Grand Tours, Spring Classics, One-Day Classics and stage race dates in 2012
The UCI World Tour calendar has not been published for 2012, but some dates and routes are being announced for the Grand Tours, Classics, stage races and one-day classics in 2012. The A.S.O race websites have not been updated from 2011 to 2012, however some of the official routes have been announced through press releases while others are in rumor phase. The news is enough to allow us to start dreaming, planning and filling in our calendars for 2012.
This is the time of year to begin thinking about travel plans, submitting your vacation schedule at work, squeezing in your training rides around these key race dates, and making sure you do not double book yourself for a ski day when you need to be affixed to your TV or computer watching the races live online. More specifically you'll need to know - just how early do I have to get up to watch the Paris-Roubaix live?
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This is the time of year to begin thinking about travel plans, submitting your vacation schedule at work, squeezing in your training rides around these key race dates, and making sure you do not double book yourself for a ski day when you need to be affixed to your TV or computer watching the races live online. More specifically you'll need to know - just how early do I have to get up to watch the Paris-Roubaix live?
For now, save the dates!
2012 UCI WorldTour Calendar of races
| Date | Events | Country | |
| Tour Down Under | Australia | ||
| Paris - Nice | France | ||
| Tirreno-Adriatico | Italy | ||
| Milano-Sanremo | Italy | ||
| Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Spain | ||
| E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke | Belgium | ||
| Gent - Wevelgem | Belgium | ||
| Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres | Belgium | ||
| Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco | Spain | ||
| Paris - Roubaix | France | ||
| Amstel Gold Race | Netherlands | ||
| La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium | ||
| Liège - Bastogne - Liège | Belgium | ||
| Tour de Romandie | Switzerland | ||
| Giro d'Italia | Italy | ||
| Critérium du Dauphiné | France | ||
| Tour de Suisse | Switzerland | ||
| Tour de France | France | ||
| Tour de Pologne | Poland | ||
| Eneco Tour | |||
| Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian | Spain | ||
| Vuelta a España | Spain | ||
| Vattenfall Cyclassics | Germany | ||
| GP Ouest France - Plouay | France | ||
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | Canada | ||
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | Canada | ||
| Il Lombardia | Italy | ||
| Tour of Beijing | China |
2012 Classics and Semi-Classics race dates
2012 Cycling Classics dates:
Milan-San Remo - 17 March 2012
Gent-Wevelgem - 25 March 2012
Tour of Flanders - 1 April 2012
Paris-Roubaix - 8 April 2012
Amstel Gold - 15 April 2012
Fleche Wallonne - 18 April 2012
Liege-Bastogne-Liege - 22 April 2012
San Sabastian - 14 August 2012
UCI Worlds - 15-23 September 2012
Giel di Lombardia - 29 October 2012
2012 Belgian Semi-Classics dates:
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - 25 Febraury 2012
Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne - 26 February 2012
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke - 23 March 2012
Gent - Wevelgem - 25 March 2012
Scheldeprijsf - 4 April 2012
De Brabantse Pijl - 11 April 2012
La Flèche Wallonne - 18 April 2012
Parijs – Brusssel - 8 September 2012 Dates for 2012 Grand Tours
Tour de France Dates: June 30 - July 22, 2012
Official Website: Tour de France official website
TDF 2012 Route: http://www.letour.fr/2012/TDF/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html
Route: Official official route of the Tour de France presentation 18 Oct 2011
2012 Tour de France route revealed by mistake on 10/10/11
2012 Route Rumors by Velo Peloton. The official route of the 2012 Tour de France was announced in Paris on October 18, 2011.
2012 LeTour route presentation: TdF 2012 Route Presentation streaming live
Tour de France citizens race: l'Étape du Tour Mondovelo
Website: 2012 Le Etape du Tour official website
ACTE I - 8 July 2012: 140 kilometres from Albertville to La Toussuire/ Les Sybelles
ACTE II - 14 July 2011: 197 kilometres from Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon
Etape du Tour details released; uses La Toussuire/Les Sybelles and Bagnères-de-Luchon stages of 2012 Tour
Official Website: Tour de France official website
TDF 2012 Route: http://www.letour.fr/2012/TDF/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html
Route: Official official route of the Tour de France presentation 18 Oct 2011
2012 Tour de France route revealed by mistake on 10/10/11
2012 Route Rumors by Velo Peloton. The official route of the 2012 Tour de France was announced in Paris on October 18, 2011.
2012 LeTour route presentation: TdF 2012 Route Presentation streaming live
Tour de France citizens race: l'Étape du Tour Mondovelo
Website: 2012 Le Etape du Tour official website
ACTE I - 8 July 2012: 140 kilometres from Albertville to La Toussuire/ Les Sybelles
ACTE II - 14 July 2011: 197 kilometres from Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon
Etape du Tour details released; uses La Toussuire/Les Sybelles and Bagnères-de-Luchon stages of 2012 Tour
Giro d' Italia
Dates: May 5-27, 2012
Website: 2012 Giro d'Italia official website
Route: presentation October 16, 2011 in Milan, Italy. 2012 Giro d'Italia Route Presentation - route and maps
Route of the 2012 Giro d'Italia also leaked on 10/10/11
Giro d'Italia 2012 start in Denmark confirmed, by CyclingNews.com
Dates: May 5-27, 2012
Website: 2012 Giro d'Italia official website
Route: presentation October 16, 2011 in Milan, Italy. 2012 Giro d'Italia Route Presentation - route and maps
Route of the 2012 Giro d'Italia also leaked on 10/10/11
Giro d'Italia 2012 start in Denmark confirmed, by CyclingNews.com
Vuelta a Espana
Dates: August 18 - September 9, 2012
Websitea href="http://www.lavuelta.com/indexen.html">2012 Vuelta a Espana official website
Route: 2012 Vuelta a España route leaked
Dates: August 18 - September 9, 2012
Websitea href="http://www.lavuelta.com/indexen.html">2012 Vuelta a Espana official website
Route: 2012 Vuelta a España route leaked
2012 Classics and Semi-Classics race dates: 2012 Spring Classics Schedule
View the Cyclosport Calendar for date of the citizen rides
Milan San Remo
Dates: March 17, 2012
Route: 2011 route (tradition!)
Website: Milano San Remo official website, or the UK info page at http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/
Milan-San Remo route or percorso: http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/MilanoSanremo/2011/i/percorso.shtml
Organizer: La Gazzetta dello Sport
Gent-Wevelgem
Dates: March 25, 2012
Route: 2012 Route
Website: Gent-Wevelgem official website
Organizers: Flanders Classics
Gent-Wevelgem Route: 2012 Route (click and then zoom in map for greater details)
List of riders for Gent-Wevelgem: roster Definitieve deelnemerslijst 2012.pdf
List of teams for Gent-Wevelgem: Update on the Classics
Dates: March 17, 2012
Route: 2011 route (tradition!)
Website: Milano San Remo official website, or the UK info page at http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/
Milan-San Remo route or percorso: http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/MilanoSanremo/2011/i/percorso.shtml
Organizer: La Gazzetta dello Sport
Preview of the race: Milan-Sanremo - preparations meet tactics meet luck By Pedaling the Road, and Analysis: The real favorites for Milan-San Remo and what March says about July By VeloNews.com
Race History: How To Win Milano-Sanremo, By Fausto Coppi By Pez Cycling
Milan-San Remo Route: Milano - Sanremo Total: 298 Km 2012 Route Map
Milan-San Remo Profile: Profile and Time Schedule (tabs)
List of riders for Milan-San Remo: 2012 Startlist of riders
List of teams for Milan-San Remo: Update on the Classics
Race History: How To Win Milano-Sanremo, By Fausto Coppi By Pez Cycling
Milan-San Remo Route: Milano - Sanremo Total: 298 Km 2012 Route Map
Milan-San Remo Profile: Profile and Time Schedule (tabs)
List of riders for Milan-San Remo: 2012 Startlist of riders
List of teams for Milan-San Remo: Update on the Classics
Gent-Wevelgem
Dates: March 25, 2012
Route: 2012 Route
Website: Gent-Wevelgem official website
Organizers: Flanders Classics
Gent-Wevelgem Route: 2012 Route (click and then zoom in map for greater details)
List of riders for Gent-Wevelgem: roster Definitieve deelnemerslijst 2012.pdf
List of teams for Gent-Wevelgem: Update on the Classics
Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen)
Dates: April 1, 2012
2012 Ronde van Vlaanderen route (parcours): 2012 Route
Route: New route for the Tour of Flanders unveiled
Website: De Ronde van Vlaanderen official website
Citizens race: Cyclotourists Tour of Flanders or read You too can race the cobbles
Organizers: Flanders Classics
2012 Ronde van Vlaanderen route: 2012 Route (zoom in map for greater details)
2012 Tour of Flanders Elite Mens time table: RVV 2012 Elite Men Timetable
2012 Tour of Flanders map of the order of the climbs: RVV 2012 Pressmap
List of riders for Tour of Flanders: roster at 2012RVVHerenDeelnemers.pdf
List of teams for Tour of Flanders: Update on the Classics
Paris-RoubaixDates: April 1, 2012
2012 Ronde van Vlaanderen route (parcours): 2012 Route
Route: New route for the Tour of Flanders unveiled
Website: De Ronde van Vlaanderen official website
Citizens race: Cyclotourists Tour of Flanders or read You too can race the cobbles
Organizers: Flanders Classics
2012 Ronde van Vlaanderen route: 2012 Route (zoom in map for greater details)
2012 Tour of Flanders Elite Mens time table: RVV 2012 Elite Men Timetable
2012 Tour of Flanders map of the order of the climbs: RVV 2012 Pressmap
List of riders for Tour of Flanders: roster at 2012RVVHerenDeelnemers.pdf
List of teams for Tour of Flanders: Update on the Classics
Dates: Sunday, April 8, 2012
Route: not yet announced: 2011 route
Website: not yet updated Paris-Roubaix official website, or view The friends of Paris Roubaix
Citizens race: Paris-Roubaix Challenge, ASO version, now 1 week before the real deal, citizens race on April 1, 2012 http://www.parisroubaixchallenge.com/us/presentation.html or citizens race choice #2 - the harder version, Velo Club Paris-Roubaix which supports the maintenance of the parcours, June 10, 2012.
Organizers: A.S.O.
2012 Paris-Roubaix route (parcours): letour.com Paris-Roubaix parcours
Citizens race: Cyclotourists Paris-Roubaix Challenge
List of riders for Paris-Roubaix: http://www.steephill.tv/classics/paris-roubaix/
List of teams for Paris-Roubaix: 25 teams for 2012 Paris-Roubaix
News: Paris-Roubaix: Arenberg Trench Gets Approval
Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Dates: April 22, 2012
Route: 2011 parcours
Website: Liege-Bastogne-Liege official website
Dates: April 22, 2012
Route: 2011 parcours
Website: Liege-Bastogne-Liege official website
Results of the 2011 Spring Classics:
| Gent - Wevelgem | Belgium | Results | |
| Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres | Belgium | Results | |
| Paris - Roubaix | France | Results | |
| Amstel Gold Race | Netherlands | Results | |
| La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium | Results | |
| Liège - Bastogne - Liège | Belgium | Results |
Dates for 2012 ProTour races
Tour Down Under
Dates: January 15-22, 2012
Route: Official route of the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under
Website: Tour Down Under official website
Dates: January 15-22, 2012
Route: Official route of the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under
Website: Tour Down Under official website
Tour of the Basque Country
Dates: April 2-7, 2012
Route: 2012 Euskal Herriko Txirrindulari Itzulia - Vuelta al País Vasco
Tour de Suisse Dates: April 2-7, 2012
Route: 2012 Euskal Herriko Txirrindulari Itzulia - Vuelta al País Vasco
Dates: June 9-17, 2012
Route: Tour de Suisse organizers reveal 2012 route by VeloNews
Website: Tour de Suisse official website
Tour of California
Dates: May 13-20, 2012
Route: 2012 Tour of California route announced (11/03/11)
2012 Amgen Tour of California to start in Santa Rosa Leaked Promo video. The race will start in Santa Rosa, CA.
Website: Amgen Tour of California official website
2012 L'Etape du California citizens race: April 12, 2012 Route: L'Etape du California is back for 2012
Dates: May 13-20, 2012
Route: 2012 Tour of California route announced (11/03/11)
2012 Amgen Tour of California to start in Santa Rosa Leaked Promo video. The race will start in Santa Rosa, CA.
Website: Amgen Tour of California official website
2012 L'Etape du California citizens race: April 12, 2012 Route: L'Etape du California is back for 2012
USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Dates: August 20-26, 2012
Route: 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge route announced (December 8, 2011)
Website: USA Pro Cycling Challenge official website
Tour of Qatar
Dates: February 5-10, 2012
Tour of Qatar Route: 2012 Parcours
Website: Tour of Qatar official website
Dates: August 20-26, 2012
Route: 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge route announced (December 8, 2011)
Website: USA Pro Cycling Challenge official website
Tour of Qatar
Dates: February 5-10, 2012
Tour of Qatar Route: 2012 Parcours
Website: Tour of Qatar official website
Paris-Nice
Dates: March 4-11. 2012
Website: Paris-Nice website
2012 Route of Paris-Nice: Route of the 2012 Paris-Nice announced
Criterium Dauphine
Dates: June 1-11, 2012
Website: not yet updated Criterium Dauphine official website
Dates: March 4-11. 2012
Website: Paris-Nice website
2012 Route of Paris-Nice: Route of the 2012 Paris-Nice announced
Criterium Dauphine
Dates: June 1-11, 2012
Website: not yet updated Criterium Dauphine official website
More Stage Races
Dates: June 12017, 2012
Website: Tour of Serbia official website
2012 Route: (see website) 6-stages from Niš to Belgrade
News on the Tour: http://www.bss.rs/ and http://www.bicisvet.com/2011/10/trka-kroz-srbiju-2012/
World Championships Road and Time Trial
UCI World Championships
Dates: September 15-23, 2012
Men and Women Elite and U23, plus Junior Road and Time Trial Championships in Limburg, The Netherlands. 2012 dates and event information UCI Road World Championships
For other pro race and cycling event dates - please see the right column of this blog.
For a list of race dates and event dates for century rides and week long bicycle tours in Colorado, please see: 2012 Colorado Bike Events
Dates: September 15-23, 2012
Men and Women Elite and U23, plus Junior Road and Time Trial Championships in Limburg, The Netherlands. 2012 dates and event information UCI Road World Championships
For other pro race and cycling event dates - please see the right column of this blog.
Colorado
For a list of race dates and event dates for century rides and week long bicycle tours in Colorado, please see: 2012 Colorado Bike Events
