List of road bicycle racing events

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This is a list of important men's road bicycle racing events. Note that this list only includes road races, and no track, mountain or cyclo-cross races.

[edit] Championships

International Cycling Union (UCI) ProTour
Five Continental Circuit Championships (America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania)
World Championships
National Cycling Championships

[edit] Men's One Day Races

Note: the Monuments, Elite and 1.HC One Day Races include races that are either part of the UCI ProTour, as well as races that are organized by the ASO, the RCS and Unipublic.

[edit] The 'Monument' Classics

[edit] Additional Elite One Day Races

Gent–Wevelgem, Belgium
La Flèche Wallonne, Belgium
Amstel Gold Race, Netherlands
Clásica de San Sebastián, Spain
GP Ouest-France, France
Vattenfall Cyclassics, Germany
GP de Quebec. Canada
GP de Montréal, Canada
Paris–Tours, France (currently a 1.HC race)

[edit] Major UCI Continental Circuit One Day Races (1.HC)

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Belgium
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grote Scheldeprijs, Belgium
Brabantse Pijl, Belgium (1.HC in 2011)
GP Kanton Aargau, Switzerland
GP Miguel Indurain, Spain
Philadelphia International Championship, United States
Paris–Brussels, France, Belgium
GP du Fourmies, France
Tre Valli Varesine, Italy
Giro dell'Emilia, Italy
Gran Piemonte, Italy
Japan Cup, Japan

[edit] Other UCI Continental Circuit One Day Races (1.1 or 1.2)

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Giro del Veneto, Italy (1.1 in 2011)
Coppa Placci, Italy (1.1 in 2011)
Rund um den Henninger Turm, Germany (1.1 in 2011)
Rund um Köln, Germany
Veenendaal–Veenendaal, Netherlands (1.1 in 2011)
Dwars door Vlaanderen, Belgium
Escalada a Montjuïc, Spain
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, France
Gran Premio di Lugano, Switzerland
GP della Costa Etruschi, Italy
Klasika Primavera, Spain
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Belgium
Lancaster Classic, United States
Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic, Australia
Memorial Marco Pantani, Italy
Montepaschi Strade Bianche, Italy
Nokere-Koerse, Belgium
Reading Classic, United States
Rund um die Hainleite, Germany
Subida Urkiola, Spain
Trofeo Laigueglia, Italy
Trofeo Mallorca, Spain

[edit] Defunct

(year is last edition)

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Milano–Torino, Italy (2007) (as of 2011 expected to resume at unspecified future date)
GP Gerrie Knetemann, Netherlands
Bordeaux–Paris, France (1988)
Classique des Alpes, France (2004)
Eindhoven Team Time Trial, Netherlands (2007)
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)
Giro del Lazio, Italy
Delta Profronde, Netherlands
Züri-Metzgete, Switzerland (2006) (continuing in 2008 as an amateur event)

[edit] Women's One Day Races

[edit] Defunct

(year is last edition)

Women's Challenge United States (2002)

[edit] Men's Stage Races

Note: the Grand Tours, Elite and 2.HC Stage Races include races that are either part of the UCI ProTour, as well as races that are organized by the ASO, the RCS and Unipublic.