Road Cycling

After the bicycle was developed through the 19th century, the first road race on bicycles was held in 1868 in Paris over just 1200 m. At the end of the 19th century the first classic races were held. In the early 20th century a new type of race was introduced: the stage race, which were held over longer periods with the result of all the stages making up the classificiation. Time Trials, which were part of many stages races, also developed in an individual event. The Union Cycliste Internationale was founded in 1900. Next to major championships like Olympics and World Championships, the Classic races are major events. The biggest events of the year are the grand tours, especially the Tour de France, which status, coverage and attentdance can hardly be equalised in sports. For more info see Wikipedia. Olympic Games: M:Road Race M:Time Trial W:Road Race W:Time Trial Defunct Events: M:Team Time Trial M:Road Race Teams World Championships: M:Road Race M:Time Trial M:U23 Road Race M:U23 Time Trial W:Road Race W:Time Trial Defunct Events: M:Road Race for Amateurs M:Team Time Trial W:Team Time Trial Women: World Cup Men: Grand Tours: Tour de France Giro d'Italia Vuelta a España Men: One Day Classics: Amstel Gold Race Brabantse Pijl Clásica de Almería Clásica San Sebastián Cyclassics Hamburg Dutch Food Valley Classic E3 Prijs Harelbeke Gent - Wevelgem Giro del Piemonte Giro del Veneto Giro dell'Emilia Giro della Romagna Giro di Lombardia GP de Fourmies GP de Montréal GP de Plouay GP de Québec GP Kanton Aargau GP Miguel Indurain Japan Cup Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne La Flèche Wallonne Liège - Bastogne - Liège Milano - San Remo Milano - Torino Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Paris - Bruxelles Paris - Camembert Paris - Roubaix Paris - Tours Philadelphia Championship ProRace Berlin Ronde van Vlaanderen Rund um Eschborn-Frankfurt Rund um Köln Scheldeprijs Tre Valli Varesine Defunct Events: Bordeaux - Paris Classique des Alpes Coppa Placci GP des Amériques GP des Nations Giro del Lazio Meisterschaft von Zürich San Francisco GP Team Time Trial Champ. Wincanton Classic Men: Stage Races: Bayern Rundfahrt Critérium du Dauphiné Critérium International Danmark Rundt Driedaagse van De Panne Giro del Trentino Österreich Rundfahrt Paris - Nice Quatre Jours de Dunkerque Ronde van België Tirreno - Adriatico Tour de Langkawi Tour de Luxembourg Tour de Pologne Tour de Romandie Tour de Suisse Tour de Wallonie Tour du Limousin Tour Down Under Tour of Beijing Tour of Benelux Tour of Britain Tour of California Tour of Hainan Tour of Oman Tour of Qatar Tour of Qinghai Lake Tour of Turkey USA Pro Cycling Challenge Volta a Catalunya Volta a Portugal Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta a Colombia Vuelta al País Vasco Defunct Events: Coors Classic Course de la Paix Deutschland Tour Euskal Bizikleta GP du Midi Libre Ronde van Nederland Setmana Catalana Tour de Georgia Tour du Languedoc-Rouss. Women: One Day Classics: GP Ciudad de Valladolid GP de Plouay La Flèche Wallonne Liberty Classic Ronde van Drenthe Ronde van Vlaanderen Team Time Trial Champ. Tour of Chongming Island Trofeo Alfredo Binda Vårgårda World Cup Defunct Events: Amstel Gold Race Århus World Cup Berner Rundfahrt Canberra World Cup Cooma - Thredbo Geelong World Cup GP Castilla y León GP Suisse GP Wales Hamilton World Cup Montréal World Cup Ottawa World Cup Primavera Rosa Rotterdam Tour Rund um die Nürnberger Altst. Sydney World Cup Trophée International Wellington World Cup Women: Stage Races: Giro d'Italia Holland Tour Thüringen Rundfahrt Defunct Events: Tour de France Tour de l'Aude Pan American Games: M:Road Race M:Time Trial W:Road Race W:Time Trial Defunct Events: M:Team Time Trial M:Road Race Teams W:Team Time Trial Asian Games: M:Road Race M:Time Trial W:Road Race W:Time Trial Defunct Events: M:Team Time Trial M:Road Race Teams All Africa Games: M:Road Race W:Road Race Commonwealth Games: M:Road Race M:Time Trial W:Road Race W:Time Trial Defunct Events: M:Team Time Trial M:Road Race Teams Junior World Championships: M:Road Race M:Time Trial W:Road Race W:Time Trial National Road Championships: M:Australia M:Belgium M:Denmark M:France M:Germany M:Great Britain M:Italy M:Luxemburg M:Netherlands M:Portugal M:Russia M:Spain M:Switzerland M:USA Defunct Events: Men: Pro Tour Men: World Cup Universiade: M:Road Race M:Team Time Trial W:Road Race W:Time Trial Intercalated Games: M:Road Race