2020 UCI Europe Tour explained

2020 UCI Europe Tour
Edition:16
Competition:UCI Europe Tour
Dates:25 January – 14 October
Location:Europe
Rounds:109
Previous:2019
Next:2021

The 2020 UCI Europe Tour was the sixteenth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2020 season began on 25 January 2020 with the GP Belek and ended on 14 October 2020 with the Scheldeprijs.

Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.

The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:

Events

January

Date Race name Location Winner Team Ref.
25 January GP Belek1.2[1]
30 January Trofeo Felanitx, Ses Salines, Campos, Porreres1.1[2]
31 January 1.1[3]

February

Date Race name Location Winner Team Ref.
1 February 1.1[4]
2 February 1.1[5]
2 February Grand Prix La Marseillaise1.1[6]
5–9 February Étoile de Bessèges2.1[7]
5–9 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana2.Pro[8]
9 February GP Manavgat1.2[9]
13 February Grand Prix Alanya1.2[10]
13–16 February Tour de la Provence2.Pro[11]
14 February Grand Prix Gazipaşa1.2[12]
14–15 FebruaryVuelta a Murcia2.1[13]
16 February GP Antalya1.2[14]
16 FebruaryClásica de Almería1.Pro[15]
16 February Trofeo Laigueglia1.Pro[16]
19–23 February Volta ao Algarve2.Pro[17]
19–23 February Vuelta a Andalucía2.Pro[18]
20–23 February Tour of Antalya2.1[19]
21–23 February Tour du Haut Var2.1[20]
29 February Ster van Zwolle1.2[21]
29 February Faun-Ardèche Classic1.Pro[22]
29 February Grand Prix Velo Alanya1.2[23]

March

Date Race name Location Winner Team Ref.
1 March Royal Bernard Drôme Classic1.Pro[24]
1 March Kuurne–Bruxelles–Kuurne1.Pro[25]
1 March Grand Prix Manavgat–Side1.2[26]
1 March International Rhodes Grand Prix1.2[27]
3 March Le Samyn1.1[28]
4 March Trofej Umag1.2[29]
6–8 March International Tour of Rhodes2.2[30]
8 March Dorpenomloop Rucphen1.2
8 March Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers1.2[31]
8 March Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré1.1[32]
8 March Trofej Poreč1.2[33]

April–June

No race were held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

July

Date Race name Location Winner Team Ref.
15–18 July Dookoła Mazowsza2.2[34]
19 July Puchar MON1.2[35]
23–26 July Sibiu Cycling Tour2.1[36]
25–26 July In the footsteps of the Romans2.2[37]
26 July GP Kranj1.2[38]
28–31 July Tour of Bulgaria2.2[39]
28 July–1 August Vuelta a Burgos2.Pro[40]

August

Date Race name Location Winner Team Ref.
1–4 August Route d'Occitanie2.1[41]
2 August Circuito de Getxo1.1[42]
3 August Gran Trittico Lombardo1.Pro[43]
5 August Milano–Torino1.Pro[44]
5–8 August Tour of Szeklerland2.2[45]
5–8 August Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc2.2[46]
6 August Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge1.1[47]
6–9 August Czech Cycling Tour2.1[48]
7–9 August Tour de l'Ain2.1[49]
12 August Gran Piemonte1.Pro[50]
12–16 August Tour Bitwa Warszawska 19202.2[51]
13–15 August Baltic Chain Tour2.2[52]
15 August Dwars door het Hageland1.Pro[53]
16–19 August Tour de Wallonie2.Pro[54]
18 August Giro dell'Emilia1.Pro[55]
18–21 August Tour du Limousin2.1[56]
27–30 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes2.1[57]
29 August Druivenkoers Overijse1.1[58]
29 August Trofeo Matteotti1.1[59]
29 August–2 September Tour de Hongrie2.1[60]
29 August–5 September Giro Ciclistico d'Italia2.2U[61]
30 August Brussels Cycling Classic1.Pro[62]
30 August Memorial Marco Pantani1.1[63]
31 August Carpathian Couriers Race1.2U[64]

September

Date Race name Location(s) Winner Team Ref.
1–3 September Tour de Serbie2.2[65]
1–4 September Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali2.1[66]
3 September Grand Prix Develi1.2Ukraine (national team) [67]
3–6 September Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour2.2[68]
4 September Hafjell GP1.2[69]
4 September Grand Prix Cappadocia1.2Ukraine (national team) [70]
4–7 September Belgrade–Banja Luka2.1
5 September Lillehammer GP1.2[71]
5 September Grand Prix Mount Erciyes1.2Russia (national team) [72]
6 September Grand Prix World's Best High Altitude1.2Ukraine (national team)
6 September Gylne Gutuer1.2[73]
6 September Tour du Doubs1.1[74]
8–13 September Tour of Romania2.2Romania (national team)
9–12 September Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques2.2
12–13 September Orlen Nations Grand Prix2.NcupNetherlands (national team)
13 September Antwerp Port Epic1.1
14 September Grand Prix Velo Erciyes1.2Ukraine (national team)
15 September Grand Prix Central Anatolia1.2Ukraine (national team)
15–19 September Tour de Luxembourg2.Pro
16 September Giro di Toscana1.1
16–19 September Okolo Slovenska2.1
17 September Coppa Sabatini1.Pro
17–20 September Ronde de l'Isard2.2U
17–20 September Tour of Małopolska2.2
19 September Giro dell'Appennino1.1
19–20 September Troféu Joaquim Agostinho2.2
20 September Gooikse Pijl1.1
20 September Grand Prix d'Isbergues1.1
20 September Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano1.2U
22 September Paris–Camembert1.1
26–27 September Tour of Mevlana2.2
27 September Paris–Chauny1.1
27 September–5 October 2.1

October

Date Race name Location Winner Team Ref.
4 October Piccolo Giro di Lombardia1.2U
7 October Brabantse Pijl1.Pro
8–11 October Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia2.2
10 October Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race - GP Slovakia1.2
11 October Paris–Tours1.Pro
11 October Paris–Tours Espoirs1.2U
12 October Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia1.1
14 October Scheldeprijs1.Pro

Notes and References

  1. News: François. Bonnefoy. Emre Yavuz et Olha Kulynych remportent le GP Belek. French. Emre Yavuz and Olha Kulynych win GP Belek. Cyclism'Actu. Swar Agency. 25 January 2020. 9 August 2020.
  2. News: Daniel. Ostanek. Moschetti win opening Challenge Mallorca race. Cyclingnews.com. 30 January 2020. 30 January 2020.
  3. News: Buchmann wins Lloseta-Andratx with solo attack. Cyclingnews.com. 31 January 2020. 2 February 2020.
  4. News: Challenge Mallorca: Marc Soler wins Trofeo Pollença-Port d'Andratx. Cyclingnews.com. 1 February 2020. 2 February 2020.
  5. News: Challenge Mallorca: Moschetti makes it two with victory in Trofeo Palma. Cyclingnews.com. 2 February 2020. 2 February 2020.
  6. News: Cosnefroy wins Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise. Cyclingnews.com. 2 February 2020. 2 February 2020.
  7. News: Étoile de Bessèges: Bettiol wins final time trial. Cyclingnews.com. 9 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  8. News: Laura. Weislo. Valenciana: Pogacar secures overall victory. Cyclingnews.com. 9 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  9. News: François. Bonnefoy. GP Manavgat - Branislau Samoilau remporte le Manavgat en Turquie. French. GP Manavgat - Branislau Samoilau wins Manavgat in Turkey. Cyclism'Actu. Swar Agency. 9 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  10. News: Maurice. Helman. Grand Prix Alanya - Le Polonais Pawel Bernas succède à Carstensen. French. Grand Prix Alanya - Pole Pawel Bernas succeeds Carstensen. Cyclism'Actu. Swar Agency. 13 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  11. News: Kirsten. Frattini. Quintana wins Tour de la Provence. Cyclingnews.com. 16 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  12. News: Al Grand Prix Gazipasa vittorie per Mamyr Stash e Olga Shekel. Italian. At the Gazipasa Grand Prix victories for Mamyr Stash and Olga Shekel. Cicloweb.it. 14 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  13. News: Vuelta a Murcia: Luis León Sánchez wins stage 2. Cyclingnews.com. 15 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  14. News: GP Antalya, il russo Piskunov ha la meglio allo sprint. Secondo posto per Filippo Fortin. Italian. GP Antalya, the Russian Piskunov wins the sprint. Second place for Filippo Fortin. Cicloweb.it. 29 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  15. News: Daniel. Ostanek. Ackermann wins Clásica de Almería. Cyclingnews.com. 16 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  16. News: Giulio Ciccone solos to win in Trofeo Laigueglia. . Trek Bicycle Corporation. 16 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  17. News: Jonny. Long. 'I'm not in my best shape yet': Remco Evenepoel obliterates stage five time trial to seal Volta ao Algarve victory. Cycling Weekly. 23 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  18. News: Alasdair. Fotheringham. Alasdair Fotheringham. Ruta del Sol: Fuglsang seals overall victory. Cyclingnews.com. 23 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  19. News: Larry. Hickmott. Max Stedman wins in Turkey. VeloUK. LH Publishing. 24 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  20. News: Tour du Var: Quintana takes back-to-back stage-race wins. Cyclingnews.com. 23 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  21. News: Team Jumbo-Visma signs Dutch U23 champion Dekker. . Team Oranje Road BV. 29 July 2020. 9 August 2020. Earlier this year he managed to win the Dorpenomloop Rucphen and the Ster van Zwolle..
  22. News: Cavagna solos to Faun-Ardèche Classic victory. Cyclingnews.com. 29 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  23. News: GP Alanya, sorridono il kazako Daniil Pronskiy e la russa Daria Malkova. Italian. GP Alanya, the Kazakh Daniil Pronskiy and the Russian Daria Malkova smile. Cicloweb.it. 29 February 2020. 9 August 2020.
  24. News: Simon Clarke beats Barguil and Nibali to win Royal Bernard Drome Classic. Cyclingnews.com. 1 March 2020. 9 August 2020.
  25. News: Barry. Ryan. Brecht. Decaluwé. Kasper Asgreen wins Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Cyclingnews.com. 1 March 2020. 9 August 2020.
  26. News: Jan. Śmigiel. GP Manavgat – Side 2020: Alan Banaszek najlepszy w Turcji!. Polish. GP Manavgat - Side 2020: Alan Banaszek is the best in Turkey!. Naszosie.pl. ADO. 1 March 2020. 9 August 2020.
  27. News: Jan. Śmigiel. International Rhodes GP 2020: Erlend Blikra najszybszy z peletonu. Kurek w czołowej "10". Polish. International Rhodes GP 2020: Erlend Blikra is the fastest in the peloton. Kurek in the front "10". Naszosie.pl. ADO. 1 March 2020. 9 August 2020.
  28. News: Tim. Bonville-Ginn. Hugo Hofstetter takes the win at Le Samyn 2020 in a reduced bunch sprint. Cycling Weekly. 3 March 2020. 9 August 2020.
  29. News: Kooij sprints to first season win in Umag Trophy. . Team Oranje Road BV. 4 March 2020. 9 August 2020.
  30. News: Jens Saanum. Bessesen. Vant Tour of Rhodes sammenlagt: – Helt klart et gjennombrudd. Won the Tour of Rhodes overall: - Definitely a breakthrough. Lindesnes. Lindesnes AS. 8 March 2020. 9 August 2020.
  31. News: Frédéric. Retsin. GP de Lillers : Florian Vachon profite du chambardement. GP of Lillers: Florian Vachon takes advantage of the upheaval. La Voix du Nord. Groupe Rossel. 8 March 2020. 9 August 2020.
  32. News: Jakobsen wins GP Monseré. Cyclingnews.com. 8 March 2020. 9 August 2020.
  33. News: Kooij also adds Porec Trophy to palmares. . Team Oranje Road BV. 8 March 2020. 9 August 2020.
  34. News: Dookoła Mazowsza: końcowy triumf Michaela Kukrle. Polish. Dookoła Mazowsza: the final triumph of Michael Kukrle. TVP Sport. Polish Press Agency. 18 July 2020. 9 August 2020.
  35. News: Puchar MON: Felix Gross zgarnia wygraną. Polish. Puchar MON: Felix Gross takes the win. Tomasz. Czernich. Kolarsko. Tomasz Czernich. 19 July 2020. 9 August 2020.
  36. News: Mühlberger wins Sibiu Cycling Tour. Cyclingnews.com. 26 July 2020. 9 August 2020.
  37. News: Norbert Banaszek wygrał wyścig Śladami Rzymian. Polish. Norbert Banaszek won the In the footsteps of the Romans race. Polsat Sport. 26 July 2020. 9 August 2020.
  38. News: Kooij restarts season with victory in GP Kranj. . Team Oranje Road BV. 26 July 2020. 9 August 2020.
  39. News: Patryk Stosz triumfuje w Tour of Bulgaria. Polish. Patryk Stosz triumphs in Tour of Bulgaria. Naszosie.pl. ADO. 1 August 2020. 9 August 2020.
  40. News: Remco Evenepoel wins Vuelta a Burgos. Alasdair. Fotheringham. Alasdair Fotheringham. Cyclingnews.com. 1 August 2020. 1 August 2020.
  41. News: Chris Froome reacts to boos as Egan Bernal wins Route d'Occitanie. BBC Sport. 4 August 2020. 4 August 2020.
  42. News: Damiano Caruso wins Circuito de Getxo. Cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2020. 2 August 2020.
  43. News: Gorka Izagirre wins Gran Trittico Lombardo. Barry. Ryan. Cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2020. 4 August 2020.
  44. News: Arnaud Démare wins Milano-Torino. Barry. Ryan. Cyclingnews.com. 5 August 2020. 5 August 2020.
  45. News: Tour of Szeklerland 2020: Jakub Kaczmarek wygrywa cały wyścig! Ostatni etap dla Davide Bauce. Polish. Tour of Szeklerland 2020: Jakub Kaczmarek wins the entire race! The final stage for Davide Bauce. Jan. Śmigiel. Naszosie.pl. ADO. 8 August 2020. 8 August 2020.
  46. News: Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc : Pierre Rolland n'a pas tremblé. French. Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc: Pierre Rolland did not tremble. Le Dauphiné libéré. 8 August 2020. 8 August 2020.
  47. News: Aleksandr Vlasov wins Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge. Daniel. Benson. Cyclingnews.com. 6 August 2020. 8 August 2020.
  48. News: Damien Howson slaat dubbelslag op slotdag Ronde van Tsjechië. Dutch. Damien Howson hits double on the final day of the Tour of Czech Republic. Sporza. 9 August 2020. 9 August 2020.
  49. News: Tour de l'Ain stage 3: Roglič takes final stage, seals GC victory. VeloNews. 9 August 2020. 9 August 2020.
  50. News: Tim. Bonville-Ginn. George Bennett takes his first one-day race victory at Gran Piemonte 2020. Cycling Weekly. 12 August 2020. 12 August 2020.
  51. News: Tour Bitwa Warszawska 1920: Oscar Riesebeek wygrywa etap i cały wyścig. Polish. Tour Bitwa Warszawska 1920: Oscar Riesebeek wins the stage and the entire race. Jan. Śmigiel. Naszosie.pl. ADO. 16 August 2020. 16 August 2020.
  52. News: Eestlased saavutasid Balti Keti velotuuril kolmikvõidu, Jõeäär krooniti meistriks. Estonian. The Estonians won a triple victory on the Baltic Chain cycling tour, Jõeäär was crowned champion. Delfi. 15 August 2020. 15 August 2020.
  53. News: Dwars door het Hageland: Jonas Rickaert victorious in Diest. Cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2020. 15 August 2020.
  54. News: Daniel. Ostanek. Arnaud Démare wins Tour de Wallonie. Cyclingnews.com. 19 August 2020. 19 August 2020.
  55. News: Barry. Ryan. Aleksandr Vlasov wins Giro dell'Emilia. Cyclingnews.com. 18 August 2020. 18 August 2020.
  56. News: Daniel. Ostanek. Luca Wackermann wins Tour du Limousin. Cyclingnews.com. 21 August 2020. 21 August 2020.
  57. News: Démare wins Tour Poitou-Charentes. Cyclingnews.com. 30 August 2020. 2 September 2020.
  58. News: Sénéchal solos to victory at Druivenkoers. . Decolef SARL. 29 August 2020. 2 September 2020.
  59. News: Trofeo Matteotti, torna a vincere Valerio Conti. Italian. Matteotti Trophy, Valerio Conti returns to win. La Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 August 2020. 2 September 2020. Ciro. Scognamiglio.
  60. News: Attila Valter secures overall victory on home soil after taking the stage win on final day at Tour de Hongrie. . Continuum Sports LLC. 2 September 2020. 2 September 2020. 23 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023222207/https://cccteam.eu/race-reports/attila-valter-secures-overall-victory-on-home-soil-after-taking-the-stage-win-on-final-day-at-tour-de-hongrie/. dead.
  61. News: Alex. Ballinger. Tom Pidcock wins final stage of under-23 Giro d'Italia and wraps up the overall. Cycling Weekly. 5 September 2020. 5 September 2020.
  62. News: Tim Merlier wins Brussels Cycling Classic. Cyclingnews.com. 30 August 2020. 2 September 2020.
  63. News: Fabio Felline wins Memorial Marco Pantani. Cyclingnews.com. 30 August 2020. 2 September 2020.
  64. News: Karpacki Wyścig Kurierów 2020: Habets że zwycięstwem. Polish. Carpathian Courier Race 2020: that's a victory for Habets. Bartek. Kozyra. Naszosie.pl. ADO. 31 August 2020. 2 September 2020.
  65. News: Maja. Predragović. Haring pobjednik 60. "Trke kroz Srbiju". Serbian. Haring winner of the 60th "Tour of Serbia". Nezavisne novine. 3 September 2020. 3 September 2020.
  66. News: Jhonatan Narvaez wins Coppi e Bartali. Cyclingnews.com. 4 September 2020. 4 September 2020.
  67. News: Erciyes Uluslararası Yol Bisikleti Yarışları başladı. Turkish. Erciyes International Road Bicycle Races started. SonDakika. Melon Reklam Ltd. Şti.. 3 September 2020. 3 September 2020.
  68. News: Tomasz. Czernich. Bałtyk-Karkonosze Tour: Finałowy etap i wyścig dla Stanisława Aniołkowskiego. Polish. Bałtyk-Karkonosze Tour: Final stage and race for Stanisław Aniołkowski. Kolarsko.pl. Tomasz Czernich. 6 September 2020. 6 September 2020.
  69. Web site: UNO-X Dev. Weekend Day 1. EQ Timing. 4 September 2020. 4 September 2020. https://archive.today/20200904181406/https://live.eqtiming.com/54193%23result. 4 September 2020.
  70. News: Jules. Derenne. GP Cappadocia H/F - La famille Kononenko remporte les deux courses. French. GP Cappadocia M / F - The Kononenko family wins both races. Cyclism'Actu. Swar Agency. 4 September 2020. 5 September 2020.
  71. News: Jules. Derenne. Lillehammer GP - Nouvelle victoire pour Andreas Leknessund. French. Lillehammer GP - New victory for Andreas Leknessund. Cyclism'Actu. Swar Agency. 5 September 2020. 5 September 2020.
  72. News: Nicolas. Gauthier. GP Mount Erciyes - Ivan Smirnov et Mariia Novolodskaia s'imposent. French. GP Mount Erciyes - Ivan Smirnov and Mariia Novolodskaia win. Cyclism'Actu. Swar Agency. 6 September 2020. 6 September 2020.
  73. News: Jules. Derenne. Gylne Gutuer - Trond Håkon Trondsen s'impose devant Aasvold et Resell. French. Gylne Gutuer - Trond Håkon Trondsen wins ahead of Aasvold and Resell. Cyclism'Actu. Swar Agency. 6 September 2020. 6 September 2020.
  74. News: Nicolas. Gachet. Tour du Doubs : Classement. French. Tour du Doubs: Classification. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 6 September 2020. 6 September 2020.

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