The 2008–09 UCI America Tour was the fifth season for the

UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...

. The season began on 5 October 2008 with the

Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional (Vuelta a Chihuahua) was a stage race held annually in October in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The Vuelta a Chihuahua was first contested in 2005, as part of the UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits a ...

and ended on 12 September 2009 with the Univest Grand Prix. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Manuel Medina of Venezuela was the defending champion of the

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 cumul ...

. Gregorio Ladino of Colombia was crowned as the 2008–09 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

2008

2009

Final standings

Individual classification

Team classification

Nation classification

Nation under-23 classification

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 UCI America Tour UCI America Tour 2009 in road cycling 2008 in road cycling

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