What are the classic cycle races?
Q: What are the classic cycle races?
A: The classic cycle races are the most important one-day professional cycling road races in the international calendar.
Q: Where are these races held?
A: These races are normally held in western Europe.
Q: How long have these events been on the professional calendar?
A: Most of these events have been on the professional calendar for decades, and some even date back to the 19th Century.
Q: Are there any special names given to certain classic cycle races?
A: Yes, in recent years, five top races have sometimes been referred to as 'Monuments'.
Q: What is the UCI ProTour?
A: The UCI ProTour is an event series run by the Union Cycliste Internationale which includes various stage races such as Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España, Paris-Nice and Critérium de Dauphiné Libéré as well as non-Classic single day events.
Q: How does it differ from other cycling series?
A: It differs from other cycling series because it contains only one-day race events.
Q: When did this event series start replacing other cycling series?
A: This event series started replacing other cycling series from 2005 onwards.
