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This is a list of important men's road bicycle racing events. The list only includes road races, and no track, mountain or cyclo-cross races.

Championships

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  UCI World Tour, used to be UCI ProTour
  


• Five UCI Continental Circuits (Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania)


• World Championships


• National Championships

One day races

The Monuments, Elite and 1.HC One Day Races include races that are either part of the UCI World Tour, as well as races that are organized by the ASO, the RCS and Unipublic.

The 'Monument' Classics

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  Milan–San Remo,  Italy
  


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  Tour of Flanders,  Belgium
  


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  Paris–Roubaix,  France
  


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  Liège–Bastogne–Liège,  Belgium
  


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  Giro di Lombardia,  Italy
  

Additional elite one day races

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  E3 Harelbeke,  Belgium
  


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  Gent–Wevelgem,  Belgium
  


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  La Flèche Wallonne,  Belgium
  


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  Amstel Gold Race,  Netherlands
  


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  Clásica de San Sebastián,  Spain
  


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  Bretagne Classic,  France
  


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  Vattenfall Cyclassics,  Germany
  


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  GP de Quebec.  Canada
  


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  GP de Montréal,  Canada
  

Major UCI Continental Circuit one day races (1.HC)

For the 2016 season, all but the very first and last 1.HC races take place in Europe.

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  Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race,  Australia
  


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  Trofeo Laiguelglia,  Italy (1.HC in 2015)


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  Omloop Het Nieuwsblad,  Belgium, formerly known as Omloop Het Volk


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  Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne,  Belgium
  


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  Gran Premio di Lugano,   Switzerland
  


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  Strade Bianche,  Italy
  


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  Nokere Koerse,  Belgium
  


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  Dwars door Vlaanderen,  Belgium (1.HC in 2013)


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  Scheldeprijs,  Belgium
  


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  Brabantse Pijl,  Belgium (1.HC in 2011)


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  GP de Denain,  France
  


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  Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt,  Germany
  


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  Grand Prix of Aargau Canton,   Switzerland
  


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  RideLondon–Surrey Classic,  United Kingdom
  


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  Brussels Cycling Classic,  Belgium (formerly Paris-Bruxelles)


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  GP du Fourmies,  France
  


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  GP Impanis-Van Petegem,  Belgium
  


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  Giro dell'Emilia,  Italy
  


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  Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli,  Italy
  


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  Tre Valli Varesine,  Italy
  


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  Milano–Torino,  Italy
  


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  Gran Piemonte,  Italy
  


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  Münsterland Giro,  Germany
  


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  Paris–Tours,  France
  


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  Japan Cup,  Japan
  

Other UCI Continental Circuit one day races (1.1 or 1.2)

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  Rund um Köln,  Germany
  


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  Arnhem-Veenendaal Classic,  Netherlands, formerly known as Veenendaal-Veenendaal (1.HC from 2005 until 2010)


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  Escalada a Montjuïc,  Spain
  


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  Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise,  France
  


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  Vuelta a Murcia,  Spain (a 2.1 stage race until 2012)


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  GP della Costa Etruschi,  Italy
  


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  Klasika Primavera,  Spain
  


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  Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic,  Australia
  


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  Ronde van Drenthe,  Netherlands
  


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  GP Miguel Indurain,  Spain (1.HC from 2007 until 2012)


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  Philadelphia International Championship,  United States ( 1.HC from 2005 until 2012)


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  Volta Limburg Classic,  Netherlands, formerly known as Hel van het Mergelland


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  Memorial Marco Pantani,  Italy
  


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  Reading Classic,  United States
  


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  Rund um die Hainleite,  Germany
  


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  Subida a Urkiola,  Spain
  


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  Trofeo Mallorca,  Spain
  


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  Clásica de Almería,  Spain (1.HC in 2012 and 2013)


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  Beaumont Trophy,  United Kingdom
  


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  Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic,  United Kingdom
  


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  Tour of Almaty,  Kazakhstan
  


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  Tour de Vendée,  France (1.HC from 2010 until 2013)


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  Nationale Sluitingsprijs,  Belgium
  


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  Chrono des Nations,  France, time trial

Defunct

(year is last edition)

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  Lancaster Classic,  United States
  


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  Grote Prijs Gerrie Knetemann,  Netherlands
  


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  Bordeaux–Paris,  France (1988)


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  Classique des Alpes,  France (2004)


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  Eindhoven Team Time Trial,  Netherlands (2007)


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  Gran Premio di Lugano,   Switzerland, (1979) as an ITT, being since then a one-day race


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  Grand Prix des Amériques,  Canada, (1992)


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  Grand Prix des Nations,  France (2004)


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  GP Wolber,  France, (1931)


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  Paris–Brest–Paris,  France, (1951) (continues as an amateur ultra-marathon endurance event)


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  Paris-Clermont-Ferrand,  France, (1953)


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  Paris–Rouen (first cycling race),  France, (1869)


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  San Francisco Grand Prix,  United States, (2005)


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  Trofeo Baracchi,  Italy, (1991)


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  Wincanton Classic,  United Kingdom, (1997)


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  Giro del Lazio,  Italy
  


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  Delta Profronde,  Netherlands
  


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  Züri-Metzgete,   Switzerland (2006) (continuing in 2008 as an amateur event)


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  Coppa Placci,  Italy (2008)


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  Giro del Veneto,  Italy (1.HC from 2005 until 2009)

Stage races

The Grand Tours, Elite and 2.HC Stage Races include races that are part of the UCI ProTour as well as races that are organized by the ASO, the RCS and Unipublic.

The Grand Tours

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  Giro d'Italia,  Italy
  


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  Tour de France,  France
  


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  Vuelta a España,  Spain
  

Additional elite stage races (world ranking)

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  Tour Down Under,  Australia
  


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  Paris–Nice,  France
  


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  Tirreno–Adriatico,  Italy
  


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  Volta a Catalunya,  Spain
  


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  Vuelta al Pais Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country),  Spain
  


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  Tour de Romandie,   Switzerland
  


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  Critérium du Dauphiné,  France
  


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  Tour de Suisse,   Switzerland
  


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  Tour de Pologne,  Poland
  


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  Eneco Tour,  Belgium,  Netherlands
  

Major UCI Continental Circuit stage races (2.HC)

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  Tour of Croatia, Croatia
  


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  Dubai Tour,  United Arab Emirates
  


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  Tour of Qatar,  Qatar
  


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  Tour of Oman,  Oman
  


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  Tour de Langkawi,  Malaysia
  


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  Critérium International,  France
  


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  Three Days of De Panne,  Belgium
  


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  Giro del Trentino,  Italy (2.HC since 2011)


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  Tour of Turkey,  Turkey (2.HC since 2010)


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  Four Days of Dunkirk,  France
  


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  Tour of California,  United States
  


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  Tour of Norway,  Norway
  


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  Tour of Belgium,  Belgium
  


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  Tour de Luxembourg,  Luxembourg
  


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  Tour of Qinghai Lake,  People's Republic of China
  


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  Tour de Wallonie,  Belgium
  


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  Danmark Rundt,  Denmark
  


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  Tour of Utah,  United States (2.HC in 2015)


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  Vuelta a Burgos,  Spain
  


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  Arctic Race of Norway,  Norway
  


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  Tour of Britain,  United Kingdom
  


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  Abu Dhabi Tour,  United Arab Emirates
  

Other UCI Continental Circuit stage races (2.1 or 2.2)

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  Herald Sun Tour,  Australia
  


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  Tour of Austria,  Austria (2.HC from 2006)


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  Volta a Portugal,  Portugal (2.HC from 2005 until 2009)


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  Brixia Tour,  Italy
  


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  Hong Kong Road Cycling Race,  Hong Kong, China
  


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  An Post Rás,  Ireland
  


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  Route du Sud,  France
  


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  Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme,  Spain
  


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  Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali,  Italy
  


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  Ster Elektrotoer,  Netherlands
  


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  Tour de Beauce,  Canada
  


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  Tour de l'Avenir,  France
  


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  Tour of Slovenia,  Slovenia
  


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  Tour of Sibiu,  Romania
  


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  Tour de Singkarak,  Indonesia
  


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  Tour of South China Sea,  China,  Hong Kong, China,  Macau, China
  


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  Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan),  Iran
  


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  Vuelta a Colombia,  Colombia
  


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  Vuelta a Asturias,  Spain
  


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  Vuelta a Castilla y León,  Spain
  


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  Vuelta a Andalucía,  Spain
  


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  Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana,  Spain
  


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  World Ports Cycling Classic,  Belgium
  


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  Tour of Estonia,  Estonia
  


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  Tour of Alberta,  Canada
  


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  Tour de Yorkshire,  United Kingdom
  


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  Tour de Limousin,  France (2.HC in 2011 and 2012)


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  Okolo Slovenska,  Slovakia
  


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  La Tropicale Amissa Bongo,  Gabon
  


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  Tour Internationale d'Oranie,  Algeria
  


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  Tour International de Blida,  Algeria
  


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  Tour du Cameroun,  Cameroon
  


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  Tour International de Setif,  Algeria
  


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  Tour Internationale d'Annaba,  Algeria
  


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  Tour International de Constantine,  Algeria
  


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  Tour du Maroc,  Morocco
  


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  Tour Eritrea,  Eritrea
  


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  Tour du Sénégal,  Senegal
  


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  Tour de Tunisie,  Tunisia
  


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  Tour Ethiopian Meles Zenawi,  Ethiopia
  


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  Tour de Côte d'Ivoire-Tour de la Réconciliation,  Ivory Coast
  


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  Grand prix Chantal Biya,  Cameroon
  


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  Tour du Faso,  Burkina Faso
  


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  Tour of Rwanda,  Rwanda
  

Other stage races

• 
  Tour de Perth,  Australia
  

Defunct

(year is last edition)

Multiple day, single stage races

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  Race Across America,  United States 9 day single stage 4,800 km (3,000 mi)


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  TransAm Bicycle Race,  United States 17-day single stage, unsupported 7,100 km (4,400 mi)


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  Transcontinental Race,  European Union 7-10 day single stage, unsupported 3,200 to 4,200 km (2,000 to 2,600 mi)

References

External links

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  Date-ordered list of websites of international cycling races: Especially websites of organizers of UCI events.