# 2015 UCI Asia Tour

The 2015 UCI Asia Tour was the 11th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 1 February 2015 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and ended on 19 December 2015 with the Tour of Al Zubarah.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Samad Pourseyedi from Iran is the defending champion of the 2013–14 UCI Asia Tour.
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 |
| 1–4 February | Tour de Filipinas | Philippines | 2.2 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Bridgestone–Anchor |
| 4–7 February | Dubai Tour | United Arab Emirates | 2.HC | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 8–13 February | Tour of Qatar | Qatar | 2.HC | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 12 February | Asian Cycling Championships – Road Race | Thailand | CC | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Iran (national team) |
| 14 February | Asian Cycling Championships – Time Trial | Thailand | CC | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Iran (national team) |
| 17–22 February | Tour of Oman | Oman | 2.HC | Rafael Valls (ESP) | Lampre–Merida |
| 8–15 March | Tour de Langkawi | Malaysia | 2.HC | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | MTN–Qhubeka |
| 22–26 March | Tour de Taiwan | Taiwan | 2.1 | Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 1–6 April | Tour of Thailand | Thailand | 2.2 | Yasuharu Nakajima (JPN) | Aisan Racing Team |
| 6–9 May | Tour de Ijen | Indonesia | 2.2 | Peter Pouly (FRA) | Pishgaman-Giant Team |
| 17–24 May | Tour of Japan | Japan | 2.1 | Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 28 May–2 June | Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) | Iran | 2.1 | Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 28–31 May | Tour de Kumano | Japan | 2.2 | Benjamín Prades (ESP) | Matrix Powertag |
| 7–14 June | Tour de Korea | South Korea | 2.1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 5–18 July | Tour of Qinghai Lake | China | 2.HC | Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | Adria Mobil |
| 11–13 September | Tour de Hokkaido | Japan | 2.2 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini |
| 2–9 October | Tour of China I | China | 2.1 | Daniele Colli (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini |
| 3–11 October | Tour de Singkarak | Indonesia | 2.2 | Arvin Moazemi (IRI) | Pishgaman–Giant |
| 4 October | Tour of Almaty | Kazakhstan | 1.1 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana |
| 8–11 October | Abu Dhabi Tour | United Arab Emirates | 2.1 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 11–18 October | Tour of China II | China | 2.1 | Mattia Gavazzi (ITA) | Amore & Vita–Selle SMP |
| 18 October | Japan Cup | Japan | 1.HC | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Trek Factory Racing |
| 20–28 October | Tour of Hainan | China | 2.HC | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Lampre–Merida |
| 31 October–8 November | Tour of Taihu Lake | China | 2.1 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling |
| 31 October–4 November | Tour de Borneo | Malaysia | 2.2 | Peeter Pruus (EST) | Rietumu-Delfin |
| 8 November | Tour de Okinawa | Japan | 1.2 | Jason Christie (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team |
| 10–11 November | Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands | China | 2.2 | Evaldas Šiškevičius (LIT) | Team Marseille 13 KTM |
| 28 November–1 December | Sharjah Cycling Tour | United Arab Emirates | 2.2 | Soufiane Haddi (MAR) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli |
| 2 December | UAE Cup | United Arab Emirates | 1.2 | Maher Hasnaoui (TUN) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli |
| 9–13 December | Jelajah Malaysia | Malaysia | 2.2 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli |
| 16–19 December | Tour of Al Zubarah | Qatar | 2.2 | Maher Hasnaoui (TUN) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli |

## Standings

Standings as of November 25th.
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1. | Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 378 |
| 2. | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | 362 |
| 3. | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Pishgaman-Giant Team | 335 |
| 4. | Mattia Gavazzi (ITA) | Amore & Vita-Selle SMP | 333 |
| 5. | Andrea Palini (ITA) | Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | 240 |
| 6. | Rahim Emami (IRI) | Pishgaman-Giant Team | 239 |
| 7. | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | 198 |
| 8. | Marko Kump (SLO) | Adria Mobil | 177 |
| 9. | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | MTN-Qhubeka | 163 |
| 10. | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) | RTS-Santic Racing Team | 162 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1. | Pishgaman-Giant Team | 956 |
| 2. | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 726 |
| 3. | Nippo-Vini Fantini | 542 |
| 4. | Southeast Pro Cycling | 539 |
| 5. | RTS-Santic Racing Team | 476 |
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1. | Iran | 1643 |
| 2. | Kazakhstan | 602 |
| 3. | Japan | 541 |
| 4. | South Korea | 276 |
| 5. | Philippines | 264 |