This is a list of women's road cycling races. The list only includes the most important women's road races, and no

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or cyclo-cross races.

Championships

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...

: road race,

time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

African Cycling Championships The African Continental Cycling Championships are a series of cycling races held annually in Africa where the African cyclists decide who will be the champion for the year to come. They have been held since 2001. Editions Men Road Race ...

: road race, time trial *

Asian Cycling Championships The Asian Cycling Championships is an annual continental cycling championships for road bicycle racing and track cycling since 1963, exclusively for Asian cyclists selected by the national governing body (member nations of the Asian Cycling Confede ...

: road race, time trial * European Road Championships (U23): road race, time trial * Oceanian Cycling Championships: road race, time trial *

Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...

: road race, time trial *

National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

: road race, time trial

UCI Women's WorldTour

This series replaced the

UCI Women's Road World Cup The UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup was a season-long road bicycle competition for women organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale between 1998–2015. This competition consisted of a series (which has varied from 6 to 12 events) of rac ...

in 2016. Unlike its predecessor, it also features stage races.

Current WorldTour races

Historical overview of World Cup races (1998–2015)

One-day races (below WorldTour)

Current races

Non-UCI races

;Netherlands *

Acht van Chaam Acht van Chaam ( en, Eight of Chaam) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Chaam, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1932 and since 1992 the event also includes a women's race. Results Men S ...

, professional criterium * Draai van de Kaai, professional criterium *

Gouden Pijl Gouden Pijl ( en, Golden Arrow), is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing criterium held annually in Emmen, Netherlands, Emmen, the Netherlands. The first edition was in 1976 and since 2003 the event also includes a women's ra ...

, professional criterium *

Grand Prix Leende Grand Prix Leende or GP Leende is an elite women's road bicycle race held annually since 2012 in Leende, Netherlands. The time trial is together with the time trial at the Omloop van Borsele Omloop van Borsele ("Circuit of Borsele") is an elite ...

, part of the Dutch National Time Trial competition (Dutch: ''KNWU tijdritcompetitie'') *

Omloop van Borsele Omloop van Borsele ("Circuit of Borsele") is an elite List of women's road bicycle races, women's professional road bicycle race held annually since 2002 in Borsele, Netherlands. Since 2012 in women's road cycling, 2012, the event also contains a ...

Time Trial, part of the Dutch National Time Trial competition (Dutch: ''KNWU tijdritcompetitie'') * Parel van de Veluwe *

Profronde van Almelo Profronde van Almelo ( en, Prof tour of Almelo) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Almelo, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1983 and since 2008 the event also includes a women's race. In 1987 ...

, professional criterium *

Profronde van Oostvoorne Profronde van Oostvoorne ( en, Proftour of Oostvoorne) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Oostvoorne, the Netherlands. The first edition was in 1985. The event is one of the post-Tour de France cr ...

, professional criterium *

Profronde van Stiphout Profronde van Stiphout ( en, Proftour of Stiphout), also known as Bavaria Profronde Stiphout due to sponsorship reasons is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Stiphout, Netherlands ) , anthem ...

, professional criterium *

Profronde van Tiel Profronde van Tiel ( en, Proftour of Tiel) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Tiel, Netherlands after the Tour de France. Since 2013 the event also includes a women's race. In 2018 the organizers a ...

, professional criterium

Defunct races

(year is last edition) *

Women's Challenge The Women's Challenge bicycle race (originally known as the Ore-Ida Women's Challenge as the lead sponsor was the Ore-Ida brand of frozen potato products) was held annually in the western United States in southern Idaho, beginning in 1984 until i ...

(2002) * Tour of Chongming Island Time Trial (2009)

Stage races (below WorldTour)

Current races

Defunct races

(year is last edition) * Tour du Grand Montréal (2009) * La Grande Boucle Féminine (2009) * Tour de Snowy (2002) *

Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin The Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude Aude (; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Occi ...

(2010) * RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden (Cat. 2.2) (2012)

References

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