The WorldTour, the top level of professional men’s road cycling, consists of 18 teams from 12 different countries and five continents.
With three major tours at stake – Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España, each with 21 stages – five monuments – Milan-Sanremo, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Il Lombardia – there is plenty to chase throughout the season for both teams and riders. In addition, there are 11 week-long shift races and 14 one-day races of varying historical significance.
Following the cancellations of the Tour Down Under and the one-day Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, this year’s WorldTour begins on February 20 with the fourth edition of the UAE Tour.
Consisting of a total of 31 events from one-day races to the three-week big tours – jewels in the crown of men’s cycling – the WorldTour competes across three continents, culminating on October 8 in Italy at Il Lombardia.