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2010 in men's road cycling

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World Championships

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The World Road championships will be held in Melbourne, Australia.

Race Date Winner Second Third
World Championship Road Race Oct 3  Thor Hushovd (NOR)  Matti Breschel (DEN)  Allan Davis (AUS)
World Championship Time Trial Sep 30  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  David Millar (GBR)  Tony Martin (GER)

Grand Tours

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Race Date Winner Second Third
Italy Giro d'Italia May 8–30  Ivan Basso (ITA)  David Arroyo (ESP)  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
France Tour de France Jul 3–25  Andy Schleck (LUX)  Denis Menchov (RUS)  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
Spain Vuelta a España Aug 28 – Sep 19  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP)  Peter Velits (SVK)

UCI ProTour

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Race Date Winner Second Third
Australia Tour Down Under Jan 19–24  André Greipel (GER)  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  Greg Henderson (NZL)
Spain Volta a Catalunya Mar 22–28  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Xavier Tondó (ESP)  Rein Taaramäe (EST)
Belgium Gent–Wevelgem Mar 28  Bernhard Eisel (AUT)  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
Belgium Tour of Flanders Apr 4  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
Spain Vuelta al País Vasco Apr 5–10  Chris Horner (USA)  Beñat Intxausti (ESP)[1]  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)[1]
Netherlands Amstel Gold Race Apr 18  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA)
Switzerland Tour de Romandie Apr 27 – May 2  Simon Špilak (SLO)[1]  Denis Menchov (RUS)[1]  Michael Rogers (AUS)[1]
France Critérium du Dauphiné Jun 6–13  Janez Brajkovič (SLO)  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Tejay van Garderen (USA)
Switzerland Tour de Suisse Jun 12  Fränk Schleck (LUX)  Lance Armstrong (USA)  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
Spain Clásica de San Sebastián Jul 31  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)  Carlos Sastre (ESP)
Poland Tour de Pologne Aug 1  Dan Martin (IRL)  Grega Bole (SLO)  Bauke Mollema (NED)
Germany Vattenfall Cyclassics Aug 15  Tyler Farrar (USA)  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  André Greipel (GER)
BelgiumNetherlandsEneco Tour Aug 17–24  Tony Martin (GER)  Koos Moerenhout (NED)  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
France GP Ouest-France Aug 22  Matthew Goss (AUS)  Tyler Farrar (USA)  Yoann Offredo (FRA)
Canada Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec Sep 10  Thomas Voeckler (FRA)  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  Robert Gesink (NED)
Canada Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal Sep 12  Robert Gesink (NED)  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)

Other World Calendar events

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These races contribute, along with the Grand Tours and the UCI ProTour races, towards the 2010 UCI World Ranking

Race Date Winner Second Third
France Paris–Nice Mar 7  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)[1]  Roman Kreuziger (CZE)[1]
Italy Tirreno–Adriatico Mar 10  Stefano Garzelli (ITA)  Michele Scarponi (ITA)  Cadel Evans (AUS)
Italy Milan–Sanremo Mar 20  Óscar Freire (ESP)  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
France Paris–Roubaix Apr 11  Fabian Cancellara (SWI)  Thor Hushovd (NOR)  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)
Belgium La Flèche Wallonne Apr 21  Cadel Evans (AUS)  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Alberto Contador (ESP)
Belgium Liège–Bastogne–Liège Apr 26  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)  Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)[1]
Italy Giro di Lombardia Oct 16  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Michele Scarponi (ITA)  Pablo Lastras (ESP)

2.HC Category Races

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The prefix 2 indicates that these events are stage races.

Race Date Winner Second Third
Malaysia 2010 Tour de Langkawi Mar 1  José Rujano (VEN)  Gong Hyo-suk (KOR)  Hossein Askari (IRI)
France Critérium International Mar 27-28  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)  Michael Rogers (AUS)  Tiago Machado (POR)
Belgium Three Days of De Panne Mar 30 – Apr 1  David Millar (UK)  Andriy Hryvko (UKR)  Luca Paolini (ITA)
Turkey Tour of Turkey Apr 11–18  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)  Tejay van Garderen (USA)  David Moncoutié (FRA)
France Four Days of Dunkirk May 5  Martin Elmiger (SWI)  Rui Costa (POR)  José Joaquín Rojas Gil (ESP)
United States 2010 Tour of California May 16–23  Michael Rogers (AUS)  David Zabriskie (USA)  Levi Leipheimer (USA)
Belgium Tour of Belgium May 26–30  Stijn Devolder (BEL)  Dominique Cornu (BEL)  Bram Tankink (NED)
Germany Bayern Rundfahrt May 26–30  Maxime Monfort (BEL)  Adriano Malori (ITA)  Simon Špilak (SLO)
Luxembourg Tour de Luxembourg Jun 2  Matteo Carrara (ITA)  Fränk Schleck (LUX)  Sergey Ivanov (RUS)
Austria Tour of Austria July 4  Riccardo Riccò (ITA)  Sergio Pardilla (ITA)  Emanuele Sella (ITA)
China Tour of Qinghai Lake July 16–25  Hossein Askari (IRI)  Radoslav Rogina (CRO)  Kiel Reijnen (USA)
Belgium Tour de Wallonie July 24–28  Russell Downing (GBR)  Marco Marcato (ITA)  Laurent Mangel (FRA)
Denmark Tour of Denmark Aug 4–8  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  Svein Tuft (CAN)  Matthew Busche (USA)
Spain Vuelta a Burgos Aug 4–8  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)  Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP)  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)

1.HC Category Races

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The prefix 1 indicates that these events are one-day races.

Race Date Winner Second Third
Belgium Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Feb 27  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)  Heinrich Haussler (GER)  Tyler Farrar (USA)
Belgium E3 Prijs Vlaanderen Mar 29  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)
Spain GP Miguel Induráin Apr 4  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Michel Kreder (NED)[1]  Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)[1]
Belgium Scheldeprijs Apr 7  Tyler Farrar (USA)  Robbie McEwen (AUS)  Robert Forster (GER)
Germany Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop May 1  Fabian Wegmann (GER)  Geert Verheyen (BEL)  Bert Scheirlinckx (BEL)
United States Philadelphia International Championship Jun 6  Matthew Goss (AUS)  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Netherlands Veenendaal–Veenendaal Aug 13  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  Kenny van Hummel (NED)  Stefan van Dijk (NED)
Italy Tre Valli Varesine Aug 18  Dan Martin (IRE)  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)  Jérôme Baugnies (BEL)
Italy Giro del Veneto Aug 29  Daniel Oss (ITA)  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Sacha Modolo (ITA)
Belgium Paris–Brussels Sep 12  Francisco Ventoso (ESP)  Romain Feillu (FRA)  Stefan van Dijk (NED)
France Grand Prix de Fourmies Sep 13  Romain Feillu (FRA)  Davide Appollonio (ITA)  Kenny Dehaes (BEL)
Italy Giro dell'Emilia Oct 10  Robert Gesink (NED)  Dan Martin (IRL)  Michele Scarponi (ITA)
France Paris–Tours Oct 11  Óscar Freire (ESP)  Angelo Furlan (ITA)  Gert Steegmans (BEL)
Italy Giro del Piemonte Oct 15  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA)  Matti Breschel (DEN)

National Championships

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See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Riders were promoted in the official positions of races after the deletion of the results obtained by Alejandro Valverde as part of the sanctions imposed alongside his ban for involvement in the Operación Puerto case.