▁with ▁the ▁Chron o ▁des ▁Nations ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁the ▁G iro ▁del ▁P iem onte . ▁ ▁The ▁points ▁leader , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁cum ulative ▁results ▁of ▁previous ▁races , ▁we ars ▁the ▁U CI ▁Europe ▁Tour ▁cy cling ▁j er sey . ▁En rico ▁Gas par otto ▁of ▁Italy ▁was ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁U CI ▁Europe ▁Tour . ▁Giovanni ▁Vis cont i ▁was ▁crown ed ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁U CI ▁Europe ▁Tour . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁season , ▁points ▁are ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁finish ers ▁of ▁stages ▁within ▁stage ▁races ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁general ▁classification ▁stand ings ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁stages ▁races ▁and ▁one - day ▁events . ▁The ▁quality ▁and ▁complexity ▁of ▁a ▁race ▁also ▁determ ines ▁how ▁many ▁points ▁are ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁finish ers , ▁the ▁higher ▁the ▁U CI ▁rating ▁of ▁a ▁race , ▁the ▁more ▁points ▁are ▁awarded . ▁ ▁The ▁U CI ▁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 ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁Final ▁ranking ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁competition ▁for ▁the