List of men's road bicycle races
This is a list of important men's road bicycle racing events. The list only includes road races, and no track, mountain or cyclo-cross races.
Championships
- UCI World Tour, used to be UCI ProTour
- Five UCI Continental Circuits (Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania)
- World Championships
- National Championships
One-day races
The Monuments, Elite and 1.HC One Day Races include races that are either part of the UCI World Tour, as well as races that are organized by the ASO, the RCS and Unipublic.
The 'Monument' Classics
- Milano–San Remo,  Italy Italy
- Tour of Flanders, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Paris–Roubaix,  France France
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Giro di Lombardia,  Italy Italy
Additional elite one-day races
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, .svg.png) Belgium, formerly known as Omloop Het Volk Belgium, formerly known as Omloop Het Volk
- Strade Bianche,  Italy Italy
- Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, .svg.png) Australia Australia
- E3 Harelbeke, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Gent–Wevelgem, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Dwars door Vlaanderen, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- La Flèche Wallonne, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Amstel Gold Race (men's race),  Netherlands Netherlands
- Eschborn–Frankfurt,  Germany Germany
- Clásica de San Sebastián,  Spain Spain
- Bretagne Classic,  France France
- Vattenfall Cyclassics,  Germany Germany
- GP de Quebec. .svg.png) Canada Canada
- GP de Montréal, .svg.png) Canada Canada
Major UCI Continental Circuits one-day races (1.Pro)
- Trofeo Laigueglia,  Italy (1.HC in 2015) Italy (1.HC in 2015)
- Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- GP di Lugano, .svg.png) Switzerland Switzerland
- Nokere Koerse, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Scheldeprijs, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Brabantse Pijl, .svg.png) Belgium (1.HC in 2011) Belgium (1.HC in 2011)
- GP de Denain,  France France
- GP of Aargau Canton, .svg.png) Switzerland Switzerland
- RideLondon–Surrey Classic,  United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Brussels Cycling Classic, .svg.png) Belgium (formerly Paris–Bruxelles) Belgium (formerly Paris–Bruxelles)
- GP du Fourmies,  France France
- GP Impanis-Van Petegem, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Giro dell'Emilia,  Italy Italy
- GP Bruno Beghelli,  Italy Italy
- Tre Valli Varesine,  Italy Italy
- Milano–Torino,  Italy Italy
- Gran Piemonte,  Italy Italy
- Münsterland Giro,  Germany Germany
- Paris–Tours,  France France
- Japan Cup,  Japan Japan
Other Continental Circuit one-day races (1.1 or 1.2)
- Rund um Köln,  Germany Germany
- Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic,  Netherlands, formerly known as Veenendaal–Veenendaal (1.HC from 2005 until 2010) Netherlands, formerly known as Veenendaal–Veenendaal (1.HC from 2005 until 2010)
- Escalada a Montjuïc,  Spain Spain
- GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise,  France France
- Vuelta a Murcia,  Spain (a 2.1 stage race until 2012) Spain (a 2.1 stage race until 2012)
- GP della Costa Etruschi,  Italy Italy
- Klasika Primavera,  Spain Spain
- Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic, .svg.png) Australia Australia
- Ronde van Drenthe,  Netherlands Netherlands
- GP Miguel Induráin,  Spain (1.HC from 2007 until 2012) Spain (1.HC from 2007 until 2012)
- Philadelphia International Championship,  United States ( 1.HC from 2005 until 2012) United States ( 1.HC from 2005 until 2012)
- Volta Limburg Classic,  Netherlands, formerly known as Hel van het Mergelland Netherlands, formerly known as Hel van het Mergelland
- Memorial Marco Pantani,  Italy Italy
- Reading Classic,  United States United States
- Rund um die Hainleite,  Germany Germany
- Subida a Urkiola,  Spain Spain
- Trofeo Mallorca,  Spain Spain
- Clásica de Almería,  Spain (1.HC in 2012 and 2013) Spain (1.HC in 2012 and 2013)
- Beaumont Trophy,  United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic,  United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Tour of Almaty,  Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
- Rhodes GP,  Greece Greece
- Tour de Vendée,  France (1.HC from 2010 until 2013) France (1.HC from 2010 until 2013)
- Nationale Sluitingsprijs, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Chrono des Nations,  France, time trial France, time trial
Defunct
(year is last edition)
- Lancaster Classic,  United States United States
- GP Gerrie Knetemann,  Netherlands Netherlands
- Bordeaux–Paris,  France (1988) France (1988)
- Classique des Alpes,  France (2004) France (2004)
- Eindhoven Team Time Trial,  Netherlands (2007) Netherlands (2007)
- GP di Lugano, .svg.png) Switzerland, (1979) as an ITT, being since then a one-day race Switzerland, (1979) as an ITT, being since then a one-day race
- GP des Amériques, .svg.png) Canada, (1992) Canada, (1992)
- GP des Nations,  France (2004) France (2004)
- GP Wolber,  France, (1931) France, (1931)
- Paris–Brest–Paris,  France, (1951) (continues as an amateur ultra-marathon endurance event) France, (1951) (continues as an amateur ultra-marathon endurance event)
- Paris–Clermont-Ferrand,  France, (1953) France, (1953)
- Paris–Rouen (first cycling race),  France, (1869) France, (1869)
- San Francisco Grand Prix,  United States, (2005) United States, (2005)
- Trofeo Baracchi,  Italy, (1991) Italy, (1991)
- Wincanton Classic,  United Kingdom, (1997) United Kingdom, (1997)
- Giro del Lazio,  Italy Italy
- Delta Profronde,  Netherlands Netherlands
- Züri-Metzgete, .svg.png) Switzerland (2006) (continuing in 2008 as an amateur event) Switzerland (2006) (continuing in 2008 as an amateur event)
- Coppa Placci,  Italy (2008) Italy (2008)
- Giro del Veneto,  Italy (1.HC from 2005 until 2009) Italy (1.HC from 2005 until 2009)
Stage races
The Grand Tours, Elite and 2.HC Stage Races include races that are part of the UCI ProTour as well as races that are organized by the ASO, the RCS and Unipublic.
The Grand Tours
- Giro d'Italia,  Italy Italy
- Tour de France,  France France
- Vuelta a España,  Spain Spain
Additional elite stage races (world ranking)
- Tour Down Under, .svg.png) Australia Australia
- Paris–Nice,  France France
- Tirreno–Adriatico,  Italy Italy
- Volta a Catalunya,  Spain Spain
- Vuelta al País Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country),  Spain Spain
- Tour de Romandie, .svg.png) Switzerland Switzerland
- Critérium du Dauphiné,  France France
- Tour de Suisse, .svg.png) Switzerland Switzerland
- Tour de Pologne,  Poland Poland
- BinckBank Tour, .svg.png) Belgium, Belgium, Netherlands Netherlands
Major UCI Continental Circuit stage races (2.HC)
- Tour of Croatia,  Croatia Croatia
- Dubai Tour,  UAE UAE
- Tour of Rwanda,  Rwanda (2.1) Rwanda (2.1)
- Tour of Qatar,  Qatar Qatar
- Tour of Oman,  Oman Oman
- Tour de Langkawi,  Malaysia Malaysia
- Critérium International,  France France
- Three Days of De Panne, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Giro del Trentino,  Italy (2.HC since 2011) Italy (2.HC since 2011)
- Tour of Turkey,  Turkey (2.HC since 2010) Turkey (2.HC since 2010)
- Four Days of Dunkirk,  France France
- Tour of California,  United States United States
- Tour of Norway,  Norway Norway
- Tour of Belgium, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Tour de Luxembourg,  Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Tour of Qinghai Lake,  People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
- Tour de Wallonie, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Danmark Rundt,  Denmark Denmark
- Tour of Utah,  United States (2.HC in 2015) United States (2.HC in 2015)
- Vuelta a Burgos,  Spain Spain
- Arctic Race of Norway,  Norway Norway
- Tour of Britain,  United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Abu Dhabi Tour,  UAE UAE
Other UCI Continental Circuit stage races (2.1 or 2.2)
- Herald Sun Tour, .svg.png) Australia Australia
- Tour of Rwanda,  Rwanda (2.1) Rwanda (2.1)
- Tour of Austria,  Austria (2.HC from 2006) Austria (2.HC from 2006)
- Tour of Greece,  Greece (2.1 from 2022) Greece (2.1 from 2022)
- Volta a Portugal, .svg.png) Portugal (2.HC from 2005 until 2009) Portugal (2.HC from 2005 until 2009)
- Brixia Tour,  Italy Italy
- Hong Kong Road Cycling Race,  Hong Kong, China Hong Kong, China
- An Post Rás,  Ireland Ireland
- Route du Sud,  France France
- Giro di Sicilia,  Italy Italy
- Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme,  Spain Spain
- Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali,  Italy Italy
- Ster Elektrotoer,  Netherlands Netherlands
- Tour de Beauce, .svg.png) Canada Canada
- Tour de l'Avenir,  France France
- Tour of Slovenia,  Slovenia Slovenia
- Tour of Sibiu,  Romania Romania
- Tour de Singkarak,  Indonesia Indonesia
- Tour of South China Sea,  China, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Macau, China Macau, China
- Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan),  Iran Iran
- Vuelta a Colombia,  Colombia Colombia
- Vuelta a Asturias,  Spain Spain
- Vuelta a Castilla y León,  Spain Spain
- Vuelta a Andalucía,  Spain Spain
- Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana,  Spain Spain
- World Ports Classic, .svg.png) Belgium Belgium
- Tour of Estonia,  Estonia Estonia
- Tour of Alberta, .svg.png) Canada Canada
- Tour de Yorkshire,  United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Tour du Limousin,  France (2.HC in 2011 and 2012) France (2.HC in 2011 and 2012)
- Okolo Slovenska,  Slovakia Slovakia
- Tour of Rhodes,  Greece (2.2) Greece (2.2)
- South Aegean Tour,  Greece (2.2) Greece (2.2)
- La Tropicale Amissa Bongo,  Gabon Gabon
- Tour Internationale d'Oranie,  Algeria Algeria
- Tour de Blida,  Algeria Algeria
- Tour du Cameroun,  Cameroon Cameroon
- Tour International de Sétif,  Algeria Algeria
- Tour d'Annaba,  Algeria Algeria
- Tour de Constantine,  Algeria Algeria
- Tour du Maroc,  Morocco Morocco
- Tour of Eritrea,  Eritrea Eritrea
- Tour du Sénégal,  Senegal Senegal
- Tour de Tunisie,  Tunisia Tunisia
- Tour Ethiopian Meles Zenawi,  Ethiopia Ethiopia
- Tour de Côte d'Ivoire-Tour de la Réconciliation,  Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
- Grand Prix Chantal Biya,  Cameroon Cameroon
- Tour du Faso,  Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Other stage races
- Tour de Perth, .svg.png) Australia Australia
Defunct
(year is last edition)
 Tour of Beijing (2014) Tour of Beijing (2014)
 Deutschland Tour (2008) Deutschland Tour (2008)
   Course de la Paix (2006) Course de la Paix (2006)
 Grand Prix des Nations (2004) Grand Prix des Nations (2004)
 Grand Prix du Midi Libre (2004) Grand Prix du Midi Libre (2004)
 Petit Tour de France/Ronde de France (1946) Petit Tour de France/Ronde de France (1946)
 (Little Tour de France, held during and shortly after WW2)
 Tour of Ireland (2009) Tour of Ireland (2009)
 Bayern Rundfahrt (2015) Bayern Rundfahrt (2015)
 Giro di Padania (2012) Giro di Padania (2012)
 Rome–Naples–Rome (1961) Rome–Naples–Rome (1961)
 Ronde van Nederland (2004) (succeeded by the Eneco Tour) Ronde van Nederland (2004) (succeeded by the Eneco Tour)
 Catalan Cycling Week (2005) Catalan Cycling Week (2005)
 Euskal Bizikleta (was integrated into the Vuelta al País Vasco) Euskal Bizikleta (was integrated into the Vuelta al País Vasco)
 Vuelta a Galicia (2000) Vuelta a Galicia (2000)
 Coors Classic (1988) (succeeded by the Tour de Trump) Coors Classic (1988) (succeeded by the Tour de Trump)
 Tour de Trump (1990) (succeeded by the Tour DuPont) Tour de Trump (1990) (succeeded by the Tour DuPont)
 Tour DuPont (1996) Tour DuPont (1996)
 Tour of Missouri Tour of Missouri
 Tour de Georgia Tour de Georgia
 USA Pro Cycling Challenge (2015) USA Pro Cycling Challenge (2015)
 Colorado Classic (2018) — continuing as a standalone women's race Colorado Classic (2018) — continuing as a standalone women's race
Multiple day, single stage races
- Race Across America,  United States 9 day single stage 4,800 km (3,000 mi) United States 9 day single stage 4,800 km (3,000 mi)
- TransAm Bicycle Race,  United States 17-day single stage, unsupported 7,100 km (4,400 mi) United States 17-day single stage, unsupported 7,100 km (4,400 mi)
- Transcontinental Race,  European Union 7-10 day single stage, unsupported 3,200 to 4,200 km (2,000 to 2,600 mi) European Union 7-10 day single stage, unsupported 3,200 to 4,200 km (2,000 to 2,600 mi)
See also
References
External links
- Bicycle Races Calendar: Especially in Poland.
- Date-ordered list of websites of international cycling races: Especially websites of organizers of UCI events.