The 2007–2008 UCI America Tour is the fourth season for the UCI America Tour, a series of road bicycle races

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...

. Canadian Svein Tuft

Svein Tuft

Svein Tuft is a Canadian road bicycle racer and the UCI America Tour champion. Tuft currently races for Canadian Professional Continental Cycling Team 'SpiderTech'. He is the current Canadian road and time trial champion.-Personal life:...

 of the Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team

Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team

Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team was a Canadian UCI Continental cycling team, active until 2008, focusing on road bicycle racing and title sponsored by Symmetrics, a Canadian-based computer software company. The team is owned by brothers Kevin Cunningham and Mark Cunningham with assistance...

 is the defending 2006-2007 UCI America Tour individual points champion. Symmetrics also captured the 2006–2007 team points championship and Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

 was awarded the 2006–2007 nations points championship.

Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification

General Classification

The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 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.

The current individual points leader of the UCI America Tour wears the UCI America 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...

 to signify to the other riders and spectators that he is the most consistent rider throughout the season. The UCI also maintains a team points competition based on the top finishers for each cycling team

Cycling team

A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...

 and a country points competition based on the riders' nationality.

Events

The 2007–2008 UCI America Tour consists of the following one-day races and stage races:

Date	Race Name	Location	UCI Rating UCI race classifications The Union Cycliste Internationale , the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale....	Winner	Team
2007
Oct 7 – 14	Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes is a road bicycle race held annually in Venezuela. The main sponsor of the event is Banfoandes. The 2008 edition was contested over 10 stages. From 1990 to 2004 it was reserved to amateurs; since 2005 it is rated 2.2 on the UCI America Tour.-Winners:-References:*...		2.2		Colombia és Pasión Coldeportes
Oct 7 – 14	Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional is a stage race held annually in October in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The race is contested over 7 days. The state's diverse geography, including mountains, forests, and farmland attracts a competitive field of racers...		2.2		9>-	Oct 20 – Nov 1	Vuelta a Guatemala Vuelta a Guatemala The Vuelta a Guatemala is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually and typically during late October and early November in several locations in Guatemala...		2.2		Canel's-Turbo-Mayordomo
Nov 6 – 11	Doble Copacabana GP Fides		2.2
Nov 15 – 25	Tour de Santa Catarina Tour de Santa Catarina The Tour de Santa Catarina is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the south of Brazil. The first edition was held in 1987...		2.2		Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos Team Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos was a Brazilian UCI Continental road bicycle racing team, based on São José dos Campos. The team was created in 1993 by José Carlos Monteiro, who is the general team manager since its foundation...
Nov 17 – 25	Vuelta a Ecuador		2.2
Dec 14 – 28	Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica refers to multi-day bicycle racing stage races held annually in Costa Rica. The men's Vuelta carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the sport's...		2.2		BCR-Pizza Hut
2008
Jan 5 – 18	Vuelta al Táchira Vuelta al Táchira The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January in the state of Táchira, Venezuela...		2.2		Gobernación del Zulia Zulia Zulia State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. In June 30, 2010, it had an estimated population of 3,821,068, giving it the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is located in the northwestern part of the country...
Jan 6	Copa América de Ciclismo Copa América de Ciclismo The Copa América de Ciclismo is a single day road bicycle racing event held in Brazil.From 2001 to 2007 and in 2009 it took place at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, in São Paulo. The 2008 edition was held in a street circuit around Flamengo Park, in Rio de Janeiro. The race exists as both a men's and a...		1.2		Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos Team Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos was a Brazilian UCI Continental road bicycle racing team, based on São José dos Campos. The team was created in 1993 by José Carlos Monteiro, who is the general team manager since its foundation...
Jan 22 – 27	Tour de San Luis 2008 Tour de San Luis The 2008 Tour de San Luis was a men's road cycling race held from 22 to January 27, 2008 in Argentina. The second edition of this road racing event was a multiple stage race with a prologue, five stages and a total length of 622 kilometres.-Stage summary:...		2.2		Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
Feb 5 – 17	Vuelta a Cuba Vuelta a Cuba The Vuelta a Cuba is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each February in Cuba. Vuelta Ciclista a Cuba is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the sport's international governing body.-Past...		2.2		Cuba National
Feb 13 – 17	Tour of Belize Tour of Belize The Tour of Belize is a cycling stage race, covering a majority of the Belize countryside. The 2008 edition included 6 stages in more than 5 days. The race was started in 2003 by race director Roque Matus and was won by Belizean Jose Choto of Team Cayo....		2.2		Tecos
Feb 17 – 24	Amgen Tour of California 2008 Tour of California The 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of an eight-day, 650-mile stage race, which began in Palo Alto , then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena. The road bicycle racing event was held February 17–24...		2.HC		Astana Team Astana Team Astana is a professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan and named after its capital city Astana. Astana attained UCI ProTeam status in its inaugural year, 2007...
Feb 23 – Mar 2	Vuelta Independencia Nacional		2.2		Venezuela National
Apr 3 – 13	Vuelta Ciclista de Chile Vuelta Ciclista de Chile The Vuelta Chile is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Chile since 1976. It's the most important race in the South American country alongside the Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Lider, established in 1997.-History:...		2.2	Cancelled
Apr 9 – 13	Volta Ciclista Internacional de Campos		2.2	Cancelled
Apr 20 – 27	Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo The Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo is a road cycling stage race held in the state of São Paulo. The race exists since 2004 as an elite men's competition over a prologue and 8 to 9 stages...	São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil... ,	2.2		Clube Dataro de Ciclismo
Apr 21 – 27	Tour de Georgia 2008 Tour de Georgia The 2008 Tour de Georgia was a seven-stage professional bicycle race held from April 21 through April 27, 2008 across the state of Georgia. The race was part of the 2008 USA Cycling Pro Tour and 2007-2008 UCI America Tour, and was presented by AT&T....	Georgia,	2.HC		Team High Road
May 3	Clasico Aniversario de la Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo		1.2		Gobierno Bolivariano de Carabobo
May 4	Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo		1.2		Loteria del Tachira
May 4	U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic		1.2		Colavita
May 9	Pan American Road and Track Championships Pan American Road and Track Championships The Pan American Road and Track Championships are the continental cycling championships for road bicycle racing and track cycling held annually for member nations of the Pan American Cycling Confederation...  Men's Time Trial		CC		Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team was a Canadian UCI Continental cycling team, active until 2008, focusing on road bicycle racing and title sponsored by Symmetrics, a Canadian-based computer software company. The team is owned by brothers Kevin Cunningham and Mark Cunningham with assistance...
May 10 – 25	Vuelta a Colombia 2008 Vuelta a Colombia The 58th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from May 10 to May 25, 2008. Colombia's Giovanny Báez was crowned champion after 50 hours, 25 minutes and 55 seconds or riding through the plains and mountains of Colombia. The last stage, an urban race through the streets of Cali, was won by Artur...		2.2		UNE UNE UNE can mean:* Universidad del Noreste , Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico* University of New England , in New South Wales* University of New England , in Biddeford, Maine* UNE , the Japanese metal band...
May 11	Pan American Road and Track Championships Pan American Road and Track Championships The Pan American Road and Track Championships are the continental cycling championships for road bicycle racing and track cycling held annually for member nations of the Pan American Cycling Confederation...  Men's Road Race		CC
May 14 – 18	Volta Ciclistica Internacional do Paraná		2.2	Cancelled
May 14 – 18	Doble Sucre Potosi G.P. Cemento Fancesa		2.2		Equipo Spoli Ecuador
May 25	Tour de Leelanau Tour de Leelanau Tour de Leelanau was a USA Cycling road bicycle racing event held annually from 2005 to 2008 in Leelanau County, Michigan ....		1.2		BMC BMC Racing Team BMC Racing Team is a UCI ProTeam title sponsored by BMC Racing, a Swiss-based bicycle frame manufacturer. The team is co-owned by American cyclist Jim Ochowicz, who founded the 7-Eleven Cycling Team, and is managed by Gavin Chilcott with assistance from directeur sportif John Lelangue.The team...
Jun 3	Commerce Bank Lancaster Classic Lancaster Classic The Tom Bamford Lancaster Classic is a professional road bicycle racing event held each June since 1992 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. The Lancaster Classic is the first leg of the Pro Cycling Tour and the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling, which includes the Reading Classic and the...		1.1		Amore & Vita - McDonald's
Jun 5	Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay		2.Ncup		Danish National Team
Jun 7	Commerce Bank Reading Classic Reading Classic The Reading Classic is an annual bicycle road racing event held in Reading, Pennsylvania. In its inaugural year, the 2006 Reading Classic was part of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling on the United States' Pro Cycling Tour . The men's elite event is ranked 1.1 by the International Cycling...		1.1		Rock Racing Rock Racing Rock Racing is a cycling team founded in 2007 by Michael Ball. The team is affiliated with Ball's Rock & Republic clothing. Rock Racing received media attention for hiring outcasts in the sport, including those tainted by performance enhancing drug scandals...
Jun 8	Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship Philadelphia International Championship The Philadelphia International Championship is an annual bicycle race held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is described as "America's top international cycling classic, and one of the richest and most prestigious one day races outside of Europe." It is one of the longest single-day races in the...		1.HC		Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack...
Jun 10 – 15	Tour de Beauce Tour de Beauce Tour de Beauce is a men's elite professional road bicycle racing multi-day event held each June in the Beauce region of Quebec, Canada since 1986...		2.2		Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team was a Canadian UCI Continental cycling team, active until 2008, focusing on road bicycle racing and title sponsored by Symmetrics, a Canadian-based computer software company. The team is owned by brothers Kevin Cunningham and Mark Cunningham with assistance...
Jun 24 – 29	American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania		2.2		Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling
Jun 29	Desafio Internacional de Ciclismo		1.2
Jul 4 – 13	Tour cycliste International de Martinique	Martinique Martinique Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...	2.2		Club Martinique
Jul 9	Prova Ciclistica 9 de Julho Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho The Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho is a single day road bicycle racing event held in Brazil. It was created in 1933 by journalist Cásper Líbero. He worked at the Gazeta Esportiva sports newspaper and created the race to honor the Constitutionalist Revolution that occurred in the state of São Paulo in...		1.2		São Francisco/Kenda/Nossa Caixa/DKS Bike/Ribeirão Preto
Jul 20	Clasico Ciudad de Caracas		1.2		Alcaldía de Cabimas BOD
Aug 1 – 10	Tour de la Guadeloupe		2.2		Union Cycliste Capesterrienne
Aug 3	The Welland Race		1.2	Cancelled
Aug 8 – 10	Rochester Omnium		2.2		Toyota United
Aug 22 – 24	The Colorado Stage Race		2.1	Cancelled
Aug 25 – Sep 7	Vuelta a Venezuela 2008 Vuelta a Venezuela The 45th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 25 to September 7, 2008. The stage race started in Maracaibo, and ended in Caracas.-2008-08-25: Maracaibo — Maracaibo :-2008-08-26: Cabimas — Valera :...		2.2		Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
Sep 6	Univest Grand Prix		1.2		Team Garmin-Chipotle Team Garmin-Chipotle Garmin-Cervélo is a UCI ProTeam established in 2007 out of the TIAA-CREF and 5280 development squads and based in the United States...
Sep 6 – 7	Vuelta Jalisco		2.2	Cancelled
Sep 8 – 14	Tour of Missouri Tour of Missouri The Tour of Missouri is a professional road bicycle racing stage race in Missouri that started on September 11, 2007 with six days of racing. The organizers, who also run the Tour de Georgia and the Amgen Tour of California, billed it as the third highest profile race in the United States.The 2009...		2.1		Team Garmin-Chipotle Team Garmin-Chipotle Garmin-Cervélo is a UCI ProTeam established in 2007 out of the TIAA-CREF and 5280 development squads and based in the United States...
Sep 13 – 20	Vuelta Mexico		2.2

External links

• UCI America Tour