2006–07 UCI Oceania Tour facts for kids

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2006–07 UCI Oceania Tour

Third edition of the UCI Oceania Tour
Details
Dates	8 October 2006 (2006-10-08)–5 May 2007
Location	Oceania
Races	7
Champions
Individual champion	Robert McLachlan (AUS) (Drapac–Porsche Development Program)
Teams' champion	Drapac–Porsche Development Program
Nations' champion	Australia
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The 2006–07 UCI Oceania Tour was an exciting series of bicycle races. It was the third time this event was held. The tour started on October 8, 2006, with the Herald Sun Tour. It finished on May 5, 2007, with the Oceania Cycling Championships.

This tour is for professional cyclists in the Oceania region. Riders earn points based on how well they perform in different races. The person with the most points at the end wins the tour. Gordon McCauley from New Zealand was the champion from the year before. But for the 2006–07 season, Robert McLachlan from Australia became the new champion!

Cyclists get points for finishing well in races. This includes points for winning parts of a race (called stages) and for their overall finish. Harder races give more points. The UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) rates races to show how difficult they are.

Understanding Race Ratings

Races are given different ratings by the UCI. These ratings show how important and challenging a race is. Higher ratings mean more points for the winners.

Multi-Day Events

• 2.HC: These are the hardest multi-day races.
• 2.1: These are also tough multi-day races.
• 2.2: These are multi-day races, a bit less challenging.

One-Day Events

• 1.HC: These are the hardest one-day races.
• 1.1: These are also tough one-day races.
• 1.2: These are one-day races, a bit less challenging.

Tour Races and Winners

The 2006–07 UCI Oceania Tour included several important races. Here are the main events and who won them.

Races in 2006

Date	Race Name	Location	UCI Rating	Winner	Team
8–14 October	Herald Sun Tour	Australia	2.1	Simon Gerrans (AUS)	Australia (national team)
21 October	Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic	Australia	1.2	Robert McLachlan (AUS)	Drapac Porsche Development Program
6–11 November	Tour of Southland	New Zealand	2.2	Hayden Roulston (NZL)	Cycle Surgery

Races in 2007

Date	Race Name	Location	UCI Rating	Winner	Team
16–21 January	Tour Down Under	Australia	2.HC	Martin Elmiger (SUI)	AG2R Prévoyance
24–28 January	Tour of Wellington	New Zealand	2.2	Hayden Roulston (NZL)	Trek-Zookeepers Café
3 May	Oceania Cycling Championships – Time Trial	Australia	CC	Cameron Wurf (AUS)	Australia (national team)
5 May	Oceania Cycling Championships – Road Race	Australia	CC	Robert McLachlan (AUS)	Australia (national team)

Final Standings

After all the races, points were added up to find the champions. Here are the final results for the 2006–07 season.

Individual Champion

This table shows the top cyclists based on their total points.

Rank	Name	Points
1.	Robert McLachlan (AUS)	238
2.	Karl Menzies (AUS)	215
3.	David Pell (AUS)	154.66
4.	Hayden Roulston (NZL)	145.66
5.	Wesley Sulzberger (AUS)	100
6.	Chris Jongewaard (AUS)	94
7.	Darren Lapthorne (AUS)	86
8.	Gordon McCauley (NZL)	76.66
9.	Hilton Clarke (AUS)	64
10.	Cameron Wurf (AUS)	45
11.	Ashley Whitehead (NZL)	44
12.	David McCann (IRL)	43
13.	Jeremy Vennell (NZL)	41
14.	Sean Finning (AUS)	40
15.	Justin Kerr (NZL)	36
16.	Robbie Williams (AUS)	35
17.	Simon Clarke (AUS)	34
18.	Pieter Ghyllebert (BEL)	34
19.	Phil Zajicek (USA)	34
20.	Craig McCartney (AUS)	31.66

Team Champion

This table shows which cycling teams earned the most points.

Rank	Team	Points
1.	Drapac Porsche Development Program	410
2.	Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis	262
3.	Southaustralia.com–AIS	251
4.	Savings & Loans	171.32
5.	Navigators Insurance Cycling Team	165
6.	Jittery Joe's	110
7.	Plowman Craven	76.66
8.	Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen	67
9.	Priority Health	50
10.	DFL–Cyclingnews–Litespeed	41
11.	Babes Only-Villapark Lingemeer-Flanders	36
12.	Barloworld	31
13.	Toyota–United	30
14.	FRF Couriers-NSWIS	28
15.	Kodakgallery.com-Sierra Nevada	27
16.	Team 3C-Gruppe Lamonta	24
17.	Hadimec-Nazionale Elettronica	20
18.	Aisan Racing Team	16
19.	Colavita–Sutter Home	15.66
20.	Discovery Channel-Marco Polo	15.66

Nation Champion

This table shows which countries earned the most points overall.

Rank	Nation	Points
1.	Australia	1486.66
2.	New Zealand	482.32

Nation Under-23 Champion

This table shows which countries earned the most points from riders under 23 years old.

Rank	Nation under-23	Points
1.	Australia	333
2.	New Zealand	92.32

See also

In Spanish: UCI Oceania Tour 2006-2007 para niños