2016 UCI Asia Tour
Rank Nation Points
1 Iran 1587
2 Kazakhstan 1451
3 Japan 884
4 South Korea 718
5 Hong Kong 555
6 Mongolia 263
7 Malaysia 201
8 Indonesia 154
9 Kuwait 143
10 China 141
10 Chinese Taipei 141
The 2016 UCI Asia Tour is the 12th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 20 February 2016 with the Le Tour de Filipinas and will end on 2 October 2016 with the Tour of Almaty. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Samad Pourseyedi (378 points) from Iran is the defending champion of the 2015 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: