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.
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Championships
- International Cycling Union (UCI) ProTour
- Five Continental Circuit Championships (America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania)
- World Championships
- National Cycling Championships
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.
The 'Monument' Classics
- Giro di Lombardia,
Italy - Liège-Bastogne-Liège,
Belgium - Milan-Sanremo, Italy
- Paris-Roubaix,
France - Ronde van Vlaanderen, Belgium
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Additional Elite One Day Races
- Amstel Gold Race,
Netherlands - Clásica de San Sebastián,
Spain - Gent-Wevelgem, Belgium
- GP Ouest-France, France
- Paris-Tours, France
- Vattenfall Cyclassics,
Germany - Fleche Wallonne, Belgium
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
- La Flèche Wallonne, 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
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
Defunct
(year is last edition)
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- 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) - Züri-Metzgete, Switzerland (2006) (continuing in 2008 as an amateur event)
Women's One Day Races
- La Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal
- La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
- Geelong World Cup
- GP de Plouay
- Open de Suède Vårgårda
- Ronde van Drenthe
- Tour de Berne
- Tour of Flanders for Women
- Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
Defunct
(year is last edition)
- Women's Challenge United States (2002)
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.
The Grand Tours
Additional Elite 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
- Tour Down Under, Australia
- Volta a Catalunya, Spain
- Vuelta al País Vasco, Spain
Major UCI Continental Circuit Stage Races (2.HC)
- Bayern-Rundfahrt, Germany
- Critérium International, France
- Danmark Rundt,
Denmark - Euskal Bizikleta, Spain
- Österreich-Rundfahrt,
Austria - Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, France
- Three Days of De Panne, Belgium
- Tour de Wallonie, Belgium
- Tour de Georgia, United States
- Tour de Langkawi,
Malaysia - Tour de Luxembourg,
Luxembourg - Tour of California, United States
- Tour of Qinghai Lake,
People's Republic of China - Volta a Portugal,
Portugal - Vuelta a Burgos, Spain
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
- Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Spain
- 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
Defunct
(year is last edition)
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- Coors Classic, United States, (1988)
- Course de la Paix, Poland,
Czech Republic, Germany (2006) - 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)
Women's Stage Races
- Emakumeen Bira
- Giro d'Italia Femminile
- Grande Boucle
- Holland Ladies Tour
- Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
Defunct
(year is last edition)
- Tour de Snowy Australia (2002)
Men's multiple day, single stage races
- Race Across America, United States 9 day single stage 3000 miles (4830 km)
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.
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