2005–06 UCI Europe Tour

2005–06 UCI Europe Tour
Second edition of the UCI Europe Tour
Details
Dates16 October 2005 (2005-10-16)–12 October 2006
LocationEurope
RacesAbout 300+
Champions
Individual champion Niko Eeckhout (BEL) (Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen)
Teams' championAcqua & Sapone
Nations' champion Italy
← 2005

The 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour was the second season of the UCI Europe Tour. The season began on 16 October 2005 with the Chrono des Nations and ended on 12 October 2006 with the Giro del Piemonte.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Murilo Fischer of Brazil was the defending champion of the 2005 UCI Europe Tour. Niko Eeckhout of Belgium was crowned as the 2005–06 UCI Europe 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:

  • Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2
  • One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2

Events

2005

Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref
16 October Chrono des Nations  France 1.1  Ondřej Sosenka (CZE) Acqua & Sapone–Adria Mobil
16 October Escalada a Montjuïc  Spain 1.2  Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
22 October Firenze–Pistoia  Italy 1.1  Sergiy Matveyev (UKR) Barloworld

2006

Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team Ref
31 January Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise  France 1.1  Baden Cooke (AUS) Unibet.com
1–5 February Étoile de Bessèges  France 2.1  Frederik Willems (BEL) Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
4 February Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi  Italy 1.1  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Team Milram
5 February Trofeo Mallorca  Spain 1.1  Isaac Gálvez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
6 February Trofeo Alcúdia  Spain 1.1  Isaac Gálvez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
7 February Trofeo Pollença  Spain 1.1  David Bernabeu (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana
8–12 February Tour Méditerranéen  France 2.1  Cyril Dessel (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance
8 February Trofeo Sóller  Spain 1.1  David Bernabeu (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana
9–12 February Grande Prémio Internacional Costa Azul  Portugal 2.1  Robbie McEwen (AUS) Davitamon–Lotto
9 February Trofeo Calvià  Spain 1.1  David Kopp (GER) Gerolsteiner
12–16 February Vuelta a Andalucía  Spain 2.1  Carlos García Quesada (ESP) Unibet.com
14 February Trofeo Laigueglia  Italy 1.1  Alessandro Ballan (ITA) Lampre–Fondital
15–19 February Volta ao Algarve  Portugal 2.1  João Cabreira (POR) Maia–Milaneza
18 February 2006 Tour du Haut Var  France 1.1  Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA) Cofidis
19 February Classic Haribo  France 1.1  Arnaud Coyot (FRA) Cofidis
21–25 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana  Spain 2.1  Antonio Colom (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
25 February Gran Premio di Chiasso  Switzerland 1.1  Remmert Wielinga (NED) Quick-Step–Innergetic
25 February Beverbeek Classic  Belgium 1.HC  Evert Verbist (BEL) Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
25 February 2006 Omloop Het Volk  Belgium 1.HC  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Française des Jeux
26 February 2006 Clásica de Almería  Spain 1.1  Francisco Pérez Sanchez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
26 February Gran Premio di Lugano  Switzerland 1.1  Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Innergetic
26 February Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne  Belgium 1.1  Nick Nuyens (BEL) Quick-Step–Innergetic

Final standings

There is a competition for the rider, team and country with the most points gained from winning or achieving a high place in the above races.

Individual classification

Rank Name Points
1  Niko Eeckhout (BEL) 709
2  Danilo Hondo (GER) 688
3  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) 582
4  Sergey Kolesnikov (RUS) 514
5  Luca Mazzanti (ITA) 491
6  Baden Cooke (AUS) 454
7  Alexander Khatuntsev (RUS) 451
8  Andrea Tonti (ITA) 441
9  Ricardo Serrano (ESP) 379
10  Ruslan Pidgornyy (UKR) 358

Team classification

Rank Team Points
1 Acqua & Sapone 1751
2 Unibet.com 1665
3 Omnibike Dynamo Moscow 1509
4 Rabobank Continental Team 1489
5 Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen 1475
6 Ceramica Panaria–Navigare 1416
7 Perutnina Ptuj 1242
8 Barloworld 1225
9 Wiesenhof–AKUD 1177
10 Comunidad Valenciana 1130

Nation classification

Rank Nation Points
1  Italy 3264
2  Germany 2485
3  Belgium 2373
4  Spain 2368
5  Russia 2277.32
6  Netherlands 2172
7  Poland 1793.32
8  Slovenia 1552
9  France 1449
10  Ukraine 1292