The UCI Road World Cup was a season-long

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competition held from 1989 until 2004 and comprising ten one-day events.

History

The competition was inaugurated in 1989, and replaced the

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. In the first three years, the competition was sponsored by

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. The competition determined a winning individual, and a winning team. The record number of wins was

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'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

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(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

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and

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Races

; Permanent events *

Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...

(1989–2004) * Tour of Flanders (1989–2004) * Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1989–2004) * Paris–Roubaix (1989–2004) *

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(1989–2004) * Amstel Gold Race (1989–2004) *

Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the mo ...

(1989–2004) * Züri-Metzgete (1989–2004) * Giro di Lombardia (1989–2004) ; Other events *

Wincanton Classic Wincanton Classic (also known as Leeds International Classic and Rochester International Classic) was a cycling classic taking place in the United Kingdom as part of the UCI Road World Cup. It was first held in 1989 in Newcastle, moving to Brigh ...

(1989–1997) * Grand Prix des Amériques (1989–1992) * Grand Prix des Nations (1990–1993) * Rund um den Henninger-Turm (1995) *

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(1996) * HEW Cyclassics (1998–2004) *

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(1989–1991)

Winners

References

External links

Official site (archives)
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History

Races

Winners

See also

References

External links