Presidential Cycling Tour of TurkeyThe Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (Turkish: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 event, before being upgraded to 2.1 in 2008, and then to 2.HC for the 2010 edition. The race became part of the UCI World Tour in 2017, and was relegated to the newly formed UCI ProSeries in 2020.
Abu Dhabi TourThe Abu Dhabi Tour was a men's cycling stage race that took place in the United Arab Emirates, held annually between 2015 and 2018. In 2019, the Abu Dhabi Tour merged with the Dubai Tour to become the UAE Tour. HistoryWhen inaugurated, it was part of the UCI Asia Tour, ranked as a category 2.HC event, the second tier of professional stage races.UCI World TourThe UCI WorldTour is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ranking system based upon performances in these. The World Ranking was launched in 2009, (known from 2009–2010 as the UCI World Ranking) and merged fully with its predecessor the UCI ProTour in 2011.
UAE TourThe UAE Tour (Arabic: جولة الإمارات) are road cyclingstage races in the United Arab Emirates, created as a result of the merging of the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour. A men's event was first held in 2019 as part of the UCI World Tour. A women's event was first held in 2023 as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. Both races have been won three times – the men's race by Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar, and the women's race by Italian rider Elisa Longo Borghini.
Union Cycliste InternationaleThe Union Cycliste Internationale (French pronunciation:; UCI; English: International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces disciplinary rules, such as in matters of doping.
2019 in men's road cycling2019 in men's road cycling is about the 2019 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI. The races are part of the UCI Road Calendar. World ChampionshipsThe World Road Championships were held in Innsbruck, Austria, from 22 to 30 September 2019. Grand ToursUCI World TourFor the 2019 season, the UCI World Tour calendar contains the same events as in 2018.
Dubai TourThe Dubai Tour was an annual professional road bicycle racingstage race held in Dubai, which began in 2014 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It merged with the Abu Dhabi Tour to become the UAE Tour from 2019. HistoryThe race was classified as a 2.1. in 2014, meaning that more ProTeams can participate in the event. The race is organized by the Dubai Sports Council in partnership with RCS Sport, and was held for the first time between 5 and 8 February 2014.
2019 Tour of Guangxi← 20182023 → The 2019 Gree-Tour of Guangxi was a road cyclingstage race that took place between 17 and 22 October 2019 in the Chineseprovince of Guangxi. It was the 3rd edition of the Tour of Guangxi and the thirty-eighth and final event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. TeamsEighteen teams, including fifteen of the eighteen UCI WorldTour teams and three UCI Professional Continental teams, participated in the race.
2019 Tour Down UnderCycling raceCycling race← 20182020 → The 2019 Tour Down Under was a road cyclingstage race, that took place between 15 and 20 January 2019 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 21st edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.
Road bicycle racingRoad bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual riders or teams race a course alone against the clock.UCI WorldTeamA UCI WorldTeam (since 2015), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the Union Cycliste Internationale's (UCI) men's cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling—the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour, respectively.Tour of BrugesTour of Bruges (previous Classic Brugge–De Panne, Three Days of Bruges–De Panne and Three Days of De Panne) is a road cycling race in Belgium in late March. Since 2018 it is raced over two days with a men's race on Wednesday and a women's race on Thursday. Historically, races started in Bruges and finished in the seaside resort of De Panne. Since 2026 this race has a new name, as the race starts and finishes in Bruges.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.