Do rankings and points matter in cycling? Demonstrably not as the points tables are hard to find, they’re 70 pages into a 394 page PDF linked to on the regulations page of the UCI website.
But they do matter for this year’s promotion and relegation race. So here are the tables showing how many UCI points are available in each road race. It’s not a gripping read but at least here they’re all on one page and upcoming pieces about points and rankings can link back to this resource.
The men’s season-opener and a chance to see all the kit and bikes sparkle in bright sunshine. This is often a surprisingly subtle race where the winning move can be a sprint for a time bonus rather than a blazing attack.
Here’s a look at the stages, the contenders and the daily finish times.
The 2025 Giro d’Italia route was finally unveiled in a long presentation but since we’ve been waiting since December what’s an extra two hours? It’ll take place between 9 May – 1 June and has few time trials and few summit finishes but remains mountainous.
Here’s a stage-by-stage look with all the profiles on one page and some thoughts on each day and more.
With plenty going on out there events in pro cycling seem pretty tame in comparison. But here are twelve predictions for the cycling season ahead…
Every July the best cyclists take part in the Tour de France. You can have a few exceptions but they often just prove the rule. But what would it take to change this, could you launch a rival race using big appearance fees and a large prize pot?
Golf has seen this with the Saudi-backed Liv venture paying some star golfers hundreds of millions of dollars to drop the PGA Tour for Liv. What would it take to dethrone the Tour de France?
Happy New Year. Here’s the pro cycling calendar for 2025, free to download for your diary or phone.
It’s packed with all the men’s and women’s pro road races. So whether you’re scouting for that late season 1.Pro race to score points or just need to book sofa time or schedule a work “meeting”, here it is in a user-friendly format.
