# 2009–10 UCI America Tour

The 2009–10 UCI America Tour was the sixth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 4 October 2009 with the Vuelta Chihuahua and ended on 12 September 2010 with the Univest Grand Prix.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Gregorio Ladino of Colombia was the defending champion of the 2008–09 UCI America Tour and was crowned as the 2009–10 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
### 2009

| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 4–10 October | Vuelta Chihuahua | Mexico | 2.1 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Rock Racing |
| 17 October | Clasica Cancún | Mexico | 1.2 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Astana |
| 20 October–1 November | Vuelta a Guatemala | Guatemala | 2.2 | Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | Café Quetzal |
| 1–8 November | Vuelta a Bolivia | Bolivia | 2.2 | Gregorio Ladino (COL) | Tecos-Trek |
| 21–29 November | Vuelta a Ecuador | Ecuador | 2.2 | Fernando Camargo (COL) | Boyacá Orgullo de America |
| 24–29 November | Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas | Mexico | 2.2 | Libardo Niño (COL) | EBSA-Empresa de Energía de Boyacá |
| 16–28 December | Vuelta a Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2.2 | Janier Acevedo (COL) | GreatWall–Indeportes |

### 2010

| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 13–24 January | Vuelta al Táchira | Venezuela | 2.2 | José Rujano (VEN) | Gobernación del Zulia |
| 18–24 January | Tour de San Luis | Argentina | 2.1 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas–Doimo |
| 9–21 February | Vuelta a Cuba | Cuba | 2.2 | Arnold Alcolea (CUB) | Cuba (national team) |
| 16–21 February | Rutas de América | Uruguay | 2.2 | Hernán Cline (URU) | Alas Rojas |
| 22–28 February | Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional | Dominican Republic | 2.2 | Augusto Sánchez (DOM) | Aro & Pedal |
| 14–18 March | Giro do Interior de São Paulo | Brazil | 2.2 | Renato Seabra (BRA) | Clube Dataro de Ciclismo |
| 26 March–4 April | Vuelta al Uruguay | Uruguay | 2.2 | Richard Mascarañas (URU) | Alas Rojas Santa Lucia |
| 14–18 April | Volta de Gravatai | Brazil | 2.2 | Jaime Castañeda (COL) | EPM–UNE |
| 18 April | Tour of the Battenkill | United States | 1.2 | Caleb Fairly (USA) | Holowesko Partners U23 |
| 18–25 April | Vuelta Mexico | Mexico | 2.2 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Rock Racing |
| 21–25 April | Tour de Santa Catarina | Brazil | 2.2 | Edwar Ortiz (COL) | EPM–UNE |
| 8 May | Pan American Cycling Championships – Time Trial | Mexico | CC | Iván Casas (COL) | Colombia (national team) |
| 9 May | Pan American Cycling Championships – Road Race | Mexico | CC | Carlos Oyarzun (CHI) | Chile (national team) |
| 12–16 May | Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa | Bolivia | 2.2 | Óscar Soliz (BOL) | EBSA |
| 16–23 May | Tour of California | United States | 2.HC | Michael Rogers (AUS) | Team HTC–Columbia |
| 2–6 June | Volta do Paraná | Brazil | 2.2 | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | Funvic-Pindamonhangaba |
| 3–6 June | Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay | Canada | 2.Ncup | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Slovenia (national team) |
| 6 June | San Antonio de Padua Classic | Puerto Rico | 1.2 | Alexander González (COL) | Triple-S |
| 6 June | Philadelphia International Championship | United States | 1.HC | Matthew Goss (AUS) | Team HTC–Columbia |
| 12 June | Chrono de Gatineau | Canada | 1.2 | Ben Day (AUS) | Fly V Australia |
| 15–20 June | Tour de Beauce | Canada | 2.2 | Ben Day (AUS) | Fly V Australia |
| 30 June–11 July | Vuelta a Venezuela | Venezuela | 2.2 | Tomás Gil (VEN) | Lotería del Táchira |
| 9 July | Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho | Brazil | 1.2 | Francisco Chamorro (ARG) | Scott–Marcondes Cesar–São José dos Campos |
| 10–18 July | Tour de Martinique | France | 2.2 | Miyataka Shimizu (JPN) | Bridgestone–Anchor |
| 28 July–1 August | Tour do Rio | Brazil | 2.2 | Tomas Alberio (ITA) | U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli |
| 1–15 August | Vuelta a Colombia | Colombia | 2.2 | Sergio Henao (COL) | Indeportes Antioquia |
| 6–15 August | Tour de Guadeloupe | France | 2.2 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | Heraklion Kastro-Murcia |
| 11–12 September | Univest Grand Prix | United States | 1.2 | Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) | Team Cykelcity |

## Final standings
### Individual classification

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Gregorio Ladino (COL) | 239 |
| 2 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | 186 |
| 3 | Arnold Alcolea (CUB) | 176 |
| 4 | José Alarcón (VEN) | 160 |
| 5 | Óscar Soliz (BOL) | 138 |
| 6 | Libardo Niño (COL) | 136 |
| 7 | Richard Mascarañas (URY) | 136 |
| 8 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | 132 |
| 9 | José Alirio Contreras (VEN) | 119 |
| 10 | Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) | 116 |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Funvic–Pindamonhangaba | 347 |
| 2 | SpiderTech–Planet Energy | 316 |
| 3 | EPM–UNE | 268 |
| 4 | Androni Giocattoli | 212 |
| 5 | Heraklion Kastro-Murcia | 198 |
| 6 | Fly V Australia | 190 |
| 7 | Burgos 2016-Castilla y León | 145.66 |
| 8 | Team Type 1 | 134 |
| 9 | Scott–Marcondes Cesar | 131 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis | 121 |

### Nation classification

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Colombia | 1455.06 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 1068.6 |
| 3 | United States | 846.5 |
| 4 | Canada | 681 |
| 5 | Brazil | 487 |
| 6 | Argentina | 434 |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 415.3 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 369 |
| 9 | Cuba | 307 |
| 10 | Chile | 264 |

### Nation under-23 classification

| Rank | Nation under-23 | Points |
| 1 | Venezuela | 416 |
| 2 | United States | 352.66 |
| 3 | Colombia | 345 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 166.64 |
| 5 | Canada | 159 |
| 6 | Netherlands Antilles | 118 |
| 7 | Brazil | 76 |
| 8 | Argentina | 75 |
| 9 | Belize | 56 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 52 |