# 2005 UCI Asia Tour

The 2005 UCI Asia Tour was the first season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 16 January 2005 with the Tour of Siam and ended on 19 September 2005 with the Tour de Hokkaido. Andrey Mizurov of Kazakhstan was crowned as the 2005 UCI Asia 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

| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 16–21 January | Tour of Siam | Thailand | 2.2 | Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) | Bridgestone Anchor |
| 28 January–6 February | Tour de Langkawi | Malaysia | 2.HC | Ryan Cox (RSA) | Barloworld |
| 29 January | International Grand Prix Doha | Qatar | 1.1 | Robert Hunter (RSA) | Phonak |
| 31 January–4 February | Tour of Qatar | Qatar | 2.1 | Lars Michaelsen (DEN) | Team CSC |
| 14–19 April | Kerman Tour | Iran | 2.2 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 7–13 May | Tour de Korea | South Korea | 2.2 | David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 15–22 May | Tour of Japan | Japan | 2.2 | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | Barloworld |
| 22 May–1 June | Azerbaïjan Tour | Iran | 2.2 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 27 June–1 July | Tour de East Java | Indonesia | 2.2 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 16–24 July | Tour of Qinghai Lake | China | 2.HC | Martin Mareš (CZE) | eD'system ZVVZ |
| 29–31 July | Tour of China | China | 2.2 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Cycling Team Capec |
| 11–21 September | Tour d'Indonesia | Indonesia | 2.2 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 14–19 September | Tour de Hokkaido | Japan | 2.2 | Eddy Ratti (ITA) | Team Nippo |

## Final standings
### Individual classification

| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1. | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Cycling Team Capec | 213 |
| 2. | Ryan Cox (RSA) | Barloworld | 190 |
| 3. | Martin Mareš (CZE) | eD'system ZVVZ | 174 |
| 4. | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team | 168.66 |
| 5. | David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team | 160.66 |
| 6. | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 156 |
| 7. | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Paykan | 155.66 |
| 8. | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team | 150.66 |
| 9. | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team | 132.66 |
| 10. | Sergey Lagutin (UZB) | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago | 120 |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1. | Giant Asia Racing Team | 796.64 |
| 2. | Cycling Team Capec | 439 |
| 3. | Barloworld | 429 |
| 4. | Paykan | 314.64 |
| 5. | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 271 |
| 6. | Bridgestone Anchor | 261 |
| 7. | Marco Polo | 237 |
| 8. | Team Nippo | 227 |
| 9. | Naturino–Sapore di Mare | 209 |
| 10. | Navigators Insurance | 176 |

### Nation classification

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1. | Kazakhstan | 1005.28 |
| 2. | Iran | 874.96 |
| 3. | Japan | 744 |
| 4. | Uzbekistan | 618 |
| 5. | South Korea | 143 |
| 6. | Mongolia | 127 |
| 7. | Hong Kong | 79 |
| 8. | Indonesia | 55 |
| 9. | Syria | 43 |
| 10. | China | 41 |