2015 UCI Oceania Tour

2015 UCI Oceania Tour

Eleventh edition of the UCI Oceania Tour
Details
Dates	28 January 2015 (2015-01-28)–28 February 2015
Location	Oceania
Races	5
Champions
Individual champion	Taylor Gunman (NZL) (Avanti Racing Team)
Teams' champion	Avanti Racing Team
Nations' champion	New Zealand

The 2015 UCI Oceania Tour was the eleventh season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 28 January 2015 with the New Zealand Cycle Classic and finished on 28 February 2015 with The REV Classic.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey. Robert Power from Australia is the defending 2014 UCI Oceania 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

Date	Race name	Location	UCI Rating	Winner	Team
28 January-1 February	New Zealand Cycle Classic	New Zealand	2.2	Taylor Gunman (NZL)	Avanti Racing Team
1 February	Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race	Australia	1.1	Gianni Meersman (BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step
4–8 February	Herald Sun Tour	Australia	2.1	Cameron Meyer (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE
13 February	Oceania Cycling Championships – Time Trial	Australia	CC	Michael Hepburn (AUS)	Australia (national team)
15 February	Oceania Cycling Championships – Road Race	Australia	CC	Taylor Gunman (NZL)	New Zealand (national team)
28 February	The REV Classic	New Zealand	1.2	Patrick Bevin (NZL)	Avanti Racing Team

Final ranking

Rank Name Team Points 1.  Taylor Gunman (NZL) Avanti Racing Team 152 2.  Patrick Bevin (NZL) Avanti Racing Team 135 3.  Joseph Cooper (NZL) Avanti Racing Team 100 4.  Jordan Kerby (AUS) Drapac Professional Cycling 74 5.  Jason Christie (NZL) Avanti Racing Team 72 6.  Thomas Davison (NZL) Avanti Racing Team 46 7.  James Oram (NZL) Axeon Cycling Team 46 8.  Daniel Berry (NZL) Team Budget Forklifts 44 9.  Samuel Horgan (NZL) Team Budget Forklifts 30 10.  Neil Van Der Ploeg (AUS) Avanti Racing Team 29

Rank Team Points 1. Avanti Racing Team 546 2. Drapac Professional Cycling 155 3. Team Budget Forklifts 142 4. Axeon Cycling Team 46 5. Data3-Symantec Racing Team p/b Scody 30

Rank Nation Points 1.  New Zealand 1175.4 2.  Australia 708.5

External links

• Official website