Classic cycle races

Paris–Roubaix is an one-day professional bicycle road race in France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the European calendar, and contributes points towards the UCI World Ranking.

Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as La Doyenne ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium. First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five Monuments of the European professional road cycling calendar; usually coming as the last of the spring classics. It is held annually in late April, in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back.

Italian one-day cycling race, one of the five monuments

Belgian one-day cycling race for men, one of the five monuments

Italian one-day cycling race, one of the five monuments

annual road bicycle race in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands

cycling road race held in Wallonia, Belgium

cycling road race held in San Sebastián, Spain

Gent–Wevelgem, and from 2026 officially In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem, is a road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late March on the last Sunday before the Tour of Flanders.

Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m, at Le Gault-du-Perche. Historically, it is known as a "Sprinters' Classic" because it frequently ends in a bunch sprint at the finish, in Tours. Since 2018, the course has featured gravel sectors in vineyards near Tours.

bicycle race held in Britanny, France

cycling road race held in Flanders, Belgium

Italian one-day road cycling race

The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries, features mostly sprinters on its roll of honour, as it is held on all-flat roads over roughly 200 kilometres.

professional cycling race in Belgium

Belgian one-day cycling race

road cycling race

single-day race

Eschborn–Frankfurt, previously Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, is an annual semi classic cycling race in Germany, starting in Eschborn and finishing in Frankfurt. The event, sometimes referred to as the Frankfurt Grand Prix, is held annually on 1 May, national Labour Day in Germany.

Italian one-day road cycling race

cycling event

Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; ; ) was a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 until 2014. It was a race with a long history dating back to 1914, on a demanding course in the hilly region around Zürich. In its heyday the race was considered the sixth monument of cycling, alongside the five most prestigious one-day races on the calendar (Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the Tour of Lombardy). It was the most prominent of the summer classics.

five classic road cycling races

Italian cycling one-day race

cycling race

Cycling classics in Belgium and the Netherlands

Italian bike racing

cycling race

recurring sporting event

semi-classic European bicycle race

The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional calendar, covering approximately – more than twice most single-day races. It started in northern Bordeaux in southwest France at 2am and finished in the capital Paris 14 hours later. The professional event was held from 1891 until 1988. It was held as an amateur event in 2014.

recurring sporting event

Cycling race organizer

cycling race (1910-)

cycling competition in Italy

cycling classics held in March and April

mountainous cycling race

cycling classic taking place in the United Kingdom as part of the UCI Road World Cup

Milano–Modena was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Umbria, Italy from 1906 to 1955. It was held as an individual time trial in 1928 and 1931.

Italian cycling race (1910-1991)

cycling race

cycle race covering a distance between two cities

single-day road race