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This is a list of women's road cycling races. The list only includes the most important women's road races, and no track,
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cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...
races.


Championships

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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 UCI Road World Championships ...
: road race,
time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
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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: 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 The Oceania Road Championships are a series of road cycling races held annually to determine the Oceanian champion in each event. The event has been held since 1995 and consists of an elite and under-23 men's and an elite women's road race and t ...
: road race, time trial * Pan American Championships: road race, time trial *
National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, 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 be ...
: 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 List of women's road bicycle races, road bicycle competition for women organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale between 1998 and 2015. This competition consisted of a series (which h ...
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, professional criterium * Draai van de Kaai, professional criterium * Gouden Pijl, professional criterium * Grand Prix Leende, 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 The Parel van de Veluwe () was an amateur road bicycle race held in the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Carib ...
* Profronde van Almelo, professional criterium *
Profronde van Oostvoorne Profronde van 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 criteriums. Honours Men's ...
, professional criterium *
Profronde van Stiphout Profronde van 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. The first edition was in 1980 and since 2001 ...
, professional criterium * Profronde van Tiel, 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 Oc ...
(2010) *
RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden The Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden also known as Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden due to former sponsorships reasons is a 3 days elite women's road bicycle stage race held in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, ...
(Cat. 2.2) (2012)


See also

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List of men's road bicycle races This is a list of important men's road bicycle racing events. The list only includes road races, and no track cycling, track, mountain biking, mountain or cyclo-cross races. Championships *UCI World Tour, used to be UCI ProTour *Five UCI Continent ...


References

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