Australian Lachlan Morton (Jelly Belly-Maxxis) was crowned overall winner of the UCI Americas Tour continental circuit, which concluded in October with the Tobago Cycling Classic.
The remaining 2016 races on the continent: Vuelta Guatemala, October 24-November 11, the Gran Premio de San Jose, November 12, and the Vuelta Popular a Costa Rica, December 13-25, are on the 2017 America Tour.
Morton enjoyed a stellar season, taking out overall wins in the Tour of the Gila and Tour of Utah, and was en route to a high overall finish in the Tour of California before a crash on stage 4 to Laguna Seca took him out of action.
"This is a great recognition of an incredible season for Lachlan," said Jelly Belly Director Danny van Haute. "The Americas Tour overall is awarded to an individual, but the team played an enormous part in putting Lachlan into that position and everyone on this year's team should be proud."
Holowesko-Citadel's Robin Carpenter was second in the individual rankings behind Morton, thanks to his victory in the Tour of Alberta. Cannondale-Drapac's Andrew Talansky, third in the Tour of Utah and fourth in California, was third.
The North Americans dominated the team standings, with Holowesko-Citadel taking the top spot by a slim 13 points over Canadian squad Silber Pro Cycling. Axeon Hagens Berman was third.
2016 UCI America Tour
Individual Standings
Individual Standings
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly - Maxxis 326 pts
2 Robin Carpenter (USA) Holowesko - Citadel 277
3 Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale - Drapac 265
4 Jonathan Klever Caicedo Cepeda (Ecu) Strongman-Campagnolo Wilier 250
5 Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 245
6 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - QuickStep 245
7 Travis McCabe (USA) Holowesko - Citadel 240
8 Ramirez Chacon Brayan Stiven (Col) Movistar 228
9 Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) 224
10 Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling 212
11 Rob Britton (Can) Rally Cycling 183
12 Adrien Costa (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman 175
13 Rohan Denis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 170
14 Manuel Rodas Ochoa (Gua) 155
15 Eric Marcotte (USA) Team Jamis 152
16 Frayre Moctezuma Eder (Mex) 148
17 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 140
18 Benjamin Perry (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 137
19 Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare 133
20 Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar 132.25
Team Standings
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team 660 pts
2 Silber Pro Cycling 647
3 Axeon Hagens Berman 547
4 Rally Cycling 526
5 Jelly Belly - Maxxis 450
6 Team Jamis 374
7 UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 330
8 Movistar Team 291
9 Strongman-Campagnolo Wilier 273
10 Funvic Soul Cycles - Carrefour 272
11 Lupus Racing Team 181
12 EPM-Une-Área Metropolitana 171
13 Garneau - Québecor 169
14 Start - Vaxes Cycling Team 140
15 Caja Rural - Seguros RGA 131
16 Sindicato Empleados Públicos of San Juan 125
17 Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team 112
18 Fortuneo - Vital Concept 110
19 Team Ecuador 106
20 Team Illuminate 93
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