The UCI World Tour 2026 Calendar is packed with exciting racing events. The main big changes include the reduction of the number of stages of the Tour de Suisse, from 8 to 5 stages and will be held in parallel with its women’s version.
Additionally, there is the already known name change of the Critérium du Dauphiné, which will be called the Tour de Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. The Brugge-De Panne will now be called The Great Sprint Classic.
UCI World Tour 2026 season kicks off in January and closes on 18 October with the Tour of Guangxi in China. Montréal will host the 2026 Road World Championships from 20 to 27 September, alongside the UCI WorldTour season.
UCI World Tour 2026 Calendar: List Of Events (Men)
| Date | Race |
|---|---|
| 20-25 Jan | Santos Tour Down Under (Australia) |
| 1 February | Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (Australia) |
| 16-22 February | UAE Tour (United Arab Emirates) |
| 28 February | Omloop Nieuwsblad (Belgium) |
| 7 March | Strade Bianche (Italy) |
| 8-15 March | Paris-Nice (France) |
| 9-15 March | Tirreno-Adriatico (Italy) |
| 21 March | Milano-Sanremo (Italy) |
| 23-29 March | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (Spain) |
| 25 March | The Great Sprint Classic (Belgium) |
| 27 March | E3 Saxo Classic (Belgium) |
| 29 March | Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields (Belgium) |
| 1 April | Dwars door Vlaanderen – À travers la Flandre (Belgium) |
| 5 April | Ronde van Vlaanderen (Belgium) |
| 6-11 April | Itzulia Basque Country (Spain) |
| 12 April | Paris-Roubaix (France) |
| 19 April | Amstel Gold Race (Netherlands) |
| 22 April | La Flèche Wallonne (Belgium) |
| 26 April | Liège-Bastogne-Liège (Belgium) |
| 28 April-3 May | Tour de Romandie (Switzerland) |
| 1 May | Eschborn-Frankfurt (Germany) |
| 9-31 May | Giro d’Italia (Italy) |
| 7-14 June | Tour Auvergne – Rhône-Alpes (France) |
| 14 June | Copenhagen Sprint (Denmark) |
| 17-21 June | Tour de Suisse (Switzerland) |
| 4-26 July | Tour de France (France) |
| 1 August | DSSK – Donostia San Sebastián Klasikoa (Spain) |
| 3-9 August | Tour de Pologne (Poland) |
| 16 August | ADAC Cyclassics (Germany) |
| 19-23 August | Renewi Tour (Belgium) |
| 22 August-13 September | La Vuelta Ciclista a España (Spain) |
| 30 August | Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France (France) |
| 11 September | Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (Canada) |
| 13 September | Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (Canada) |
| 20-27 September | World Championships (Canada, Montreal) |
| 10 October | Il Lombardia (Italy) |
| 13-18 October | Tour of Guangxi (China) |
The 2026 UCI Women’s World Tour consists of 28 races across 11 countries and three continents. It begins in January in Australia with the Santos Tour Down Under on January 17 and wraps up on 18 October at the Tour of Guangxi in China.
Notable changes include the upgrade of Dwars Door Vlaanderen to World Tour status and the shift of the Giro d’Italia Women to late May and the Tour de France Femmes to August, one week after the men’s edition.
The Tour of Britain Women finds a new home in August as well and Romandie returns to its September slot. In addition, the 2026 Road World Championships will be held from 20 to 27 September in Montréal.
UCI World Tour 2026 Calendar: List Of Events (Women)
| Date | Race |
|---|---|
| 17-19 January | Santos Tour Down Under (Australia) |
| 31 January | Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race – Women (Australia) |
| 5-8 February | UAE Tour Women (United Arab Emirates) |
| 28 February | Omloop Nieuwsblad (Belgium) |
| 7 March | Strade Bianche Donne (Italy) |
| 15 March | Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Comune di Cittiglio (Italy) |
| 21 March | Milano-Sanremo Donne (Italy) |
| 26 March | The Great Sprint Classic (Belgium) |
| 29 March | Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields (Belgium) |
| 1 April | Dwars door Vlaanderen – Across Flanders (Belgium) |
| 5 April | Ronde van Vlaanderen (Belgium) |
| 12 April | Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift (France) |
| 19 April | Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition (Netherlands) |
| 22 April | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (Belgium) |
| 26 April | Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes (Belgium) |
| 3-10 May | Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es (Spain) |
| 15-17 May | Itzulia Women (Spain) |
| 21-24 May | Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (Spain) |
| 30 May-7 June | Giro d’Italia Women (Italy) |
| 13 June | Copenhagen Sprint (Denmark) |
| 17-21 June | Tour de Suisse Women (Switzerland) |
| 1-9 August | Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (France) |
| 20-23 August | Lloyds Tour of Britain Women (Great Britain) |
| 29 August | Classic Lorient Agglomération – CERATIZIT (France) |
| 4-6 September | Tour de Romandie Féminin (Switzerland) |
| 9-13 September | Simac Ladies Tour of Holland (Netherlands) |
| 20-27 September | World Championships (Canada, Montreal) |
| 13-15 October | Tour of Chongming Island (China) |
| 18 October | Tour of Guangxi (China) |
