The classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional road cycling races in the international calendar. Some of these events date back to the 19th century. They are normally held at roughly the same time each year. The five most revered races are often described as the cycling monuments.
The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually over five days in February. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's only daily tabloid newspaper. It was originally known as the Sun Tour after The Sun News-Pictorial, and changed its name when The Sun News-Pictorial merged with The Herald in 1990.
The Pan American Road and Track Championships are the continental cycling championships for road bicycle racing and track cycling held annually for member nations of the Pan American Cycling Confederation. Riders competing in the Pan American Cycling Championships are selected by the national governing body.
The Austrian National Time Trial Championships are held annually as part of the Austrian National Cycling Championships, they decide the best cyclists in this discipline in Austria, across various categories.
RideLondon is an annual festival of cycling held in London. Intended as an annual legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was first held in 2013. The format consists of a series of cycling events on closed roads around London and Essex for amateur and professional cyclists.
Richard Julian Porte is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2022. His successes include wins at 8 World Tour stage races: Paris–Nice in 2013 and 2015, the Volta a Catalunya in 2015, the Tour de Romandie in 2017, the Tour Down Under in 2017 and 2020, the Tour de Suisse in 2018 and the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2021. In Grand Tours, he won the young rider classification at the 2010 Giro d'Italia, his first year at UCI ProTour level, and finished on the podium of the 2020 Tour de France, but was also frequently hit by illnesses and injuries.
The International Tour of Hellas is a road bicycle racing stage race. It consists of five stages and is usually held between April and May. The race was first held in 1968 as the Antiquities Trophy, and was later known as the Tour of Hellas . The race was held sporadically from 1968 until 2012. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) made the race part of the UCI Europe Tour in 2005; the race had previously been held as an amateur event. The race was revived in 2022 as a category 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Gregory Lawson Craddock is an American professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. He is known for his achievement in finishing the 2018 Tour de France despite being seriously injured in the opening stage, and for raising funds for a hurricane-damaged velodrome as a result.
Michael Russell Woods is a Canadian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech. He was the first person who has run a sub-four-minute mile to complete the Tour de France.
Danish National Time Trial Championships were created in 1995.
À travers les Hauts-de-France, formerly known as the Paris–Arras Tour is a one-day cycling race that has been held annually in northern France since 2010.
Belgrade–Banja Luka is a road bicycle race held annually since 2007 in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina respectively. Until 2017, it is made up of two one-day races: Belgrade–Banja Luka I and Belgrade–Banja Luka II, which were both organized as category 1.2 events on the UCI Europe Tour. Since 2018 it has been held as one stage race, as a category 2.1 event from 2018 to 2022 and 2.2 since 2023.
DNA Pro Cycling is a professional UCI Women's Team, based in the United States.
The 2018 national road cycling championships was held throughout the year and are organised by the UCI member federations. They began in Australia and New Zealand with the time trial event on 5 January, as is tradition.
The Gravel and Tar Classic is a one-day cycling race, held annually in the Manawatu region of New Zealand, since 2016, finishing in Palmerston North. It is rated 1.2 and has been part of UCI Oceania Tour since 2018. The race is primarily on sealed roads, however the highlight of the race is the multiple gravel sectors throughout the course. The race is now considered to be the toughest one-day elite race in the Oceania region. The race is held in January each year, making it one of the first races on the UCI Calendar, and a key chance for teams and riders to gain early UCI points. The event has seen teams enter from countries such as Sweden, Japan, the US, and Australia, along with the best New Zealand men's trade teams.
The 2019 national road cycling championships will be held throughout the year and are organised by the UCI member federations. They began in New Zealand with the time trial event on 4 January, as is tradition.
2020 national road cycling championships were held throughout the year of 2020, organised by the UCI member federations. They began in Australia with the time trial event on 8 January.
2022 in men's road cycling includes the 2022 men's bicycle races governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The races are part of the UCI Road Calendar.
Femke Gerritse is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Parkhotel Valkenburg.
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