# 2006–07 UCI America Tour

The 2006–07 UCI America Tour was the third season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 1 October 2006 with the Clásico Ciclístico 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 | Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes | Venezuela | 2.2 | Hernán Buenahora (COL) | Gobernación del Zulia |
| 10–15 October | Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional | Mexico | 2.2 | Luis Pérez (ESP) | Andalucía–Paul Versan |
| 20 October–1 November | Vuelta a Guatemala | Guatemala | 2.2 | Juan Rojas (CRC) | Dos Pinos Costa Rica |
| 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) | BCR–Pizza Hut–KHS |

### 2007

| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 7–21 January | Vuelta al Táchira | Venezuela | 2.2 | Hernán Buenahora (COL) | Gobernación del Zulia |
| 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) | Team Lider Presto |
| 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) | Team Lider Presto |
| 7 April | U.S. Cycling Open | United States | 1.1 | Svein Tuft (CAN) | Symmetrics |
| 11–15 April | Volta do Rio de Janeiro | 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 | Wilson Zambrano (COL) | Colombia es Pasión |
| 5 May | Clasico Aniversario de la Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo | Venezuela | 1.2 | José Aguilar (VEN) | Fundadeporte Carabobo |
| 6 May | Clasico Corre Por La Vida, Dile NO a las Drogas | Venezuela | 1.2 | José Alarcón (VEN) | Kino Táchira Banfoandes |
| 10–13 May | Doble Sucre Potosí G.P. Cemento Fancesa | Bolivia | 2.2 | Óscar Soliz (BOL) | Coordinadora de Boyacá Ebsa |
| 16–20 May | Volta do Paraná | Brazil | 2.2 | Renato Seabra (BRA) | ClubeDatarodeCiclismo |
| 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 | Meeting Internacional de Goiânia | Brazil | 1.2 | Rafael Andriato (BRA) | Memorial-Fupes-Santos |
| 8 July | Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho | Brazil | 1.2 | Rafael Andriato (BRA) | Memorial-Fupes-Santos |
| 29–12 July | Vuelta a Colombia | Colombia | 2.2 | Santiago Botero (COL) | UNE–Orbitel |
| 3–12 August | Tour de Guadeloupe | Mexico | 2.2 | Flober Peña (COL) | Union Cycliste Capesterre |
| 27 August–9 September | Vuelta a Venezuela | Venezuela | 2.2 | César Salazar (COL) | Lotería del Táchira–Banfoandes |
| 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 | Garrett Peltonen (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 | Tecos de la Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara | 384.62 |
| 4 | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 358 |
| 5 | Slipstream–Chipotle | 305 |
| 6 | Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia | 288.94 |
| 7 | Memorial-Fupes-Santos | 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 |