| 2010 in road cycling |
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| List of men's road bicycle races |
| List of women's road bicycle races |
| 2010 in road cycling |
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| List of men's road bicycle races |
| List of women's road bicycle races |
The World Road championships will be held in Melbourne, Australia.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
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| World Championship Road Race | Oct 3 |  Thor Hushovd (NOR) |  Matti Breschel (DEN) |  Allan Davis (AUS) |
| World Championship Time Trial | Sep 30 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |  David Millar (GBR) |  Tony Martin (GER) |
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
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 Giro d'Italia | May 8–30 | Ivan Basso (ITA) |  David Arroyo (ESP) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
 Tour de France | Jul 3–25 |  Andy Schleck (LUX) |  Denis Menchov (RUS) | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) |
| Vuelta a España | Aug 28 – Sep 19 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) |  Peter Velits (SVK) |
These races contribute, along with the Grand Tours and the UCI ProTour races, towards the 2010 UCI World Ranking
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
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| Paris–Nice | Mar 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) [1] |  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) [1] |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | Mar 10 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Cadel Evans (AUS) |
| Milan–Sanremo | Mar 20 | Óscar Freire (ESP) |  Tom Boonen (BEL) | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
| Paris–Roubaix | Apr 11 | Fabian Cancellara (SWI) | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) |
| La Flèche Wallonne | Apr 21 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Alberto Contador (ESP) |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Apr 26 |  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) [1] |
| Giro di Lombardia | Oct 16 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Pablo Lastras (ESP) |
The prefix 2 indicates that these events are stage races.
The prefix 1 indicates that these events are one-day races.
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