UCI cycling calendar 2026
Our cycling race calendar 2026 offers a complete overview of all major pro cycling races in the UCI WorldTour and UCI ProTour - including Grand Tours, Monuments, stage races, one-day classics and world championships.
The UCI WorldTour and UCI ProSeries
The 2025 UCI WorldTour stretches across 36 races, from January’s Tour Down Under to the season closer in Guangxi this October. There are no new races on the calendar, but there are three races that might look new due to their name: In Flanders Fields – From Middelkerke to Wevelgem (former Gent Wevelgem), Tour Auvergne Rhône Alpes(former Critérium de Dauphine) and Ronde van Brugge (former Classic Brugge - De Panne).
Just below the top tier, the UCI ProSeries enters its seventh season. The 2026 calendar featured 61 races, but the Tour of Norway has been cancelled due to lack of funding.
The UCI Women's WorldTour and UCI Women's ProSeries
The 2026 UCI Women’s WorldTour features 28 races, one more than last year, running from the Women’s Tour Down Under in January to the Tour of Guangxi in October.
The schedule remains largely in line with 2025, but with two notable shifts: Dwars door Vlaanderen steps up from the UCI ProSeries to join the WorldTour, and the Giro d’Italia Women moves on the calendar to June. Across the season, the balance between one day classics and stage races is maintained, with events spanning Europe, Asia and Oceania. Iconic fixtures such as the Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix Femmes and Liège–Bastogne–Liège return, alongside the Grand Tours of La Vuelta Femenina, the Giro d’Italia Women and the Tour de France Femmes.
Beneath the WorldTour, the UCI Women’s ProSeries expands to 21 events in 2026, an increase of seven compared with last season, giving teams and riders a much deeper set of opportunities across the year in Europe and Australia.
So how does the season unfold across the cycling calendar?
Cycling races January
The WorldTour calendar begins in Australia, with the Tour Down Under marking the first real return to racing after the off season. The start list is not top notch, but it still feels like a clean slate: the first decisive moves of the year, new jerseys in the bunch, and the earliest hints of which stories might defineKuurne-Brussel-Kuurne the months ahead.
Cycling races February
The tempo rises quickly. Volta ao Algarve, the UAE Tour and the Tour of Oman bring early season racing in the sun, while Europe properly kicks into gear with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. The cobbled calendar is up and running, and the slow burn towards the spring classics begins.
Cycling races March
March is one of the season’s most packed stretches. Strade Bianche brings dust, gravel and disorder, Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico put the first real GC contenders on the same stage, and Milan-San Remo delivers the year’s first Monument, a race that never follows the script.
Cycling races April
Spring turns the spotlight to the classics. The Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix lead the cobbled block, then the focus shifts south to the Ardennes: Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, where punchy finishes and sharp climbs reward the best climbers and puncheurs. For a lot of riders, this is the stretch that shapes the season.
Cycling races May
The season’s first Grand Tour moments arrive. La Vuelta España Feminina is the women’s first big stage race event while the Giro d’Italia follows with its familiar mix of chaos, long days and punishing climbs. Around them, a steady run of smaller European stage races and one day events keeps the calendar moving, whether riders are building towards July or trying to reset after spring.
Cycling races June
June is all about sharpening up and final decisions. The Tour Auvergne Rhône Alpes(former Critérium de Dauphine) and Tour de Suisse act as the main Tour de France rehearsals, offering a last hard look at climbing legs, time trial pacing and team shape. Then the national championships round out the month, handing out fresh jerseys and, just as often, a clear hint of who is ready for July.
Cycling races July
The Tour de France sits in a category of its own. It’s the race that sets the tone for the season and pulls the biggest spotlight, day after day. The GC fight takes shape in the mountains, sprinters get their chances, teams gamble and improvise, and every stage seems to produce a story that sticks long after Paris.
Cycling races August
The Tour de France Femmes is the main headline for August, together with the Vuelta a España, offering a last chance for the GC contenders. But also don't forget about San Sebastián Klasikoa and the Tour de Pologne this month.
Cycling races September
A month with some big finishes. The Vuelta España for men wraps up, theCanadian WorldTour races bring the top riders North America, this year followed by the World Championships in Montréal.
Cycling races October
The season signs off with one last block of meaning. Il Lombardia brings the final Monument, then races like Paris-Tours and the Tour of Guangxi give riders a closing opportunity to stand out, land a contract or simply end the year on a high. For plenty of teams, it’s also points season, chasing the last UCI points that can swing rankings and protect WorldTour status.
And then, suddenly, it’s done until January. Unless cyclocross is your thing, of course.
