UCI Road World Cup

UCI Road World Cup

Formerly	Super Prestige Pernod International
Sport	Road bicycle racing
Inaugural season	1989 (1989)
Ceased	2004
Replaced by	UCI ProTour
Countries	International
Last champion(s)	Paolo Bettini (ITA) (Quick-Step–Davitamon) T-Mobile Team
Most titles	Paolo Bettini (ITA) (3)
Related competitions	UCI Road World Rankings UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup

The UCI Road World Cup was a season-long road cycling competition held from 1989 until 2004 and comprising ten one-day events.

History[]

The competition was inaugurated in 1989, and replaced the Super Prestige Pernod International. In the first three years, the competition was sponsored by Perrier. The competition determined a winning individual, and a winning team

The record number of wins was Paolo Bettini's three consecutive wins in 2002, 2003, and the last edition in 2004. Three riders won the competition twice: Maurizio Fondriest (1991 and 1993), Johan Museeuw (1995 and 1996) and Michele Bartoli (1997 and 1998).

The competition was run in parallel to the UCI Road World Rankings, which included all UCI sanctioned events. Both were replaced at the end of the 2004 season with the inauguration of the UCI ProTour and UCI Continental Circuits.

Races[]

Permanent events

• Milan–San Remo (1989–2004)
• Tour of Flanders (1989–2004)
• Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1989–2004)
• Paris–Roubaix (1989–2004)
• Paris–Tours (1989–2004)
• Amstel Gold Race (1989–2004)
• Clásica de San Sebastián (1989–2004)
• Züri-Metzgete (1989–2004)
• Giro di Lombardia (1989–2004)

Other events

• Wincanton Classic (1989–1997)
• Grand Prix des Amériques (1989–1992)
• Grand Prix des Nations (1990–1993)
• Rund um den Henninger-Turm (1995)
• Japan Cup (1996)
• HEW Cyclassics (1998–2004)
• Grand Prix de la Libération (1989–1991)

Winners[]

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1989	Ireland	Sean Kelly	PDM–Concorde
1990	Italy	Gianni Bugno	Chateau d'Ax–Salotti
1991	Italy	Maurizio Fondriest	Panasonic–Sportlife
1992	Germany	Olaf Ludwig	Panasonic–Sportlife
1993	Italy	Maurizio Fondriest	Lampre–Polti
1994	Italy	Gianluca Bortolami	Mapei–CLAS
1995	Belgium	Johan Museeuw	Mapei–GB–Latexco
1996	Belgium	Johan Museeuw	Mapei–GB
1997	Italy	Michele Bartoli	MG Maglificio–Technogym
1998	Italy	Michele Bartoli	Asics–CGA
1999	Belgium	Andrei Tchmil	Lotto–Mobistar
2000	Germany	Erik Zabel	Team Telekom
2001	Netherlands	Erik Dekker	Rabobank
2002	Italy	Paolo Bettini	Mapei–Quick-Step
2003	Italy	Paolo Bettini	Quick-Step–Davitamon
2004	Italy	Paolo Bettini	Quick-Step–Davitamon

See also[]

• UCI Women's Road World Cup

External links[]

• Official site (archives)