List of road bicycle racing events
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This is a list of important road bicycle racing events. Note that this list only includes road races, and no track, mountain or cyclo-cross races.
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[edit] Championships
- International Cycling Union (UCI) ProTour
- Five Continental Circuit Championships (America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania)
- World Championships
- National Cycling Championships
- 2004 Olympic Games
[edit] One Day Races
[edit] The 'Monument' Classics (Major UCI ProTour One Day Races)
- Giro di Lombardia,
Italy - Liège-Bastogne-Liège,
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Belgium - Milan-Sanremo, Italy
- Paris-Roubaix,
France - Ronde van Vlaanderen, Belgium
[edit] Additional UCI ProTour One Day Races
- Amstel Gold Race,
Netherlands - Clásica de San Sebastián,
Spain - Eindhoven Team Time Trial, Netherlands
- Gent-Wevelgem, Belgium
- GP Ouest-France, France
- La Flèche Wallonne, Belgium
- Paris-Tours, France
- Vattenfall Cyclassics,
Germany - Züri-Metzgete,
Switzerland
[edit] Major UCI Continental Circuit One Day Races (1.HC)
- Coppa Placci, Italy
- E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Giro del Lazio, Italy
- Giro del Piemonte, Italy
- Giro del Veneto, Italy
- Giro dell'Emilia, Italy
- GP du Fourmies, France
- GP Kanton Aargau, Switzerland
- GP Miguel Indurain, Spain
- Grote Scheldeprijs, Belgium
- Milano-Torino, Italy
- Omloop Het Volk, Belgium
- Paris-Brussels, France, Belgium
- Philadelphia International Championship,
United States - Rund um den Henninger Turm, Germany
- Rund um Köln, Germany
- Tre Valli Varesine, Italy
- Veenendaal-Veenendaal, Netherlands
[edit] Other UCI Continental Circuit One Day Races (1.1 or 1.2)
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- Brabantse Pijl, Belgium
- Delta Profronde, Netherlands
- Dwars door Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Escalada a Montjuïc, Spain
- GP Gerrie Knetemann, Netherlands
- Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, France
- Gran Premio di Lugano, Switzerland
- GP della Costa Etruschi, Italy
- Japan Cup,
Japan - Klasika Primavera, Spain
- Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Belgium
- Lancaster Classic, United States
- Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic,
Australia - Memorial Marco Pantani, Italy
- Monte Paschi Eroica, Italy
- Nokere-Koerse, Belgium
- Reading Classic, United States
- Rund um die Hainleite, Germany
- Subida Urkiola, Spain
- Trofeo Laigueglia, Italy
- Trofeo Mallorca, Spain
[edit] Disappeared
(year is last edition)
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- Bordeaux-Paris, France (1988)
- Classique des Alpes, France (2004)
- Grand Prix des Amériques,
Canada, (1992) - Grand Prix des Nations, France (2004)
- Gran Premio di Lugano, Switzerland, (1979) as an ITT, being since then a one day race
- GP Wolber, France, (1931)
- Paris-Brest-Paris, France, (1951) (continues as an amateur ultra-marathon endurance event)
- Paris-Clermont-Ferrand, France, (1953)
- Paris-Rouen (first cycling race), France, (1869)
- San Francisco Grand Prix, United States, (2005)
- Trofeo Baracchi, Italy, (1991)
- Wincanton Classic,
United Kingdom, (1997)
[edit] Stage Races
[edit] The Grand Tours (Major UCI ProTour Stage Races)
[edit] Additional UCI ProTour Stage Races
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, France
- Deutschland Tour, Germany
- Eneco Tour of Benelux, Belgium, Netherlands
- Paris-Nice, France
- Tirreno-Adriatico, Italy
- Tour de Pologne,
Poland - Tour de Romandie, Switzerland
- Tour de Suisse, Switzerland
- Volta a Catalunya, Spain
- Vuelta al País Vasco, Spain
[edit] Major UCI Continental Circuit Stage Races (2.HC)
- Bayern-Rundfahrt, Germany
- Course de la Paix, Poland,
Czech Republic, Germany - Critérium International, France
- Danmark Rundt,
Denmark - Euskal Bizikleta, Spain
- Österreich-Rundfahrt,
Austria - Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, France
- Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Spain
- Three Days of De Panne, Belgium
- Tour de Wallonie, Belgium
- Tour de Georgia, United States
- Tour de Langkawi,
Malaysia - Tour de Luxembourg,
Luxembourg - Tour Down Under, Australia
- Tour of California, United States
- Tour of Qinghai Lake,
People's Republic of China - Volta a Portugal,
Portugal - Vuelta a Burgos, Spain
[edit] Other UCI Continental Circuit Stage Races (2.1 or 2.2)
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- Brixia Tour, Italy
- Giro del Trentino, Italy
- Herald Sun Tour, Australia
- Hong Kong Road Cycling Race,
Hong Kong, China - Irish Tour - Rás,
Ireland - Route du Sud, France
- Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Italy
- Ster Elektrotoer, Netherlands
- Tour de Belgique, Belgium
- Tour de l'Avenir, France
- Tour de Slovénie,
Slovenia - Tour of Britain, United Kingdom
- Tour of Qatar,
Qatar - Tour of South China Sea, China, Hong Kong, China,
Macau, People's Republic of China - Vuelta a Burgos, Spain
- Vuelta a Murcia, Spain
- Vuelta a Asturias, Spain
- Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, Spain
- Vuelta a Andalucia, Spain
- Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Spain
[edit] Disappeared
(year is last edition)
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- Coors Classic, United States, (1988)
- Grand Prix du Midi Libre France (2004)
- Petit Tour de France/Ronde de France ('little Tour de France' during and shortly after WW2), France, (1946)
- Rome-Naples-Rome, Italy, (1961)
- Ronde van Nederland, Netherlands (2004)
- Tour de l'Aude, France, (1986)
- Tour de Snowy, Australia (2002)
- Tour de Trump, United States, (1990)
- Tour DuPont, United States, (1996)
[edit] Multiple day, single stage races
- Race Across America, United States 9 day single stage 3000 miles (4830 km)
[edit] External links
- 2008 USA Cycling Pro Tour: The 2008 calendar of UCI events and championship races in the U.S.
- Date-ordered list of websites of international cycling races: Especially websites of organizers of UCI events.
