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, Roglič and Pogačar.
The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2021 it joined the UCI ProSeries calendar after being cancelled in 2020. A women's edition has been held since 2021.
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.
Davide Formolo is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team. Formolo turned professional in 2014.
Lorenzo Rota is an Italian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.
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.
Dorian Godon is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale.
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.
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.
Filippo Fiorelli is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè. Professional since 2020, he has competed in five editions of the Giro d'Italia.
Filippo Zana is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. Professional since 2020, he has won the 2023 Tour of Slovenia as well as stage 18 of the 2023 Giro d'Italia. He was also the 2022 Italian national road race champion.
Filippo Baroncini is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.
Samuele Battistella (ITA)
Magnus Cort (DEN)
