The 2006–2007 UCI Oceania Tour is the third season of the UCI Oceania Tour of professional road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 held in various countries throughout the Oceania

Oceania

Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

 region. The season begins with the Jayco Herald Sun Tour

Herald Sun Tour

The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...

 stage race in October 2006 and runs until September 2007.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey

Cycling jersey

A cycling jersey is a specialized jersey for cycling. While the vast majority of cyclists worldwide wear conventional clothing while riding, a jersey offers certain advantages for the serious cyclist. A cycling jersey is cut long in the back to accommodate the bent-over position used in serious...

. The final points leader is crowned the 2006–2007 UCI Oceania Tour champion. Gordon McCauley

Gordon McCauley

Gordon McCauley is a cycling competitor for New Zealand. The five time winner of the New Zealand National Road Championship, competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where he won a bronze medal in the Individual Time Trial.-Career highlights:199619992000Gordon McCauley is a cycling...

 is the 2005-2006 champion of the UCI Oceania Tour.

Events

The UCI Oceania Tour consists of the following one-day races and stage races:

Date(s)	Race Name	Location	UCI Rating	Winner	Team
October 8–14, 2006	Jayco Herald Sun Tour Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...		2.1		Australian National Team
October 21, 2006	Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic The Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic cycling race is a one day road bicycle race . The race started in 1895 and is Australia's oldest one day race and the world's second oldest one day race, after the Liège–Bastogne–Liège Classic. Historically, the route started in central Melbourne and followed...		1.2		Drapac Porsche Development Program
November 6–11, 2006	PowerNet Tour of Southland Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race held in the Southland Region of New Zealand. From 2005 until 2009, the Tour of Southland has been part of the UCI Oceania Tour however the 2010 event was held as a National Tour. The Tour is held annually in November. The race is organised...		2.2		Cycle Surgery
January 16–21, 2007	Tour Down Under 2007 Tour Down Under The 2007 Tour Down Under was held from 16 to 21 January 2007 in Australia. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 667 kilometres and is part of the 2006-2007 UCI Oceania Tour...		2.HC
January 24–28, 2007	Tour of Wellington 2007 Tour of Wellington The 2007 Tour of Wellington or 2007 Trust House Classic was held from 24 to 28 January 2007 in New Zealand. It is a multiple stage road cycling race that takes place over seven stages with a total of 499.3 kilometres and is part of the 2006-2007 UCI Oceania Tour.-Men's stage summary:-Other leading...		2.2		Trek-Zookeepers Café
May 3, 2007	Oceania Cycling Championships - Time Trial		CC		Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...  (national team)
May 5, 2007	Oceania Cycling Championships - Road Race		CC		Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...  (national team)

Individual point standings

The top 5 individuals on the 2006–2007 UCI Oceania Tour may receive an invitation to the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...

. Points current as of October 17, 2007:

	Rider	Country	UCI Team Code	Points
1	Robert McLachlan Robert McLachlan Robert McLachlan is a professional road bicycle racer from Australia. The 1992 Olympian now rides for the Drapac Porsche Development Program and a two-time series champion of the UCI Oceania Tour....		DPC	238
2	Karl Menzies Karl Menzies Karl Menzies is a professional road bicycle racer riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis...		HNM	215
3	David Pell		SLV	154.66
4	Hayden Roulston Hayden Roulston Hayden Roulston, MNZM is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . He won the silver medal in the men's 4000 m individual pursuit and a bronze medal in the men's 4000 m team pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Roulston was a talented junior rider on both road and...			145.66
5	Wesley Sulzberger Wesley Sulzberger Wesley Sulzberger is an Australian cyclist. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania Australia and started cycling with the West Tamar Cycling Club.He began his career with the Australian Continental Team Southaustralia.com-AIS cycling Team and later joined the FDJ. His older brother Bernard Sulzberger...		SAI	110

Ninety-six riders have scored points on the UCI Oceania Tour.

Team point standings

Final points standings on October 17, 2007:

	UCI Code	Team Name	Nation	Points
1	DPC	Drapac Porsche Development Program		410
2	HNM	Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis was run by Momentum Sports Group and based in the United States....		262
3	SAI	Southaustralia.com-AIS		251
4	SLV	Savings & Loans Cycling Team		171.32
5	NIC	Navigators Insurance Cycling Team Navigators Insurance Cycling Team Navigators Insurance Cycling Team was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. Navigators focuses on USA Cycling and UCI America Tour events...		147
5	JIT	The Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team Jittery Joe's Jittery Joe's is a chain of coffee houses based in Athens, Georgia. In 1994, the first Jittery Joe’s opened in downtown Athens, Georgia, near the famed 40 Watt Club. Open 24 hours a day, they offered fresh coffee roasted in-store. There are now five locations in Athens, two in Watkinsville, GA and...		110

Twenty-two teams have scored points on the UCI Oceania Tour.

Nations point standings

Final points standings on October 17, 2007:

	Nation	Flag	Points
1	Commonwealth of Australia		1486.66
2	New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...		482.32

External links

• UCI Oceania Tour