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.
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant prestige because of it. Since 2017, the race is part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's top-tier professional events.
Davide Rebellin was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1992 and 2022 for twelve different teams, taking more than sixty professional wins. He was considered one of the finest classics specialists of his generation with more than fifty top ten finishes in UCI Road World Cup and UCI ProTour classics.
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour, and since 2020 it's part of the UCI ProSeries calendar. The race starts from Bologna, it generally takes a tour of Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park and ends in Bologna with 5 reps on the brutal climbing ring of Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. It is considered one of the most important and historical classic bicycle races of the calendar, the palmarès shows great champions like Coppi, Bartali, Merckx and Roglič.
The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, the race has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
The Coppa Placci is a semi-classic European bicycle race held between Imola, Italy and San Marino. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.
The Strade Bianche is a road bicycle race in Tuscany, Central Italy, starting and finishing in Siena. First held in 2007, it is raced annually on the first or second Saturday of March. The name Strade Bianche stems from the historic white gravel roads in the Crete Senesi, which are a defining feature of the race. One-third of the total race distance is raced on dirt roads, covering 63 km (39 mi) of strade bianche, spread over 11 sectors.
Matteo Trentin is an Italian professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Tudor Pro Cycling Team.
Davide Formolo is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team. Formolo turned professional in 2014.
Simone Consonni is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. He won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo in 2021, setting a new world record.
Marc Hirschi is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.
Nicola Conci is an Italian cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.
Andreas Lorentz Kron is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Dstny.
Silvia Persico is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam UAE Team ADQ.
Samuele Battistella is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. Battistella's first professional win was at the 2021 Veneto Classic. He was initially named to the Astana team for the 2022 Tour de France, but was diagnosed with COVID-19 right before the race. He instead rode at the 2022 Vuelta a España.
Rémy Rochas is a French professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.
Corbin Strong is a New Zealand road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech. He won the points race and finished second in the team pursuit at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
The 2020 Milan–San Remo was scheduled to be held on 21 March 2020, but was postponed to 8 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. The postponement was made by RCS Sport on 6 March. It was the 111th edition of the Milan–San Remo one-day cycling classic in Northern Italy, and part of the 2020 UCI World Tour calendar.
Florian Vermeersch is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Dstny.
Filippo Zana is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. In August 2020, he rode in the 2020 Il Lombardia in Italy. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.
Samuele Battistella (ITA)
