Züri-Metzgete

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.

Key facts

Cycling race.name: Züri-Metzgete
Cycling race.image: Zuri-Metzgete-logo 2022.png
Cycling race.date: Early October
Cycling race.region: Zürich, Switzerland
Cycling race.english: Championship of Zürich
Cycling race.localnames: Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German)Meisterschaft von Zürich
Cycling race.discipline: Road race
Cycling race.type: One-day
Cycling race.number: 91
Cycling race.last: 2006
Cycling race.mostwins: (6 wins)

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History and background
The route
Winners
List of winners
Multiple winners
Wins per country
External links
References

The Züri-Metzgete was included in every edition of the former UCI Road World Cup which ran from 1989 to 2004, and a leg of the inaugural UCI ProTour in 2005. In 2005 the race was moved to the end of the season for the first time in its history. The 2007 edition of the race was canceled after organizers failed to attract enough sponsors in the wake of several doping scandals in international cycling. In 2008, the race was held on September 7, but the format has been changed to an amateur competition.