# 2007–08 UCI America Tour

The 2007–08 UCI America Tour was the fourth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 7 October 2007 with the Clásico Ciclístico 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 | Clásico Ciclístico 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 | Carlos López (MEX) | Canel's-Turbo-Mayordomo |
| 6–11 November | Doble Copacabana GP Fides | Bolivia | 2.2 | Óscar Soliz (BOL) | Coordinadora EBSA |
| 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 | Alex Atapuma (COL) | Indernariño |
| 14–28 December | Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2.2 | Henry Raabe (CRC) | BCR–Pizza Hut |

### 2008

| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 5–18 January | Vuelta al Táchira | Venezuela | 2.2 | Manuel Medina (VEN) | Gobernación del Zulia |
| 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) | Tecos-Trek |
| 17–24 February | Tour of California | United States | 2.HC | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana |
| 23 February–2 March | Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional | Dominican Republic | 2.2 | Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) | Venezuela (national team) |
| 20–27 April | Volta de São Paulo | Brazil | 2.2 | Gregolry Panizo (BRA) | Clube DataRo de Ciclismo |
| 21–27 April | Tour de Georgia | United States | 2.HC | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Team High Road |
| 3 May | Clasico Aniversario de la Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo | Venezuela | 1.2 | José Aguilar (VEN) | Gobierno Bolivariano de Carabobo |
| 4 May | Copa Federación Venezolana de Ciclismo | Venezuela | 1.2 | Artur García (VEN) | Lotería del Táchira |
| 4 May | U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic | 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 | Doble Sucre Potosí G.P. Cemento Fancesa | Bolivia | 2.2 | Byron Guamá (ECU) | Equipo Spoli Ecuador |
| 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 | Óscar 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 | Tour of Pennsylvania | United States | 2.2 | David Veilleux (CAN) | Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 4–13 July | Tour de Martinique | France | 2.2 | Willy Roseau (FRA) | Club Martinique |
| 9 July | Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho | Brazil | 1.2 | Michel Fernández (CUB) | |
| 20 July | Clasico Ciudad de Caracas | Venezuela | 1.2 | Gil Cordovés (CUB) | Alcaldía de Cabimas BOD |
| 1–10 August | Tour de Guadeloupe | France | 2.2 | Flobert Pena Pena (COL) | Union Cycliste Capesterrienne |
| 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 | Tecos de la Universidad | 379.8 |
| 4 | Rock Racing | 349 |
| 5 | Canel's Turbo Mayordomo | 343 |
| 6 | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 293 |
| 7 | Colombia es Pasión | 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 |