2010 in men's road cycling explained

World Championships

The World Road championships will be held in Melbourne, Australia.

RaceDateWinnerSecondThird
World Championship Road RaceOct 3
World Championship Time TrialSep 30

Grand Tours

RaceDateWinnerSecondThird
Giro d'ItaliaMay 8–30
Tour de FranceJul 3–25
Vuelta a EspañaAug 28 – Sep 19

UCI ProTour

RaceDateWinnerSecondThird
Tour Down UnderJan 19–24
Volta a CatalunyaMar 22–28
Gent–WevelgemMar 28
Tour of FlandersApr 4
Vuelta al País VascoApr 5–10[1]
Amstel Gold RaceApr 18
Tour de RomandieApr 27 – May 2
Critérium du DauphinéJun 6–13
Tour de SuisseJun 12
Clásica de San SebastiánJul 31
Tour de PologneAug 1
Vattenfall CyclassicsAug 15
Eneco TourAug 17–24
GP Ouest-FranceAug 22
Grand Prix Cycliste de QuébecSep 10
Grand Prix Cycliste de MontréalSep 12

Other World Calendar events

These races contribute, along with the Grand Tours and the UCI ProTour races, towards the 2010 UCI World Ranking

RaceDateWinnerSecondThird
Paris–NiceMar 7
Tirreno–AdriaticoMar 10
Milan–SanremoMar 20
Paris–RoubaixApr 11
La Flèche WallonneApr 21
Liège–Bastogne–LiègeApr 26
Giro di LombardiaOct 16

2.HC Category Races

The prefix 2 indicates that these events are stage races.

RaceDateWinnerSecondThird
2010 Tour de LangkawiMar 1
Critérium InternationalMar 27-28
Three Days of De PanneMar 30 – Apr 1
Tour of TurkeyApr 11–18
Four Days of DunkirkMay 5
2010 Tour of CaliforniaMay 16–23
Tour of BelgiumMay 26–30
Bayern RundfahrtMay 26–30
Tour de LuxembourgJun 2
Tour of AustriaJuly 4
Tour of Qinghai LakeJuly 16–25
Tour de WallonieJuly 24–28
Tour of DenmarkAug 4–8
Vuelta a BurgosAug 4–8

1.HC Category Races

The prefix 1 indicates that these events are one-day races.

RaceDateWinnerSecondThird
Omloop Het NieuwsbladFeb 27
E3 Prijs VlaanderenMar 29
GP Miguel InduráinApr 4
ScheldeprijsApr 7
Eschborn–Frankfurt City LoopMay 1
Philadelphia International ChampionshipJun 6
Veenendaal–VeenendaalAug 13
Tre Valli VaresineAug 18
Giro del VenetoAug 29
Paris–BrusselsSep 12
Grand Prix de FourmiesSep 13
Giro dell'EmiliaOct 10
Paris–ToursOct 11
Giro del PiemonteOct 15

National Championships

See main article: 2010 national cycling championships.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Riders were promoted in the official positions of races after the deletion of the results obtained by Alejandro Valverde as part of the sanctions imposed alongside his ban for involvement in the Operación Puerto case.