2008–2009 UCI Europe Tour
Encyclopedia
The 2008–2009 UCI Europe Tour is the fifth season of the UCI Europe Tour and features many of road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 history's most popular events. The 2008–2009 season began 19 October 2008 with the Chrono des Nations
Chrono des Nations
Chrono des Nations - Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day time-trial bicycle race held annually in October in Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 in France and is scheduled to end 15 October 2009 with the Giro del Piemonte
Giro del Piemonte
The Giro del Piemonte is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour...

 in Italy.

Individual point standings

The current points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey
Cycling jersey
A cycling jersey is a specialized jersey for cycling. While the vast majority of cyclists worldwide wear conventional clothing while riding, a jersey offers certain advantages for the serious cyclist. A cycling jersey is cut long in the back to accommodate the bent-over position used in serious...

. The final points leader is crowned the 2008–2009 UCI Europe Tour champion.

Events

The UCI Europe Tour 2008–2009 consists of a large number of one-day races, individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

s and stage races.
Date Race Name Location UCI Rating
UCI race classifications
The Union Cycliste Internationale , the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale....

Winner Team
2008
19 October Chrono des Nations
Chrono des Nations
Chrono des Nations - Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day time-trial bicycle race held annually in October in Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.1
25 October Firenze–Pistoia  1.1
2009
1 February Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...

 
1.1
4–8 February Étoile de Bessèges
Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Southern France, around Bessèges. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and features as one of the first stage races of the European season.-Palmarès:...

 
2.1
7 February Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
The Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi is a one day professional cycling race between the towns of San Vincenzo and Donoratico on the Tuscany coast in Italy. The 193 kilometre long race takes place at the beginning of February and has now taken over from the Trofeo Laigueglia as the opening event of...

 
1.1
8 February Trofeo Mallorca  1.1
9 February Trofeo Cala Millor-Cala Bona  1.1
10 February Trofeo Inca  1.1
11 February Trofeo Pollença  1.1
11–15 February Tour Méditerranéen
Tour Méditerranéen
Tour Méditerranéen is a professional road bicycle racing event held in southern France along the Mediterranean Sea. The Tour Méditerranéen is a five-day stage race that began in 1974 and since 2005 has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event...

 
2.1
12 February Trofeo Calvia  1.1
13–15 February Giro della Provincia di Grosseto
Giro della Provincia di Grosseto
Giro della Provincia di Grosseto is a three-day cycling race in the Province of Grosseto, Italy. The stage race was established in 2008 as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2008, the second stage had to be annulled following protests by riders of the unsafe nature of the course finale...

 
2.1
15–19 February Vuelta a Andalucía
Vuelta a Andalucía
The Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
2.1
18–22 February Volta ao Algarve
Volta ao Algarve
The Volta ao Algarve is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Due to its early February position in the European calendar, it is used by many riders to prepare for the Spring...

 
2.1
21 February Trofeo Laigueglia
Trofeo Laigueglia
The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi.-Palmarès:...

 
1.1
21 February Coppa San Geo  1.2 Team 2000 Veneto Marchiol
21 February Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche is a road bicycle race held annually in late-February in the Ardèche department of France...

 
1.2
21–22 February Tour du Haut Var
Tour du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Provence region of France. From 2005 to 2008, it was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race was changed to a two-day 2.1 event.-Palmarès:...

 
2.1
24–28 February Giro di Sardegna
Giro di Sardegna
Giro di Sardegna is a stage road bicycle race held on the island of Sardinia, an Italian region. The race returned in 2009 after 11 years. It is now rated 2.1 and is part of the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
2.1
27 Feb – 1 Mar Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse
Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse
Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse is a road bicycle race held annually in the French department of Vaucluse. It is contested over three days. The first edition was held in 2007; it is classified as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:-External links:*...

 
2.2
28 February Gran Premio dell'Insubria
Gran Premio dell'Insubria
Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano is a single day race in the historic region of Insubria, Switzerland. The race was established in 2009 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The first edition was won by Italian Francesco Ginanni of the team.-Past winners:...

 
1.1
28 February Beverbeek Classic
Beverbeek Classic
Beverbeek Classic is a single-day bicycle road race held annually in Hamont-Achel, in the Belgian region of Limburg. From 1998 to 2003, it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.2 Team Nutrixxion-Sparkasse
28 February Omloop Het Nieuwsblad  1.HC
1 March Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne  1.1
1 March Clásica de Almería
Clásica de Almería
The Clásica de Almería is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years...

 
1.1
1 March GP di Lugano  1.1
1 March Trofeo Zsšdi
Trofeo Zsšdi
Trofeo Zsšdi-Unione dei Circoli Sportivi Sloveni in Italia is a road bicycle race held annually in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. The trophy is contested around Trieste, near the frontier between Italy and Slovenia. Since 2005, it is classified as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe...

 
1.2 Loborika
4 March Le Samyn
Le Samyn
Memorial José Samyn is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Fayt-le-Franc, Belgium, starting in Frameries and finishing in Dour. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...

 
1.1
4 March Giro del Friuli
Giro del Friuli
Giro del Friuli is a road bicycle race held annually in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. The first edition took place in 1974. From 2005 to 2008 the race was suspended, but it returned in 2009 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.1
4–8 March Vuelta a Murcia  2.1
6–8 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
The Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen is a stage race cycling race held annually in the West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2006 the race has been organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.Between 1945 and 1998 it was known a Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen...

 
2.1 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team is a Dutch professional road race cycling team. They are a UCI ProTeam and compete in the UCI World Tour. The team was established in 2008, as the successor of P3 Transfer-Batavus, while also taking over many of the riders and staff of Cycle Collstrop, the former...

7 March Monte Paschi Eroica
Monte Paschi Eroica
The Montepaschi Strade Bianche, formerly known as Monte Paschi Eroica, is a road bicycle race held annually near Siena, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. The race was first organised in 2007 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and was held in October. From 2008 on the event has found a space in...

 
1.1
7 March De Vlaamse Pijl
De Vlaamse Pijl
De Vlaamse Pijl is a Belgian road bicycle race held annually since 1968. The race starts and ends in Harelbeke. Since 2005, it is rated as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.2 Team Beveren 2000
8 March Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers is a road bicycle race held annually near Lillers, a commune in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The editions 1964-1995 were reserved to amateurs...

 
1.2 Designa Køkken
8 March Trofeo Franco Balestra
Trofeo Franco Balestra
Trofeo Franco Balestra is a road bicycle race held annually in Italy. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.1977-2005: Memorial Sabbadini2006- : Memorial Giampietro Metelli-Winners:...

 
1.2 Team 2000 Veneto Marchiol
8 March Porec Trophy
Porec Trophy
Porec Trophy is a road bicycle race held annually near the town of Poreč, in the Istrian peninsula; it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour...

 
1.2 Joker-Bianchi
12–15 March Istrian Spring Trophy
Istrian Spring Trophy
Istrian Spring Trophy is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cyclists. In 2000, it was opened to professional riders; since 2005, it is rated as a 2.2 event on the UCI...

 
2.2 Radenska KD Financial Point
15 March Giro del Mendrisiotto
Giro del Mendrisiotto
Giro del Mendrisiotto is a road bicycle race held annually around Mendrisio, in the canton of Ticino of Switzerland. The race was an amateur competition until 1996...

 
1.2
15 March Paris–Troyes
Paris–Troyes
Paris–Troyes is an annual single-day road bicycle race in France between Paris and Troyes. First held in 1959, since 2005 it has been a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-List of winners:...

 
1.2 Besson Chaussures-Sojasun
15 March Omloop van het Waasland
Omloop van het Waasland
Omloop van het Waasland is a bicycle road race held annually in the Belgian region of Waasland. Since 2009, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.2 Topsport Vlaanderen
18 March Nokere-Koerse
Nokere-Koerse
Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.1
20 March Classic Loire Atlantique
Classic Loire Atlantique
Classic Loire Atlantique is a road bicycle race held annually in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. Since 2005, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011, it was upgraded to a 1.1 event.-Winners:-External links:...

 
1.2 Besson Chaussures-Sojasun
22 March Cholet - Pays De Loire  1.1
22 March Ronde van het Groene Hart
Ronde van het Groene Hart
The Ronde van het Groene Hart is a road bicycle race held in Groene Hart, Netherlands. The first edition of the race, in 2007, was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The 203 km race started in Leiden and finished in Woerden, passing through Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Utrecht.-...

 
1.1 Palmans-Cras
22 March La Roue Tourangelle
La Roue Tourangelle
La Roue Tourangelle is a road bicycle race held annually in the Region Centre, France. The editions 2002-2004 were reserved to amateurs; since 2005, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour-Winners:...

 
1.2 CC Nogent Sur Oise
22 March Gran Premio San Giuseppe  1.2 Calzaturieri Montegranaro
23–27 March Vuelta a Castilla y León
Vuelta a Castilla y León
The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y León has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour.-Past winners:-External links:*...

 
2.1
23–29 March Tour de Normandie
Tour de Normandie
Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandie, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940-1955 and 1960-1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996...

 
2.2 Van Vliet-EBH Elshof
25 March Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dwars door Vlaanderen is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. Traditionally, it is the start of the Flemish cycling week, with Gent–Wevelgem , the Three Days of De Panne and the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Dwars door Vlaanderen has always been contested on a Wednesday, a week and a half before the...

 
1.1
24–28 March Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale  2.1
26–29 March The Paths of King Nikola
The Paths of King Nikola
The Paths of King Nikola is a road bicycle race held annually in Montenegro. The name is a reference to King Nikola I , the ruler of the Principality of Montenegro. The first edition was in 2002; since 2005, it is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:-External links:*...

 
2.2 Loborika
27–29 March Grand Prix du Portugal  2.Ncup   Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

 (national team)
28 March E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The E3 Harelbeke is an annual cycling race in the Flanders area of Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke over 210 kilometres. The event is organised by the Hand in Hand Cycling Club of Harelbeke and is ranked 1.HC on the UCI Continental calendar....

 
1.HC
28 March Trofeo Edil C  1.2 Bottoli Nordelettrica
28–29 March Critérium International
Critérium International
The Critérium International is a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932....

 
2.HC
29 March Brabantse Pijl
Brabantse Pijl
The Brabantse Pijl is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011, it was upgraded to a 1.HC event...

 
1.1
29 March Gran Premio de Llodio
Gran Premio de Llodio
Gran Premio Internacional de Llodio is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Llodio, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1949. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.1
31 Mar – 2 Apr Driedaagse Van De Panne
Three Days of De Panne
The Three Days of De Panne is a mid-week, three-day stage race before the Ronde van Vlaanderen in De Panne in West Flanders, Belgium. It is rated 2.HC by the UCI and is part of the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :...

 
2.HC
31 Mar – 5 Apr Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
The Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda is an Italian cycle road race. In 2007, the race was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, previously being a 2.2 race....

 
2.1
1–5 April Volta ao Alentejo em Bicicleta  2.1
1–5 April Cinturón Ciclista Internacional a Mallorca  2.2 Colombia es Pasion Coldeportes
2–4 April La Boucle de l'Artois  2.2 Designa Køkken
3 April Route Adélie de Vitré
Route Adélie
Route Adélie de Vitré is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in a circuit around Vitré, France. Between 1980 and 1995 it was called Tour d'Armorique. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :...

 
1.1
3–5 April Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux is a Belgian cycling road race. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-List of winners:-External links:*...

 
2.2 Davo-Lotto-Davitamon
4 April Hel van het Mergelland
Hel van het Mergelland
Hel van het Mergelland is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Limburg, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :-External links:*...

 
1.1
4 April GP Miguel Indurain
GP Miguel Indurain
The Grand Prix Miguel Indurain is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race. The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after the Spanish cyclist in 1998. In 2005, the race was upgraded to a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. For 2007 and 2008 the race was...

 
1.HC
5 April Grand Prix de la Ville de Nogent-sur-Oise  1.2 Capinordic
5 April Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza  1.2U Team 2000 Veneto Marchiol
7–10 April Circuit de la Sarthe
Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling)
The Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
2.1
10–12 April Circuit des Ardennes International  2.2 Bretagne-Schuller
Bretagne-Schuller
Bretagne-Schuller is a continental cycling team based in France that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team was founded in 2005.- Major results :2005...

11 April Tour des Flandres Espoirs  1.2Ncup   Belgium (national team)
12 April Klasika Primavera
Klasika Primavera
The Klasika Primavera is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Amorebieta, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.1
12 April Grand Prix of Donetsk  1.2 Cycling Club Bourgas
12 April Ronde van Drenthe
Ronde van Drenthe
Ronde van Drenthe is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union.Since 2005, the men's event is UCI 1.1 rated and is part of the UCI Europe Tour...

 
1.1 Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini
12–19 April Presidential Cycling Tour
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey. Historically the race attracted almost no attention from Europe's major cycling teams and best riders. However, its recent elevation in rankings has attracted an increasingly competitive...

 
2.1
13 April Giro del Belvedere di Villa di Cordignano  1.2U Zalf Désirée Fior
13 April Rund um Köln
Rund um Köln
The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race which is based around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race . It is one of the oldest cycling races still running in Germany, just after Rund um die Hainleite, which was first held in 1908...

 
1.1   Denmark (national team)
14 April Paris–Camembert  1.1 Besson Chaussures-Sojasun
14 April GP Palio del Recioto  1.2U De Nardi-Daigo-Bergamasca
14–19 April Tour du Loir-et-Cher  2.2 Katusha Continental Team
Team Katusha
Team Katusha is a Russian road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI World Tour, using Focus bikes.- History :At the beginning of the 2009 season, the Tinkoff Credit Systems squad was renamed to Team Katusha. It is organised by the Russian Global Cycling Project foundation, which...

15 April Scheldeprijs
Grote Scheldeprijs
The Scheldeprijs is a Flanders Classics cycling race which starts in Antwerp and finishes in Schoten. The event, ranked at 1.HC on the UCI European calendar, is seen as a race for sprinters, held on flat roads over roughly 200 kilometres. The race is one circuit of 155 kilometres into the...

 
1.HC
15 April La Côte Picarde  1.Ncup   Russia (national team)
16 April GP de Denain  1.1 Besson Chaussures-Sojasun
16–19 April Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour is a road bicycle race held annually in the French Department of Rhône-Alpes. The editions 1991-2004 were reserved to amateurs; since 2005, it is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.1991-2005: Tour Nord-Isère...

 
2.2
18 April Tour du Finistère
Tour du Finistère
Tour du Finistère is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April around the city of Quimper, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route.- Winners :...

 
1.1 Bretagne-Schuller
Bretagne-Schuller
Bretagne-Schuller is a continental cycling team based in France that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team was founded in 2005.- Major results :2005...

18 April Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
The Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Arona, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.1 Amica Chips-Knauf
18 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs  1.2U Capinordic
18 April ZLM Tour  1.Ncup   Great Britain (national team)
19 April Tro-Bro Léon
Tro-Bro Léon
Tro-Bro Léon is a professional cycle road race held in Finistère, Brittany. The event was first run in 1984 as an amateur race, becoming a professional race since 2000...

 
1.1
19 April Rund um Düren
Rund um Düren
The Rund um Düren is a cycling road race held in mid-April in Germany. The event, ranked at 1.2 on the UCI European calendar, is contested around the city of Düren. Prior to 1996 it was an amateur event.-Winners:...

 
1.2 Team Kuota-Indeland
22–25 April Giro del Trentino
Giro del Trentino
The Giro del Trentino is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically mid-to-late April over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy....

 
2.1
22–26 April Vuelta a Extremadura  2.2 Supermercados Froiz
25 April Arno Wallaard Memorial
Arno Wallaard Memorial
Arno Wallaard Memorial is a single-day bicycle road race held annually in the Dutch region of Alblasserwaard: prior to 2007, the race was called "Omloop Alblasserwaard". Since 2009, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.2
25 April Beograd-Banja Luka I  1.2 Cycling Club Bourgas
25 April Gran Premio della Liberazione
Gran Premio della Liberazione
Gran Premio della Liberazione is an Italian road bicycle race that has been held annnually on the 25th of April since 1946. It marks the anniversary of the 1945 fall of Benito Mussolini's Italian Social Republic. It is a Single-day race that is rated 1.2 on the UCI Europe Tour.-List of winners:...

 
1.2U Zalf Désirée Fior
25 Apr– 1 May Tour de Bretagne  2.2 Cotes D’Armor-Maitre Jacques
26 April Vuelta a la Rioja
Vuelta a La Rioja
The Vuelta a La Rioja is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour.The event is facing financial challenges in 2009. Wrote velonews.com:...

 
1.1
26 April Ronde van Noord-Holland
Ronde van Noord-Holland
Ronde Van Noord-Holland is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Noord-Holland, Netherlands. In 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Since 2006, it is rated 1.2.-Winners:...

 
1.2 Rabobank Continental Team
Rabobank (cycling team)
Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross...

26 April Paris – Mantes-en-Yvelines  1.2 ESEG-Douai
26 April East Midlands Classic
East Midlands International Cicle Classic
The East Midlands International CiCLE Classic is a road bicycle race that starts in Oakham and finishes in Melton Mowbray. The 2008 version was 158 km long....

 
1.2 Team Halfords
28 Apr– 2 May Vuelta a Asturias
Vuelta a Asturias
Vuelta a Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...

 
2.1
1 May Memorial Andrzeja Trochanowskiego  1.2 Mroz Continental Team
1 May Meiprijs-Ereprijs Victor De Bruyne  1.2
1 May Rund um den Henninger Turm (U23)  1.2U   Australia (national team)
1 May Rund um den Henninger Turm  1.HC
2 May Grand Prix Herning  1.2 Designa Køkken
2 May GP Industria & Artigianato
GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
The GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano is a road bicycle race held annually in Larciano, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.Between 1967 and 1976 it was held as the Circuito di Larciano.-Past winners:...

 
1.1 Centri della Calzatura
2 May Ronde van Overijssel  1.2
2 May Mayor Cup  1.2 Katusha Continental Team
Team Katusha
Team Katusha is a Russian road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI World Tour, using Focus bikes.- History :At the beginning of the 2009 season, the Tinkoff Credit Systems squad was renamed to Team Katusha. It is organised by the Russian Global Cycling Project foundation, which...

3 May Giro di Toscana
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.1
3 May Trophée des Grimpeurs
Trophée des Grimpeurs
The Trophée des Grimpeurs, called Polymultipliée until 1970, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Val-d'Oise, France, between Argenteuil and Sannois. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium...

 
1.1
3 May Subida al Naranco
Subida al Naranco
Subida al Naranco is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early June each year. The event was first run in 1941 but was not held consistently until 1981. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.1 Orbea
Orbea (cycling team)
Orbea is a Spanish cycling team based in Basque Country. It is one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.The team functions as the development team of Euskaltel-Euskadi, the unofficial national squad of Basque Country. Orbea - Oreka's team manager Alvaro González de Galdeano is the older...

3 May Circuito del Porto  1.2 Bottoli Nordelettrica
3 May Memorial of Oleg Dyachenko  1.2 Katusha Continental Team
Team Katusha
Team Katusha is a Russian road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI World Tour, using Focus bikes.- History :At the beginning of the 2009 season, the Tinkoff Credit Systems squad was renamed to Team Katusha. It is organised by the Russian Global Cycling Project foundation, which...

5– 10 May 4 Jours de Dunkerque  2.HC
6– 10 May Five rings of Moscow  2.2 Katusha Continental Team
Team Katusha
Team Katusha is a Russian road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI World Tour, using Focus bikes.- History :At the beginning of the 2009 season, the Tinkoff Credit Systems squad was renamed to Team Katusha. It is organised by the Russian Global Cycling Project foundation, which...

6– 10 May Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia  2.2 Zalf Désirée Fior
8– 10 May Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
The Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Lower Silesia, Poland. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:...

 
2.1 Mroz Continental Team
8– 10 May Tour du Haut Anjou  2.2U Rabobank Continental Team
Rabobank (cycling team)
Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross...

9 May Scandinavian Race Uppsala  1.2 Capinordic
10 May Omloop der Kempen  1.2 Rabobank Continental Team
Rabobank (cycling team)
Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross...

10 May GP Industrie del Marmo  1.2 Marchiol Pasta Montegrappa
12 May GP of Moscow  1.2 Moscow
13 May Batavus Prorace
Profronde van Fryslan
Profronde van Fryslan is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Friesland, Netherlands. Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...

 
1.1
14– 17 May GP Paredes Rota dos Móveis
GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
The GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Portugal. Since 2006, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:-External links:*...

 
2.2 Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
15– 17 May Tour de Picardie
Tour de Picardie
The Tour de Picardie is a professional multi-stage cycle road race held annually in Picardy, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
2.1
16 May GP Copenhagen  1.2 Glud & Marstrand Horsens
16 May Dutch Food Valley Classic  1.HC
17 May Tour de Rijke
Tour de Rijke
Tour de Rijke is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :-External links:*...

 
1.1
17– 24 May FBD Insurance Ras  2.2 Rapha Condor
Rapha Condor
Rapha Condor-Sharp are a British UCI Continental cycling team.They were previously Rapha Condor recycling.co.uk following a merger between the recycling.co.uk Pro Cycling Team and the original RaphaCondor team at the end of 2007.-Profile:Rapha Condor is owned by Rapha, a cycling clothing company,...

19– 24 May Olympia's Tour
Olympia's Tour
The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in May in the Netherlands.-History:A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia’s Tour was in 1909, with three stages and one rest day...

 
2.2 Rabobank Continental Team
Rabobank (cycling team)
Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross...

20– 24 May Circuit de Lorraine
Circuit de Lorraine
The Circuit de Lorraine is an multi-stage road bicycle racing held annually in Lorraine, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
2.1
20– 24 May Flèche du Sud  2.2 Bürgis Cycling
21– 24 May Ronde de l'Isard  2.2U VC La Pomme Marseille
27– 31 May Ronde van België  2.HC
27– 31 May Bayern-Rundfahrt
Bayern-Rundfahrt
The International Bayern Rundfahrt is a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988.- Winners :...

 
2.HC
29 May Tallinn–Tartu GP
E.O.S. Tallinn GP
E.O.S. Tallinn GP is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Tallinn, Estonia. Since 2005, The race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2008, Pro Cycling Club gave up organizing the E.O.S. Tallinn GP and race name was changed to Tallinn–Tartu GP, organized by Club...

 
1.1 Cycling Club Bourgas
29 May– Jun 1 Tour de Gironde  2.2 CC Nogent sur Oise
29 May– Jun 1 Tour de Berlin  2.2U LKT Team Brandenburg
30 May Tartu GP
Tartu GP
The Tartu GP is a one-day road cycling race in Tartu, Estonia. It was first run in 2001 and became part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 event in 2005. The most successful rider is Jaan Kirsipuu with three consecutive victories.- Past winners :...

 
1.1 Continental Team Differdange
Continental Team Differdange
Continental Team Differdange is a continental cycling team based in Luxembourg that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team was founded in 2006.-Major results:2006...

30 May GP Kranj
GP Kranj
GP Kranj is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Kranj, Slovenia. Since 2007, The race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:-External links:*...

 
1.1 Sava
30 May Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route.-Name of the race:-...

 
1.1 Besson Chaussures-Sojasun
30 May GP Kooperativa  1.2 Dukla Trencin-Merida
31 May Boucles de l'Aulne
Boucles de l'Aulne
Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.1
31 May Grand Prix Boka  1.2 Dukla Trencin-Merida
31 May Paris–Roubaix Espoirs  1.2U Trek-Livestrong
31 May Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano  1.2U Zalf Désirée Fior
1 Jun Neuseen Classics  1.1
1 Jun Rogaland GP
Rogaland GP
Rogaland Grand Prix is a road bicycle race held annually near Stavanger, in the region of Rogaland, Norway.-Winners:...

 
1.2 Sparebanken Vest-Ridley
2 Jun Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi  1.2   Russia (national team)
2- 7 Jun Baltyk Karkonosze Tour  2.2 Moscow
3- 7 Jun Ringerike GP
Ringerike GP
Ringerike Grand Prix is a road bicycle race held annually near Hønefoss, in the region of Ringerike, Norway. The race was ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour until 2010. In 2011 it turned into a one day race while Tour of Norway, held in the whole eastern Norway, replaced it on the calendar.-Winners:...

 
2.2 Designa Køkken
3- 7 Jun Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...

 
2.HC
6 Jun Memorial Marco Pantani
Memorial Marco Pantani
The Memorial Marco Pantani is professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The race has been organized since 2004 and serves as a memory of Marco Pantani. The race starts in Cesenatico, Marco Pantani hometown, and follows a route towards his birthplace, Cesena...

 
1.1
6 Jun GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
The GP Triberg-Schwarzwald is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Triberg im Schwarzwald, Germany. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race.- Winners :-External links:*...

 
1.1
6– 13 Jun Romanian Cycling Tour  2.2 SP Tablewere-Gatsoulis Bikes
7 Jun Coppa della Pace  1.2   Russia (national team)
7 Jun Coppa Colli Briantei  1.2 VC Mendrisio
7 Jun Memorial Ph. Van Coningsloo  1.2 NH Tielen
7 Jun GP Kanton Aargau  1.HC
7– 13 Jun Thüringen Rundfahrt  2.2U   Austria (national team)
10– 16 Jun Circuito Montañés
Circuito Montañés
Circuito Montañés is a cycling stage race held annually in Cantabria, Spain. The editions 1986-1995 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
2.2 Rabobank Continental Team
Rabobank (cycling team)
Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross...

11– 14 Jun GP CTT Correios  2.1 Contentpolis-Ampo
11– 14 Jun Ronde de l'Oise  2.2 An Post–Sean Kelly Team
12– 14 Jun Delta Tour Zeeland  2.1
12– 21 Jun Giro Ciclistico d'Italia  2.2   Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

 (national team)
15– 21 Jun Tour de Serbie
Tour de Serbie
Tour de Serbie is a road bicycle race held annually in Serbia. First held in 1939, since 2005 it has been ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour.- Past Winners :...

 
2.2 Centri della Calzatura
17– 21 Jun Ster Elektrotoer
Ster Elektrotoer
The Ster ZLM Toer is a stage race cycling race, held in the Netherlands as 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race started in 1987 as an amateur race, and became a race for professional cyclists in 1996.-Name of the race:...

 
2.1
18– 20 Jun Tour of Malopolska
Tour of Malopolska
Tour of Malopolska is a cycling race in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It was first run in 1961. Since 2005, it has been part of the UCI Europe Tour. Zbigniew Piatek hold the record for the most victories .- Past winners :...

 
2.2 DHL-Author
18– 21 Jun Route du Sud
Route du Sud
The Route du Sud is a road bicycle race held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...

 
2.1 Miche-Silver Cross
18– 21 Jun Tour de Slovénie  2.1
18– 21 Jun Boucles de la Mayenne  2.2 Cycling Club Bourgas
19– 21 Jun Tour des Pays de Savoie  2.2U Chambéry Cyclisme Formation
19– 21 Jun Mainfranken-Tour  2.2U Thüringer Energie Team
21 Jun Raiffeisen GP  1.2
24 Jun Giro dell'Appennino
Giro dell'Appennino
The Giro dell'Appennino is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.1
24 Jun Halle–Ingooigem  1.1
24 Jun I.W.T. Jong Maar Moedig  1.2
1– 5 Jul Course de la Solidarité Olympique
Course de la Solidarité Olympique
The Course de la Solidarité Olympique is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Poland. From 1991 until 1995, it was a race for amateurs, becoming a professional race in 1996. It was classified as a 2.3 event in 2003 and since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe...

 
2.1 Centri della Calzatura
2 Jul U23 European Championship (Time Trial) CC   Germany (national team)
4 Jul Tour du Jura  1.2 Team Neotel
4 Jul Cronoscalata Gardone Valtrompia  1.2 Scap Foresi
5 Jul Tour du Doubs
Tour du Doubs
The Tour du Doubs is a single-day road bicycle race, currently held annually in September in the region of Doubs, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and since 2010 it is part of the French Road Cycling Cup....

 
1.1
5 Jul Giro Ciclistico Valli Aretine  1.2 Zalf Désirée Fior
5 Jul U23 European Championship (Road Race) CC   Belgium (national team)
5– 12 Jul Österreich-Rundfahrt  2.HC
7 Jul Trofeo Città di Brescia  1.2 Gavardo
8– 12 Jul GP Torres Vedras  2.2 Liberty Seguros
Liberty Seguros
Liberty Seguros is an international subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Group, a Boston-based insurance company.-Cycling teams:Liberty Seguros sponsored the UCI ProTour cycling team, Liberty Seguros – Würth, but dropped the sponsorship on 25 May 2006 due to the Operación Puerto doping case, involving the...

10-11 Jul GP de Gemenc  2.2 Centri della Calzatura
12 Jul Giro del Medio Brenta  1.2 Bottoli Nordelettrica
17- 19 Jul Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid is a stage road bicycle race held annually in July around Madrid, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
2.1 Liberty Seguros
Liberty Seguros
Liberty Seguros is an international subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Group, a Boston-based insurance company.-Cycling teams:Liberty Seguros sponsored the UCI ProTour cycling team, Liberty Seguros – Würth, but dropped the sponsorship on 25 May 2006 due to the Operación Puerto doping case, involving the...

18 Jul Grand Prix Cristal Energie  1.2 Capinordic
19 Jul Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria is a road bicycle race held annually in Province of Reggio Calabria, Italy. The race as a single-day race until 2005. It wasn't held in 2006 or 2007, but returned in 2008 as a three day stage race. In 2009, the Giro was a single-day race, and in 2010, it...

 
1.1
19 Jul Trophée des Champions
Trophée des champions
The Trophée des champions , is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the Super Cups found in many countries...

 
1.2 Vendée U
19 Jul Giro del Casentino  1.2 Ginestra Ceramiche
22– 26 Jul Sachsen Tour
Sachsen Tour
The Sachsen Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in the region of Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1985 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Between 1985 and 1995 it was an amateur race....

 
2.1
22– 26 Jul Brixia Tour
Brixia Tour
The Brixia Tour is an Italian cycle road race. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-List of winners:...

 
2.1 Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini
25 Jul Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia - Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1922. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :...

 
1.1 Andorra-Grandvalira
25– 26 Jul Grand Prix Bradlo  1.2 AC Sparta Prague
25– 27 Jul Kreiz Breizh Elites  2.2 Bretagne-Schuller
Bretagne-Schuller
Bretagne-Schuller is a continental cycling team based in France that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team was founded in 2005.- Major results :2005...

25– 29 Jul Tour de Wallonie
Tour de Wallonie
The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners...

 
2.HC
26 Jul Grand Prix de Pérenchies  1.2 Continental Team Differdange
Continental Team Differdange
Continental Team Differdange is a continental cycling team based in Luxembourg that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team was founded in 2006.-Major results:2006...

26 Jul Gran Premio Inda  1.2   Russia (national team)
28 Jul– Aug 1 Dookola Mazowska  2.2 CCC Polsat Polkowice
CCC Polsat Polkowice
CCC Polsat Polkowice is a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Poland. Formerly CCC Mat, the team became known as CCC Polsat in 2002. In 2004 and 2005, the team was known as Hoop CCC-Polsat , reverting to CCC Polsat in 2006...

29 Jul– Aug 2 Tour Alsace  2.2 Burgis Cycling Team
29 Jul– Aug 2 Danmark Rundt  2.HC
31 Jul Circuito de Getxo
Circuito de Getxo
The Circuito de Getxo is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in July in Getxo, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.1
1 Aug Scandinavian Open  1.2 Cykelcity.se
1 Aug GP P-Nivo  1.2 Sava
2 Aug Subida Urkiola  1.1
2 Aug Sparkassen Giro Bochum
Sparkassen Giro Bochum
The Sparkassen Giro Bochum is a road bicycle race which is annually held around an urban circuit in the German city of Bochum, Germany. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race.- Winners :...

 
1.1
2 Aug La Poly Normande
Polynormande
The Polynormande is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Normandy, France. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the French Road Cycling Cup.- Winners :...

 
1.1
2 Aug Giro del Cigno  1.2 Monturano-Civitanova Marche
2 Aug GP Betonexpressz 2000
GP Betonexpressz 2000
The GP Betonexpressz 2000 is a European bicycle race held in the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, Hungary. Since 2009, the race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.2 Betonexpressz 2000-Limonta
4– 8 Aug Tour des Pyrénées  2.2 Colombia es Pasion Coldeportes
4– 8 Aug Vuelta a León  2.2 Boyaca es Para Vivirla
5 Aug GP Folignano-Trofeo AVIS  1.2 Team SCAP Prefabbricati Foresi
5– 6 Aug Paris–Corrèze  2.1 CarmioOro A-Style
5– 9 Aug Vuelta a Burgos
Vuelta a Burgos
Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos province of Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarés:...

 
2.HC
5– 16 Aug Volta a Portugal
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...

 
2.HC Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
6 Aug GP Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese  1.1
6– 8 Aug Tour of Szeklerland
Tour of Szeklerland
The Tour of Szeklerland is an European cycling stage race held in Romania. Since 2008, the race has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
2.2 ISD-Sport Donetsk
8 Aug Gran Premio Citta di Camaiore
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore is a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was an amateur race between 1949 and 1965.-Winners :...

 
1.1
8– 12 Aug Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié , is an annual late season professional cycling stage race held mid-August. The first Tour de l'Ain was held in 1989 and was organized by Dante Lavacca, Armand Peracca and Maurice Josserand. From 1989 to 1992 it was an amateur event. In 1993 it...

 
2.1
9 Aug Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli  1.2 Loborika
11 Aug GP Citta' di Felino  1.2 Praties
12– 15 Aug Mi-Août Bretonne
Mi-Août Bretonne
Mi-Août Bretonne is a French cycling road race that was established in 1960. It is held in the region of Brittany, France. It is rated 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour. The original race ran from 1960-1966. It was then re-established in 1978 by Louis Bihannic...

 
2.2 Joker-Bianchi
14 Aug Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej
Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej
The Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej is an European bicycle race held in Poland. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.2 CCC Polsat Polkowice
CCC Polsat Polkowice
CCC Polsat Polkowice is a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Poland. Formerly CCC Mat, the team became known as CCC Polsat in 2002. In 2004 and 2005, the team was known as Hoop CCC-Polsat , reverting to CCC Polsat in 2006...

15 Aug Memoriał Henryka Łasaka  1.2 LKT Team Brandenburg
16 Aug GP Capodarco
GP Capodarco
The GP Capodarco is an European bicycle race held in Capodarco, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.2 Lucchini Arvedi Unidelta
16 Aug Antwerpse Havenpijl
Antwerpse Havenpijl
The Antwerpse Havenpijl is an European bicycle race held in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2006, the race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.2 Capinordic
16 Aug Puchar Uzdrowisk Karpackich  1.2 LKT Team Brandenburg
17 Aug Gara Ciclistica Montappone  1.2 Palazzago Elledent Rad
18 Aug GP Stad Zottegem  1.1 An Post–Sean Kelly Team
18 Aug Tre Valli Varesine
Tre Valli Varesine
The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.HC
18– 21 Aug Tour du Limousin
Tour du Limousin
Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC event. Between 1968 and 1974 it was an amateur race.-Winners:-External links:* *...

 
2.1
19 Aug Coppa Agostoni  1.1
20 Aug Coppa Bernocchi
Coppa Bernocchi
The Coppa Bernocchi is an European bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.1
21– 23 Aug Tour of Ireland
2009 Tour of Ireland
The 2009 Tour of Ireland was the 35th running of the Tour of Ireland stage race. The event was held from 21–23 August. It consisted of three stages, and was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Participating teams:...

 
2.1 Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT
22 Aug Trofeo Melinda
Trofeo Melinda
Trofeo Melinda is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was created after the disappearance of Giro dell'Umbria, held between 1910 and 1991.-Winners:...

 
1.1
25 Aug Grand Prix des Marbriers  1.2 Continental Team Differdange
Continental Team Differdange
Continental Team Differdange is a continental cycling team based in Luxembourg that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team was founded in 2006.-Major results:2006...

25– 28 Aug Tour du Poitou-Charentes
Tour du Poitou-Charentes
Tour du Poitou-Charentes is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Poitou-Charentes, France. It was first held in 1987 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
2.1
25– 30 Aug Giro della Valle d'Aosta
Giro della Valle d'Aosta
Giro della Valle d'Aosta is a stage race road bicycle race held annually in August in Valle d'Aosta, Italy. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
2.2   France (national team)
26 Aug Druivenkoers Overijse
Druivenkoers Overijse
Druivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.1 Designa Køkken
26– 30 Aug Grand Prix Tell  2.2
29 Aug Giro del Veneto
Giro del Veneto
The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. The race is a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, meaning a one-day race that is not the hardest in difficulty, but harder than most.-Winners:...

 
1.HC
30 Aug Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre
Châteauroux Classic
The Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée Fenioux is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Indre, France, starting and finishing in Châteauroux...

 
1.1 Besson Chaussures-Sojasun
30 Aug Schaal Sels-Merksem
Schaal Sels-Merksem
Schaal Sels-Merksem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.1
2– 6 Sep Tour de Slovaquie
Tour de Slovaquie
Okolo Slovenska is an annual cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2005, it has been rated as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes five or more stages.- History :...

 
2.2   Australia (national team)
5– 13 Sep Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...

 
2.Ncup   France (national team A)
6 Sep Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is named after the seven-time professional sprint world champion Jef Scherens.-Winners:...

 
1.1
6 Sep Giro della Romagna
Giro della Romagna
The Giro della Romagna is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Italian region of Romagna. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.1
6 Sep Ljubljana-Zagreb  1.2
6 Sep Memorial Davide Fardelli  1.2 Zalf Désirée Fior
6– 13 Sep Tour of Bulgaria
Tour of Bulgaria
The Tour of Bulgaria is an annual international professional bicycle race held in Bulgaria. First staged in 21 August 1924, the race is older than Vuelta a España. It is part of UCI Europe Tour and is category 2.2. The race race covers about 1,500 kilometres and lasts two weeks...

 
2.2 Heraklion-Nessebar
9 Sep Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Aartselaar, Belgium. The race, paying respect the famous Belgian rider of the 40's and 50's, quickly gained importance and since 2005, it is a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.1 An Post–Sean Kelly Team
12 Sep Paris–Brussels  1.HC
12– 19 Sep Tour of Britain
Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain is a cycle race, conducted over several stages, in which participants race from place to place across parts of Great Britain....

 
2.1
13 Sep Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held each September in the old town section of Nuremberg, Germany.- Women :The women's event is part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup.- Men :...

 
1.1
13 Sep Chrono Champenois
Chrono Champenois
The Chrono Champenois is an European bicycle race held in France. The race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.2 Bottoli Nordelettrica
13 Sep GP de Fourmies  1.HC
16 Sep Grand Prix de Wallonie
Grand Prix de Wallonie
The Grand Prix de Wallonie is an annual road bicycle race held annually in Wallonia, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:-External links:*...

 
1.1
17 Sep Kroz Vojvodina I  1.2 Perutnina Ptuj
Perutnina Ptuj
Perutnina Ptuj is a Continental cycling team. It was founded in 1985, as Kolesarski klub Ptuj and started as a recreative club. In 1992 Kolesarski klub Ptuj signed a list about permanent collaboration with Perutnina Ptuj and was renamed in Kolesarski klub Perutnina Ptuj...

18 Sep Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp , West Flanders, Belgium...

 
1.1
18 Sep Grand Prix de la Somme  1.1
18 Sep Kroz Vojvodina II  1.2 Heraklion-Nessebar
19 Sep Praha - Karlovy Vary - Praha  1.2
20 Sep Grand Prix d'Isbergues
Grand Prix d'Isbergues
Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-External links:*...

 
1.1
20 Sep GP Industria & Commercio di Prato  1.1
20 Sep Duo Normand
Duo Normand
The Duo Normand is a two-man team time trial for elite racing cyclists. Held annually in Normandy, France, it was instituted in 1982. Launched by a local cycling association, the Duo Normand takes place on a road circuit of more than every September...

 
1.2
20 Sep Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin  1.2 VC Mantovani
23 Sep Omloop van het Houtland
Omloop van het Houtland
Omloop van het Houtland is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Lichtervelde in the region of West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 
1.1
25- 27 Sep Tour du Gévaudan  2.2 Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei
29 Sep Ruota d'Oro  1.2 Lucchini Arvedi Unidelta
1– 4 Oct Circuit Franco-Belge
Circuit Franco-Belge
The Tour de Wallonie-Picarde is a stage race cycling race held annually in Belgium and France. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners :...

 
2.1
2– 4 Oct Cinturó de l'Empordà  2.2 CarmioOro-A Style
3 Oct Sparkassen Münsterland Giro  1.1 Team Designa Køkken
3 Oct Memorial Cimurri
Memorial Cimurri
The Memorial Cimurri is a late season road bicycle race held annually near Reggio Emilia, in the region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.1
4 Oct Tour de Vendée
Tour de Vendée
Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, moving to 1.HC classification in 2010, and also being part...

 
1.1
8 Oct Paris–Bourges  1.1
8 Oct Coppa Sabatini
Coppa Sabatini
The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 
1.1
10 Oct Giro dell'Emilia
Giro dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is considered one of the most important classic bicycle races in Italy....

 
1.HC
11 Oct G.P. Beghelli  1.1 CarmioOro-A Style
11 Oct Paris–Tours Espoirs  1.2U Côtes d'Armor-Maître Jacques
11 Oct Paris–Tours  1.HC
13 Oct Nationale Sluitingprijs  1.1
15 Oct Giro del Piemonte
Giro del Piemonte
The Giro del Piemonte is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour...

1.HC

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