2021 UCI America Tour

The 2021 UCI America Tour is the seventeenth season of the UCI America Tour. The season begins on 17 January 2021 with the Vuelta al Táchira and will end on 17 October 2021 with the last stage of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile.[1]

2021 UCI America Tour
Seventeenth edition of the UCI America Tour
Details
Dates21 November 2020 – 17 October 2021
LocationNorth America and South America
Races18

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. 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.Pro, 2.1 and 2.2
  • One-day events: 1.Pro, 1.1 and 1.2

Events

2020
Races in the 2020 UCI America Tour[1]
Race Rating Date Winner Team
Road Elite Caribbean Championships (ITT) 1.2 21 November  Christofer Jurado (PAN) Panama (national team)
Road Elite Caribbean Championships (RR) 1.2 22 November  Alex Strah (PAN) Panama (national team)
Vuelta al Ecuador 2.2 23–28 November  Santiago Montenegro (ECU) Ecuador (national team)

2021
Races in the 2021 UCI America Tour[1]
Race Rating Date Winner Team
Vuelta al Táchira en Bicicleta 2.2 17–24 January  Roniel Campos (VEN) Team Atlético Venezuela
Vuelta a San Juan Internacional 2.Pro 24–31 January Cancelled[2]
Tour Colombia 2.1 9–14 February Cancelled[3]
Vuelta del Porvenir 2.2 17–21 February
77 Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay 2.2 26 March – 4 April Cancelled
Joe Martin Stage Race 2.2 8–11 April
Tour of the Gila 2.2 28 April – 2 May
Tour de Beauce 2.2 23–27 June
Vuelta Ciclista a Venezuela 2.2 4–11 July
Elite Road Central American Championships – ME – ITT 1.2 9 July
Chrono Kristin Armstrong 1.2 9 July
Elite Road Central American Championships – ME – IRR 1.2 11 July
Delta Road Race 1.2 11 July
The Larry H.Miller Tour of Utah 2.Pro 26 July – 1 August
Vuelta a Colombia 2.2 13–22 August
Subway 3 – Stage Race 2.2 21–22 August
Maryland Cycling Classic, presented by UnitedHealthcare 1.Pro 5 September
Gran Premio de la Patagonia 1.2 11 October
Vuelta Ciclista a Chiloe 2.2 13–17 October

References
  1. "UCI Calendar". Road Cycling Calendar. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. "2021 Vuelta a San Juan cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic". CyclingNews. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. "2021 Tour Colombia cancelled due to COVID-19 risks". CyclingNews. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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