UCI ProSeries
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Sport | Road bicycle racing |
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Founded | 2020 |
Country | Europe, Asia, Argentina and United States |
The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits.
Development[]
In December 2018, the UCI announced various reforms to the structure and organisation of men's professional road racing.[1] One of the major changes is the introduction of a new division of races called the UCI ProSeries. With the introduction of the ProSeries, the UCI .HC road races will disappear from the calendar. In October 2019, the UCI published the 2020 UCI International Road Calendar, including the ProSeries. [2] The inaugural season of the ProSeries was planned to include 57 events, which were formerly World Tour, .HC or .1 events, but many were cancelled due to the worldwide Covid 19 pandemic of 2020-21.
Team participation[]
In events of the ProSeries, UCI WorldTeams may participate, up to a maximum of 70% in European races and 65% in other races. The rest of the teams participating may be UCI ProTeams, UCI continental teams and National teams.[3]
Events[]
The inaugural UCI ProSeries calendar consisted of 57 events, of which 30 were one-day races (1.Pro) and 27 were stage races (2.Pro). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple events were cancelled, postponed or introduced in both 2020 and 2021 and the ProSeries calendar has been revised several times.
The calendar features events in 19 countries on 4 continents: Argentina,
Austria,
Belgium,
China,
Denmark,
France,
Germany,
Great Britain,
Italy,
Japan,
Luxembourg,
Malaysia,
Netherlands,
Norway,
Oman,
Portugal,
Spain,
Turkey and
United States.
Winners by race[]
Most race wins[]
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Race wins by country[]
Rank | Nation | Wins | Riders |
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18 | Evenepoel (8), Merlier (2), Philipsen (2), Hermans, Marit, Rickaert, Robeet, Vansevenant, van Aert |
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9 | Démare (4), Alaphilippe, Cavagna, Gaudu, Laporte, Sénéchal |
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7 | Bagioli, Celano, Ciccone, De Marchi, Nizzolo, Ulissi, Viviani |
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6 | Asgreen, Fuglsang, C Pedersen, M Pedersen, Valgren, Vingegaard |
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Cavendish, Hayter, Pidcock, Swift, Walls, Yates | ||
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5 | Pogačar (2), Roglič (2), Polanc |
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4 | Quintana (2), López, Sosa |
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Jakobsen (2), Mollema, Poels | ||
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Díaz, Izagirre, Landa, Valverde | ||
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2 | Clarke, Ewan |
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Ackermann, Politt | ||
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Bennett, Smith | ||
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Kristoff, Tiller | ||
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Almeida, Rodrigues | ||
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Vlasov (2) | ||
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McNulty, Simmons | ||
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1 | Hirt |
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Race wins by team[]
Teams in italics are no longer active.
References[]
- ^ "Men's professional road cycling: Changes for 2020". UCI. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Publication of the 2020 UCI International Road Calendar". UCI. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "PART II – ROAD RACES. Rules amendments applying on 01.01.2020" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- UCI ProSeries
- Men's road cycling
- UCI tours
- Recurring sporting events established in 2020