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2020 UCI Oceania Tour

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2020 UCI Oceania Tour
Sixteenth edition of the UCI Oceania Tour
Details
Dates15 January – 9 February
LocationOceania
Races4
Champions
Individual championAustralia Caleb Ewan (Lotto–Soudal)
Teams' championSt George Continental Cycling Team
Nations' champion Australia
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The 2020 UCI Oceania Tour was the 16th season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 15 January 2020 with the New Zealand Cycle Classic and finished on 9 February 2020 with the Herald Sun Tour.

Throughout the season, points were 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 determined how many points were awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points were awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest were are as follows:

  • Multi-day events: 2.1 and 2.2
  • One-day events: 1.1 and 1.2

Teams

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The seven teams which competed in the 2020 tour were:[1]

Code Official Team Name Country
ACA ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast  Australia
BSC Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy  New Zealand
CMI EuroCyclingTrips - CMI Pro Cycling  Guam
NER Nero Continental  Australia
OLI Oliver's Real Food Racing  Australia
STG St George Continental Cycling Team  Australia
BLN Team BridgeLane  Australia

Events

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Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref.
15–19 January New Zealand Cycle Classic  New Zealand 2.2  Rylee Field (AUS) Team BridgeLane [2]
25 January Gravel and Tar  New Zealand 1.2  Hayden McCormick (NZL) Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy [3]
30 January Race Torquay  Australia 1.1  Sam Bennett (IRL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [4]
5–9 February Herald Sun Tour  Australia 2.1  Jai Hindley (AUS) Team Sunweb [5]

Due to the ongoing impact and restrictions associated with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Tour of Brisbane, which was to include the 2020 Oceania Road Championships will not take place in 2020.

References

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  1. ^ "Road: Teams 2020". Union Cycliste Internationale. 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ New Zealand Cycle Classic General Classification
  3. ^ Gravel and Tar Result
  4. ^ Race Torquay Result
  5. ^ Herald Sun Tour General Classification
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