2007–08 UCI America Tour

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2007–08 UCI America Tour
Fourth edition of the UCI America Tour
Details
Dates7 October 2007 (2007-10-07)–20 September 2008
LocationNorth America and South America
Races39
Champions
Individual champion Manuel Medina (VEN) ()
Teams' championGarmin-Chipotle
Nations' champion United States
← 2006–07

The 2007–08 UCI America Tour was the fourth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 7 October 2007 with the Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes and ended on 20 September 2008 with the Vuelta Mexico.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Svein Tuft of Canada was the defending champion of the 2006–07 UCI America Tour. Manuel Medina of Venezuela was crowned as the 2007–08 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[]

2007[]

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
7–14 October Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes  Venezuela 2.2  Sergio Luis Henao (COL) Colombia és Pasión Coldeportes
7–14 October Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional  Mexico 2.2  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) Relax-Gam
20 October–1 November Vuelta a Guatemala  Guatemala 2.2   (MEX)
6–11 November Doble Copacabana GP Fides  Bolivia 2.2  Óscar Soliz (BOL)
15–25 November Tour de Santa Catarina  Brazil 2.2  Alex Diniz (BRA) Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos
17–25 November Vuelta a Ecuador  Ecuador 2.2   (COL)
14–28 December Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica  Costa Rica 2.2  Henry Raabe (CRC)

2008[]

Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
5–18 January Vuelta al Táchira  Venezuela 2.2  Manuel Medina (VEN)
6 January Copa América de Ciclismo  Brazil 1.2  Nilceu Santos (BRA) Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos
22–27 January Tour de San Luis  Argentina 2.2  Martín Garrido (ARG) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
5–17 February Vuelta a Cuba  Cuba 2.2  Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB) Cuba (national team)
13–17 February Tour of Belize  Belize 2.2  Carlos Oyarzun (CHI)
17–24 February Tour of California  United States 2.HC  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
23 February–2 March Vuelta Independencia Nacional  Dominican Republic 2.2  Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) Venezuela (national team)
20–27 April Volta de São Paulo  Brazil 2.2  Gregory Panizo (BRA) Clube DataRo de Ciclismo
21–27 April Tour de Georgia  United States 2.HC  Kanstantin Siutsou (BLR) Team High Road
3 May  Venezuela 1.2   (VEN)
4 May Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo  Venezuela 1.2  Artur García (VEN)
4 May  United States 1.2  Lucas Sebastián Haedo (ARG) Colavita-Sutter Home
9 May Pan American Cycling Championships – Time Trial  Uruguay CC  Svein Tuft (CAN) Canada (national team)
10–25 May Vuelta a Colombia  Colombia 2.2  Giovanny Báez (COL) UNE-Orbitel
11 May Pan American Cycling Championships – Road Race  Uruguay CC  Richard Mascarañas (URU) Uruguay (national team)
14–18 May  Bolivia 2.2  Byron Guamá (ECU)
25 May Tour de Leelanau  United States 1.2  Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team
3 June Lancaster Classic  United States 1.1  Yuri Metlushenko (UKR) Amore & Vita-McDonald's
5 June Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay  Canada 2.Ncup  Thomas Kvist (DEN) Denmark (national team)
7 June Reading Classic  United States 1.1  Oscar Sevilla (ESP) Rock Racing
8 June Philadelphia International Championship  United States 1.HC  Matti Breschel (DEN) Team CSC
10–15 June Tour de Beauce  Canada 2.2  Svein Tuft (CAN) Symmetrics Cycling Team
24–29 June  United States 2.2  David Veilleux (CAN) Kelly Benefit Strategies
4–13 July Tour de Martinique  France 2.2   (FRA)
9 July Prova Ciclistica 9 de Julho  Brazil 1.2   (CUB)
20 July  Venezuela 1.2  Gil Cordovés (CUB)
1–10 August Tour de la Guadeloupe  France 2.2   (COL)
8–10 August Rochester Omnium  United States 2.2  Dominique Rollin (USA) Toyota United
25 August–7 September Vuelta a Venezuela  Venezuela 2.2  Carlos Ochoa (VEN) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
6 September Univest Grand Prix  United States 1.2  Lucas Euser (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle
8–14 September Tour of Missouri  United States 2.1  Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle
13–20 September Vuelta Mexico  Mexico 2.2  Glen Chadwick (NZL) Team Type 1

Final standings[]

Individual classification[]

Rank Name Points
1  Manuel Medina (VEN) 232
2  Svein Tuft (CAN) 219
3  Christian Vande Velde (USA) 211
4  Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) 198
5  Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB) 180
6  Henry Raabe (CRC) 162
7  Gil Cordovés (CUB) 153
8  Artur García (VEN) 146
9  Óscar Sevilla (ESP) 131
10  Byron Guamá (COL) 128

Team classification[]

Rank Team Points
1 Garmin-Chipotle 677
2 Symmetrics 531.7
3 379.8
4 Rock Racing 349
5 343
6 Diquigiovanni–Androni 293
7 263
8 Kelly Benefit Strategies–Medifast 230
9 Toyota-United 229.5
10 Scott-Marcondes Cesar 206

Nation classification[]

Rank Nation Points
1  United States 1180.4
2  Venezuela 1111
3  Argentina 928.6
4  Colombia 846.4
5  Canada 793.2
6  Cuba 667
7  Mexico 594
8  Costa Rica 375
9  Brazil 298
10  Ecuador 294

Nation under-23 classification[]

Rank Nation under-23 Points
1  United States 230.9
2  Colombia 203
3  Canada 116.3
4  Venezuela 107
5  Cuba 88
6  Costa Rica 81
7  Brazil 69
8  Argentina 62
9  Mexico 24.5
10  Ecuador 18

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