Nineteenth edition of the UCI Europe Tour | |
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Dates | 22 January – 15 October |
Location | Europe |
Races | 187 |
The 2023 UCI Europe Tour was the nineteenth season of the UCI Europe Tour. [1]
Throughout the season, points were awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determined how many points were awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points were awarded.
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest were as follows:
Race | Rating | Date | Winner | Team | Ref |
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Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana | 1.1 | 22 January 2023 | Arnaud De Lie (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | |
Trofeo Calvià | 1.1 | 25 January 2023 | Rui Costa (POR) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | |
Trofeo Alcúdia – Port d'Alcúdia | 1.1 | 26 January 2023 | Marijn van den Berg (NED) | EF Education–EasyPost | |
Trofeo Port d'Andratx – Port d'Pollença | 1.1 | 27 January 2023 | Kobe Goossens (BEL) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | |
Trofeo Serra Tramuntana | 1.1 | 28 January 2023 | Kobe Goossens (BEL) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | |
Grand Prix Aspendos | 1.2 | 28 January 2023 | Yegor Strelnikov (KAZ) | Vino SKO Team | |
Grand Prix La Marseillaise | 1.1 | 29 January 2023 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost | |
Trofeo Palma | 1.1 | 29 January 2023 | Ethan Vernon (GBR) | Soudal–Quick-Step |
Race | Rating | Date | Winner | Team |
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Étoile de Bessèges | 2.1 | 1–5 February 2023 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost |
Grand Prix Apollon Temple | 1.2 | 4 February 2023 | Sergey Rostovtsev | Beykoz Belediyesi Spor Kulübü |
Tour of Antalya | 2.1 | 9–11 February 2023 | Cancelled due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake | |
Vuelta a Murcia | 1.1 | 11 February 2023 | Ben Turner (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers |
Figueira Champions Classic | 1.1 | 12 February 2023 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step |
Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior | 1.1 | 13 February 2023 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates |
Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var | 2.1 | 17–19 February 2023 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic |
O Gran Camiño | 2.1 | 23–26 February 2023 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma |
Le Samyn | 1.1 | 28 February 2023 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny |
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