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, Eupore, Oceania)
- World Championships
- National 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,
Belgium - Milano-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 (Grand Prix of Western France at Plouay), France
- La Flèche Wallonne (Walloon Arrow), Belgium
- Paris-Tours, France
- Vattenfall Cyclassics,
Germany - Züri-Metzgete (Championship of Zürich),
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 - La Voix du Nord (Grand Prix of Nord at Fourmies), France
- GP Kanton Aargau, Switzerland
- 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
- Tre Valli Varesine, Italy
- Veenendaal-Veenendaal, Netherlands
[edit] Other UCI Continental Circuit One Day Races (1.1 or 1.2)
- Brabantse Pijl, Belgium
- Escalada a Montjuïc, Spain
- GP della Costa Etruschi, Italy
- Japan Cup - Utsunomiya,
Japan - Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Belgium
- Lancaster Classic, Lancaster, PA, United States
- Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic,
Australia - Reading Classic, Reading, PA, United States
- Trofeo Laigueglia, Italy
- Vuelta a Mallorca, Spain
[edit] Disappeared
(year is last edition)
- Bordeaux-Paris, France (1988)
- Classique des Alpes, France (2004)
- GP des Amériques,
Canada, (1992) - Grand Prix des Nations, France (2004)
- GP Lugano, Switzerland, (1979)
- 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)
- Trofeo Baracchi, Italy, (1991)
- Wincanton Classic,
United Kingdom, (1997) - T-Mobile International/San Francisco Grand Prix, United States, (2005)
[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 (Tour of Germany), 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 Ciclista a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia), Spain
- Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Txirrindulari Itzulia (Tour of Basque Country), Spain
[edit] Major UCI Continental Circuit Stage Races (2.HC)
- Bayern-Rundfahrt, Germany
- Critérium International, France
- Danmark Rundt (Tour of Denmark),
Denmark - Three Days of De Panne, Belgium
- Euskal Bizikleta/Bicicleta Vasca, Spain
- Internationale Friedensfahrt "Course de la Paix" (Peace Race), Poland,
Czech Republic, Germany - Österreich-Rundfahrt (Tour of Austria),
Austria - Quatre Jours de Dunkerque (Four Days of Dunkerque), France
- Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme (Catalan Cycling Week), Spain
- Tour de la Région Wallonne, Belgium
- Tour de Georgia, United States
- Tour de Langkawi,
Malaysia - Tour de Luxembourg,
Luxembourg - Tour Down Under, Australia
- Tour of Qinghai Lake,
People's Republic of China - Volta a Portugal,
Portugal - Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos, Spain
- Tour of California, United States
[edit] Other UCI Continental Circuit Stage Races (2.1 or 2.2)
- Herald Sun Tour, Australia
- Hong Kong Road Cycling Race,
Hong Kong, China - Irish Tour - Rás,
Ireland - Tour de Belgique/Ronde van België (Tour of Belgium), Belgium
- Tour de l'Avenir, France
- Tour de Slovénie,
Slovenia - Tour of Britain, United Kingdom
- Tour of South China Sea, China, Hong Kong, China,
Macau, People's Republic of China
[edit] Disappeared
(year is last edition)
- Coors Classic, United States, (1988)
- GP du Midi Libre, later Tour du Languedoc-Rousillon, 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] Single day, recreational
- Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
New Zealand, a 160km ride around Lake Taupo, a crater lake in New Zealand's North Island - Triple Bypass, United States, Over 120 miles (192 km) and more than 10,000 feet (3048 m) of elevation gain over three major mountain passes.
- Le Tour de l'Île de Montréal and click on "Le Tour de l'Île", also "Un Tour la Nuit" (In French only)
- Toronto Donut Ride Canada, an informal weekend group ride
- Around the Bay in a Day, Australia, a 210km ride around Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne [1].
[edit] Century Rides
- The Death Ride, United States, featuring three passes in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA
- Delta Century, United States, (100 mile, 100k, 50k) in San Joaquin County, California, USA
- Lodi Sunrise Century, United States, (100 mile, 100k, 50k) from Lodi, California
- Party Pardee
- Riverbank Wine and Cheese Century, United States, (100 mile, 100k, 50k)from Riverbank, California, USA
- Sierra Century
[edit] Multiple day, recreational
- Fietsvierdaagse, Netherlands 4 days of recreational cycling
- The Great Victorian Bike Ride Australia A 9 day recreational cycling trip, covering 570km from Swan Hill to Melbourne.
- Seattle to Portland, United States, a one or two day (rider's choice) 205 mile (333 km) event which attracts about 8000 riders.
- Murray to Moyne Australia A 24 hour, 520km Team Cycle Relay Event from the Murray River to Moyne River in Victoria
[edit] External links
- 2007 USA Cycling Pro Tour: The 2007 calendar of UCI events and championship races in the U.S.
