| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | Riga, Latvia |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 2006 |
| Editions | 8 |
| Final edition | 2013 |
| First winner |  Sergey Kolesnikov (RUS) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Final winner |  Francesco Chicchi (ITA) |
The Riga Grand Prix was a one day cycling race held in Riga, Latvia. It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2 from 2006 to 2012 and was upgraded to 1.1 in 2013. [1]
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Russia | Sergey Kolesnikov | Omnibike Dynamo Moscow |
| 2007 |  Latvia | Gatis Smukulis | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| 2008 | Latvia | Normunds Lasis | Dynatek–Latvia |
| 2009 | Latvia | Herberts Pudāns | |
| 2010 | Latvia | Toms Skujiņš | |
| 2011 | Latvia | Andris Vosekalns | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com |
| 2012 | Latvia | Andžs Flaksis | Chipotle–First Solar Development Team |
| 2013 | Italy | Francesco Chicchi | Vini Fantini–Selle Italia |
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