2012–13 UCI Asia Tour
The 2012–13 UCI Asia Tour was the 9th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 20 October 2012 with the Tour of Hainan and ended on 30 September 2013 with the Tour of China II.
| Ninth edition of the UCI Asia Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 October 2012–30 September 2013 |
| Location | Asia |
| Races | 35 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion | Julián Arredondo (COL) (Team Nippo–De Rosa) |
| Teams' champion | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| Nations' champion | Iran |
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Hossein Alizadeh from Iran was the defending champion of the 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour. Julián Arredondo from Colombia was crowned as the 2012–13 UCI Asia 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