# 2008–09 UCI America Tour

The 2008–09 UCI America Tour was the fifth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 5 October 2008 with the Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional and ended on 12 September 2009 with the Univest Grand Prix.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Manuel Medina of Venezuela was the defending champion of the 2007–08 UCI America Tour. Gregorio Ladino of Colombia was crowned as the 2008–09 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
### 2008

| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 5–12 October | Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional | Mexico | 2.2 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | Fercase–Rota dos Moveis |
| 5–15 October | Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes | Venezuela | 2.2 | José Serpa (COL) | Diquigiovanni–Androni |
| 20 October–1 November | Vuelta a Guatemala | Guatemala | 2.2 | Manuel Medina (VEN) | Café Quetzal Sello Verde |
| 2–9 November | Vuelta a Bolivia | Bolivia | 2.2 | Fernando Camargo (COL) | Boyacá Colombia |
| 22–30 November | Vuelta a Ecuador | Ecuador | 2.2 | Byron Guamá (ECU) | EMAAP |
| 25–30 November | Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas | Mexico | 2.2 | Gregorio Ladino (COL) | Tecos de la Universidad |
| 14–28 December | Vuelta a Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2.2 | Gregory Brenes (CRC) | BCR–Pizza Hut |

### 2009

| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 6–17 January | Vuelta al Táchira | Venezuela | 2.2 | Rónald González (VEN) | Lotería del Táchira |
| 16–17 January | Giro del Sol San Juan | Argentina | 2.2 | Emanuel Saldaño (ARG) | Forjar Salud–UOM |
| 19–25 January | Tour de San Luis | Argentina | 2.1 | Alfredo Lucero (ARG) | Argentina (national team) |
| 10–22 February | Vuelta a Cuba | Cuba | 2.2 | Arnold Alcolea (CUB) | Cuba (national team) |
| 15–22 February | Tour of California | United States | 2.HC | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana |
| 22 February–1 March | Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional | Dominican Republic | 2.2 | Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI) | Aro & Pedal–Inteja |
| 24 February–1 March | Rutas de América | Uruguay | 2.2 | Hernán Cline (URU) | C.C. Alas Rojas |
| 1–8 March | Vuelta Mexico | Mexico | 2.2 | Jackson Rodríguez (VEN) | Diquigiovanni–Androni |
| 26–29 March | Volta de Gravatai | Brazil | 2.2 | Ramiro Cabrera (URU) | Avai de Florianópolis |
| 2–11 April | Vuelta del Uruguay | Uruguay | 2.2 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) | Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 22–26 April | Tour de Santa Catarina | Brazil | 2.2 | Alex Correia Diniz (BRA) | Sejelp–Fapi–Sundown–JKS |
| 13–17 May | Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa | Bolivia | 2.2 | Ferney Bello (COL) | Orbea America Pro Cycling |
| 31 May | U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic | United States | 1.2 | Shawn Milne (USA) | Team Type 1 |
| 3–7 June | Volta Ciclística Internacional do Paraná | Brazil | 2.2 | Raul Cançado (BRA) | Cesc–Sundown–N Caixa–Calypso |
| 4–7 June | Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay | Canada | 2.Ncup | Johan Le Bon (FRA) | France (national team) |
| 7 June | Philadelphia International Championship | United States | 1.HC | André Greipel (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road |
| 7–21 June | Vuelta a Colombia | Colombia | 2.2 | José Rujano (VEN) | Gobernación del Zulia |
| 16–21 June | Tour de Beauce | Canada | 2.2 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) | Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 24 June–13 July | Vuelta a Venezuela | Venezuela | 2.2 | José Rujano (VEN) | Gobernación del Zulia |
| 4–13 July | Tour de Martinique | France | 2.2 | Thimotee Lefrançois (FRA) | Team UC Nantes Atlantique |
| 9 July | Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho | Brazil | 1.2 | Bruno Tabanez (BRA) | São Lucas Saúde–UAC |
| 23 July | Pan American Cycling Championships – Time Trial | Mexico | CC | Juan Carlos Lopez (COL) | Colombia (national team) |
| 24 July | Pan American Cycling Championships – Road Race | Mexico | CC | Gregorio Ladino (COL) | Colombia (national team) |
| 7–9 August | Volta de Campos | Brazil | 2.2 | Breno França Sidoti (BRA) | Scott–Marcondes Cesar–Fadenp–SJC |
| 7–16 August | Tour de Guadeloupe | France | 2.2 | Nicolas Dumont (FRA) | Only USL |
| 23–30 August | Volta de São Paulo | Brazil | 2.2 | Sérgio Ribeiro (POR) | Barbot–Siper |
| 7–13 September | Tour of Missouri | United States | 2.HC | David Zabriskie (USA) | Garmin–Slipstream |
| 11–12 September | Univest Grand Prix | United States | 2.2 | Volodymyr Starchyk (UKR) | Amore & Vita–McDonald's |

## Final standings
### Individual classification

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Gregorio Ladino (COL) | 238 |
| 2 | José Rujano (VEN) | 198 |
| 3 | Arnold Alcolea (CUB) | 186 |
| 4 | Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI) | 161 |
| 5 | José Serpa (COL) | 148 |
| 6 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) | 136 |
| 7 | Manuel Medina (VEN) | 132 |
| 8 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | 127 |
| 9 | Gregory Brenes (CRC) | 123 |
| 10 | Alfredo Lucero (ARG) | 118 |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 440 |
| 2 | Tecos Trek UAG | 365 |
| 3 | Kelly Benefit Strategies | 228 |
| 4 | Planet Energy | 225 |
| 5 | Rock Racing | 209 |
| 6 | Cervélo TestTeam | 153 |
| 7 | Barbot–Siper | 144 |
| 8 | Colombia es Pasion | 142 |
| 9 | Colavita–Sutter Home | 140 |
| 10 | Amore & Vita–McDonald's | 125.3 |

### Nation classification

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Colombia | 1466.3 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 989.69 |
| 3 | United States | 779.2 |
| 4 | Argentina | 580 |
| 5 | Brazil | 555 |
| 6 | Canada | 484 |
| 7 | Cuba | 403 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 374 |
| 9 | Mexico | 269 |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 263.6 |

### Nation under-23 classification

| Rank | Nation under-23 | Points |
| 1 | Colombia | 522 |
| 2 | United States | 421.18 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 145 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 128.8 |
| 5 | Canada | 124 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 96 |
| 7 | Brazil | 83 |
| 8 | Cuba | 64 |
| 9 | Ecuador | 57 |
| 10 | Mexico | 43 |