Discovery Channel
22–29 April Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo  Brazil 2.2  Magno Nazaret (BRA) Scott-Marcondes Cesar
28 April–5 May Vuelta a El Salvador  El Salvador 2.2   (COL) Colombia es Pasión
5 May  Venezuela 1.2   (VEN)
6 May  Venezuela 1.2  José Alarcon (VEN)
10–13 May  Bolivia 2.2  Oscar Soliz (BOL)
16–20 May Volta do Paraná  Brazil 2.2  Renato Seabra (BRA)
25 May Pan American Road and Track Championships – Road Race  Venezuela CC  Martin Gilbert (CAN) Canada (national team)
27 May Pan American Road and Track Championships – Time Trial  Venezuela CC  Libardo Niño (COL) Colombia (national team)
3 June Commerce Bank Lancaster Classic  United States 1.1  Bernhard Eisel (GER) T-Mobile Team
7 June Commerce Bank Reading Classic  United States 1.1  Bernhard Eisel (GER) T-Mobile Team
10 June Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship  United States 1.HC  Juan José Haedo (ARG) Team CSC
12–16 June Tour de Beauce  Canada 2.2  Ben Day (AUS) Navigators Insurance
23 June Rochester Twilight Criterium  United States 1.2  Hilton Clarke (AUS) Navigators Insurance
24 June  Brazil 1.2  Rafael Andriato (BRA)
8 July Prova Ciclistica 9 de Julho  Brazil 1.2  Rafael Andriato (BRA)
29–12 July Vuelta a Colombia  Colombia 2.2  Santiago Botero (COL) UNE-Orbitel
3–12 August Tour de la Guadeloupe  Mexico 2.2  Flober Peña (COL)
27 August–9 September Vuelta a Venezuela  Venezuela 2.2  César Salazar (COL)
8 September Univest Grand Prix  United States 1.2  William Frischkorn (USA) Slipstream–Chipotle
11–16 September Tour of Missouri  United States 2.1  George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel
15 September Tour de Leelanau  United States 1.2   (USA) Priority Health–Bissell

Final standings[]

Individual classification[]

Rank Name Points
1  Svein Tuft (CAN) 234.66
2  Hernán Buenahora (COL) 194.66
3  Manuel Medina (VEN) 186.66
4  Alejandro Borrajo (ARG) 186
5  Nilceu Santos (BRA) 164.66
6  Rafael Andriato (BRA) 136
7  César Salazar (COL) 134.66
8  Santiago Botero (COL) 125
9  Anthony Brea (VEN) 119.66
10  Sergey Lagutin (UZB) 114

Team classification[]

Rank Team Points
1 Symmetrics 624.62
2 Scott-Marcondes Cesar 472.96
3 384.62
4 Ceramica Panaria–Navigare 358
5 Slipstream–Chipotle 305
6 Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 288.94
7 246
8 Health Net–Maxxis 226
9 Kelly Benefit Strategies–Medifast 211
10 UNE-Orbitel 205

Nation classification[]

Rank Nation Points
1  Colombia 1436.96
2  Argentina 1140.64
3  Canada 977.3
4  Brazil 888.98
5  Venezuela 724.98
6  United States 578
7  Mexico 460.64
8  Costa Rica 424
9  Cuba 373
10  Bolivia 311

Nation under-23 classification[]

Rank Nation under-23 Points
1  Brazil 448.32
2  Canada 208.66
3  Venezuela 199.32
4  Argentina 154
5  Mexico 148
6  Bolivia 101
7  Colombia 97.66
8  Ecuador 76
9  Belize 72
10  United States 65

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