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.
Martin Elmiger is a Swiss former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2017 for the Post Swiss Team, Phonak, Ag2r–La Mondiale, IAM Cycling and BMC Racing Team squads.
The Grand Prix de Plouay – Lorient Agglomération is an elite professional women's road bicycle race held in Plouay, France.
Julien Simon is a French road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Professional Continental team Cofidis.
Francis Moreau is a French former professional racing cyclist from Saint-Quentin. He turned professional in 1989 and retired 12 years later at the end of 2000. A pursuit specialist, Moreau was a frequent medalist and the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the pursuit in 1991. He was also part of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, who set a new Olympic record with a time of 4:05:930.
Rui Alberto Faria da Costa, ComIH is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He is best known for winning the 2013 UCI Road World Championships in Tuscany, Italy – the first Portuguese rider to do so –, three stages of the Tour de France in 2011 and 2013, and the 2012, 2013 and 2014 editions of the Tour de Suisse, becoming the first cyclist to win the event for three consecutive years.
Cyril Gautier is a French road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Professional Continental team Vital Concept–B&B Hotels. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was held on September 12, 2010 as the final event in the 2010 UCI ProTour.
The ISD–Jorbi Continental Team were a Ukrainian UCI Continental cycling team. The team rode in senior professional events in Europe, other than the Grand Tours and UCI World Tour races.
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Professional Continental team Riwal Readynez. He joined Team Saxo Bank in 2010 after leaving the Danish Capinordic team where he had five victories during the 2009 season.
Simon Geschke is a professional German road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam CCC Team. He is the son of former track cyclist Jürgen Geschke. In the 2015 Tour de France, Geschke won a mountain stage as he was part of the breakaway and soloed across the line in Pra-Loup.
Gaëtan Bille is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Sovac Algerie.
Alexis Vuillermoz is a French road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R La Mondiale.
Vérandas Willems–Crelan was a UCI Professional Continental team founded in 2013 and based in Belgium. During the winter the team is active in cyclo-cross. Former team member Michael Goolaerts died following a cardiac arrest at the 2018 Paris–Roubaix in France. In August 2018 it was announced that the team would merge with Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij for the 2019 season under the name Roompot-Crelan.
Nicky Degrendele is a Belgian professional track cyclist and racing cyclist. Most notably, she became world champion at the age of 21 in Women's Keirin at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn. She formerly rode for the Topsport Vlaanderen-Pro-Duo team. In October 2018 she joined BEAT Cycling Club.
The 2018 Grand Prix de Fourmies was the 86th edition of the Grand Prix de Fourmies road cycling one day race. It was held on 2 September 2018 as part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.HC.
The 2017 Grand Prix de Fourmies was the 85th edition of the Grand Prix de Fourmies road cycling one day race. It was held on 3 September 2017 as part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.HC.
The 2016 Grand Prix de Fourmies was the 84th edition of the Grand Prix de Fourmies road cycling one day race. It was held on 4 September 2016 as part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.HC.
