2010 UCI ProTour
Encyclopedia
The 2010 UCI ProTour is the sixth series of the UCI
ProTour
: a series of 16 races in which the ProTour teams, considered the elite teams of the sport, participate alongside a number of invited "wildcard" teams. As in 2009, there is no competitive element to the ProTour of itself, but all its events contribute towards the 2010 UCI World Ranking
. The first race was the 2010 Tour Down Under
on 19–24 January, and the series will end with two new events, bringing the tour to North America for the first time, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
on 10 September and 12 September respectively.
Two newly formed teams, the American and British based , joined the ProTour, while the licenses of and were not renewed. The team, although it has a ProTour Licence from the UCI valid until 2013, had its annual registration refused, and missed the first event of the tour while the matter was still unresolved. It subsequently received a temporary licence until 31 March, at which stage the full licence was restored. A number of teams have had name changes: became , a second name sponsor saw rename as , and the name of the company, rather than one of its products, is featured in the change from to . Immediately before the Tour de France in July, two more teams altered their names: simplified their name to FDJ, while became .
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
: a series of 16 races in which the ProTour teams, considered the elite teams of the sport, participate alongside a number of invited "wildcard" teams. As in 2009, there is no competitive element to the ProTour of itself, but all its events contribute towards the 2010 UCI World Ranking
2010 UCI World Ranking
The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16...
. The first race was the 2010 Tour Down Under
2010 Tour Down Under
The 2010 Tour Down Under was the 12th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race. It was held from 19 January to 24 January 2010, traveling from Clare to Adelaide in South Australia. It was the first event in the 2010 UCI World Calendar...
on 19–24 January, and the series will end with two new events, bringing the tour to North America for the first time, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was on September 10, 2010, as the penultimate event in the 2010 UCI ProTour....
and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was held on September 12, 2010 as the final event in the 2010 UCI ProTour....
on 10 September and 12 September respectively.
Two newly formed teams, the American and British based , joined the ProTour, while the licenses of and were not renewed. The team, although it has a ProTour Licence from the UCI valid until 2013, had its annual registration refused, and missed the first event of the tour while the matter was still unresolved. It subsequently received a temporary licence until 31 March, at which stage the full licence was restored. A number of teams have had name changes: became , a second name sponsor saw rename as , and the name of the company, rather than one of its products, is featured in the change from to . Immediately before the Tour de France in July, two more teams altered their names: simplified their name to FDJ, while became .
2010 UCI ProTour races
| Dates | Race | Winner | UCI World Ranking 2010 UCI World Ranking The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16... leader |
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| 19–24 January |  Tour Down Under2010 Tour Down Under The 2010 Tour Down Under was the 12th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race. It was held from 19 January to 24 January 2010, traveling from Clare to Adelaide in South Australia. It was the first event in the 2010 UCI World Calendar... |
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| 22–28 March |  Volta a Catalunya2010 Volta a Catalunya The 2010 Volta a Catalunya was the 90th running of the race.It was the second race of the UCI ProTour calendar of 2010, and took place from March 22 to March 28.-Participating teams:... |
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| 28 March |  Gent–Wevelgem2010 Gent–Wevelgem The 2010 Gent–Wevelgem cycle road race took place on March 28, 2010. It was the 72nd edition of the international top classic Gent–Wevelgem. The final of Gent–Wevelgem was largely redrawn. An extra track was added in France, with a double passage over Mont des Cats and Mont Noir... |
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| 4 April | Tour of Flanders 2010 Tour of Flanders The 2010 Tour of Flanders cycle race was the 94th edition of this monument classic and took place on 4 April. The course was 262.3 km long, starting in Brugge and finishing in Ninove. The race was won by Fabian Cancellara ahead of Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert.-Course:The 16 Tour of Flanders... |
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| 5–10 April | Tour of the Basque Country 2010 Tour of the Basque Country The 2010 Tour of the Basque Country, was the 50th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycling stage race. It started on 5 April and ended on 10 April. Chris Horner won the race 7 seconds ahead of Alejandro Valverde after winning the sixth and final stage which was an individual time trial 8... |
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| 18 April |  Amstel Gold Race2010 Amstel Gold Race The 2010 Amstel Gold Race was the 45th edition of the Amstel Gold Race classic cycle race and took place on April 18, 2010. It was held on a 257.4 kilometres course from Maastricht to Cauberg as the sixth event of the 2010 UCI ProTour and the tenth event in the UCI World Ranking series... |
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| 27 April–2 May |  Tour de Romandie2010 Tour de Romandie The 2010 Tour de Romandie cycling road race started on 27 April and finished on 2 May in Switzerland. It was the 6th event in the 2010 UCI ProTour, and the 13th event in the World Calendar. The race winner had been declared as Alejandro Valverde, who won the final stage to take the race by 11... |
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| 6–13 June |  Critérium du Dauphiné2010 Critérium du Dauphiné The 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 62nd edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné stage race, and the first since it was renamed. It took place from 6–13 June, and was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and World Calendar... |
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| 12–20 June | Tour de Suisse 2010 Tour de Suisse The 2010 Tour de Suisse was the 74th edition of the Tour de Suisse stage race. It took place from 12 June to 20 June and was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and the World Calendar. It began with a short individual time trial in Lugano and ended with another time trial, in Liestal... |
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| 31 July | Clásica de San Sebastián 2010 Clásica de San Sebastián The 2010 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 29th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián road cycling race. It took place on 31 July 2010, and will be the tenth event of the 2010 UCI ProTour, and the eighteenth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series. It started and finished in San... |
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| 1–7 August |  Tour de Pologne2010 Tour de Pologne The 2010 Tour de Pologne was the 67th running of the Tour de Pologne, in the 82nd year since the first edition. The event was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and the World Calendar... |
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| 15 August |  Vattenfall Cyclassics2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics The 2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics was a one day road race, which is part of the 2010 UCI ProTour, it took place on 15 August 2010. The race covered a total of and took place in Hamburg, Germany.-Teams:... |
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| 17–24 August | / Eneco Tour 2010 Eneco Tour The 2010 Eneco Tour of Benelux was the sixth edition of the Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling stage race. It took place from 17 August to 24 August 2010 in the Benelux. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium were covered. It was part of the UCI World Ranking... |
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| 22 August | GP Ouest-France 2010 GP Ouest-France The 2010 GP Ouest-France was a one-day road race which will take place on 22 August 2010 in Plouay, France. The race was held over , which is 12 laps of a circuit... |
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| 10 September |  Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec The 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was the first edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, one-day professional bicycle road race held in Québec City, Quebec, Canada. It was held on September 10 as the penultimate event in the 2010 UCI ProTour... |
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| 12 September | Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal The 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal was the first edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, one-day professional bicycle road race held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was held on September 12, 2010, as the final event in the 2010 UCI ProTour... |
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Teams
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Kuota Kuota Kuota is an Italian bicycle manufacturer.They build high-end bicycles for road racing, mountain biking and triathlon. They have recently included a Cyclo-cross model in the range.... |
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Specialized Specialized Bicycle Components Specialized Bicycle Components, more commonly known simply as Specialized, is a major American brand of bicycles and related products. It was founded in 1974 by Mike Sinyard and is based in Morgan Hill, California-History:... |
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| GCE | |
Pinarello Pinarello Cicli Pinarello S.p.A. is an Italian bicycle manufacturer in Treviso, Italy. It supplies mostly hand-made bicycles for road racing, track racing and cyclo-cross.-Models:-Montello SLX:... |
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Orbea | |
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Fuji | |
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Felt | |
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# | Wilier Wilier Triestina Wilier Triestina is an Italian manufacturer of racing bicycles, founded in 1906 by Pietro Dal Molin in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. They are now based in Rossano Veneto, Italy.... |
| LIQ | |
Cannondale Cannondale Bicycle Corporation The Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, is an American bicycle manufacturer, headquartered in Bethel, Connecticut with manufacturing and assembly facilities in Taichung, Taiwan... |
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| OLO | |
Canyon Canyon Bicycles Canyon Bicycles GmbH is a German manufacturer of racing bikes, mountain bikes and triathlon bikes based in Koblenz, Germany.-Company history :... |
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Eddy Merckx | |
| RAB | |
Giant Giant Manufacturing Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. is a Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer which bills itself as the world's largest bicycle manufacturer. Giant has manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, Netherlands, and Mainland China.-History:... |
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Pinarello Pinarello Cicli Pinarello S.p.A. is an Italian bicycle manufacturer in Treviso, Italy. It supplies mostly hand-made bicycles for road racing, track racing and cyclo-cross.-Models:-Montello SLX:... |
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Scott | |
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Ridley Ridley (bicycles) Ridley Bikes was started by the innovative spirit of one man, Jochim Aerts, a highly skilled frame builder and painter who began in 1990 producing frames for Belgian bicycle companies. Jochim’s passion for road racing and frame craftsmanship was soon channeled into his own brand in 1997 when Ridley... |
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Focus Focus Bikes Focus Bikes is a bicycle manufacturer that has its administration and production facilities based in Cloppenburg, Germany and builds sport bicycles such as racing bicycles and mountain bicycles.-History:... |
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Trek Trek Bicycle Corporation Trek Bicycle Corporation is a major bicycle and cycling product manufacturer and distributor under brand names Trek, Gary Fisher, Bontrager, Klein and until recently, LeMond Racing Cycles... |
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Specialized Specialized Bicycle Components Specialized Bicycle Components, more commonly known simply as Specialized, is a major American brand of bicycles and related products. It was founded in 1974 by Mike Sinyard and is based in Morgan Hill, California-History:... |
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