List of men's road bicycle races
Appearance
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.
Championships
- International Cycling Union (UCI) ProTour
- Five Continental Circuit Championships (America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania)
- World Championships
- National Championships
- 2004 Olympic Games
One Day Races
- Giro di Lombardia,
Italy
- Liège-Bastogne-Liège,
Belgium
- Milano-Sanremo,
Italy
- Paris-Roubaix,
France
- Ronde van Vlaanderen,
Belgium
- 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
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
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,
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
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)
Stage Races
The Grand Tours (Major 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
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 a Burgos,
Spain
- Tour of California,
United States
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 Qatar,
Qatar
- Tour of South China Sea,
China,
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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)
Multiple day, single stage races
- Race Across America,
United States 9 day single stage 3000 miles (4830 km)
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].
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
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
- RAGBRAI,
United States, a seven-day non-competitive bicycle ride across Iowa.
External links
- 2007 USA Cycling Pro Tour: The 2007 calendar of UCI events and championship races in the U.S.