UCI Continental Circuits#UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Europe Tour is introduced for the 2005 season from the International Cycling Union UCI European road cycling calendar. It belongs with the other continental racing series (UCI Africa Tour, UCI America Tour, UCI Asia Tour, UCI Oceania Tour ) to the UCI Continental Circuits below the UCI World Tour ( up to and including 2010: UCI ProTour ).
The annual race calendar of the UCI Europe Tour includes the race between 15 October of the previous year and 14 October of the following year.
The one-day races and stage races of the UCI Europe Tour are divided into three categories (HC, 1 and 2). For every race points are awarded for an individual, team and nations. An individual races UCI ProTeam also can participate; the results of the ProTeam riders remain for the annual ranking but out of consideration.
Team
May at the race of the UCI Europe Tour - depending on the UCI category - UCI ProTeam participate, UCI Professional Continental Teams, UCI Continental teams, as well as national, regional and club teams. The first three European Continental teams a fictional rankings that is calculated beginning of the season due to the commit driver are mandatory invite of the organizers of the race in the second category.
Race
The UCI Europe Tour race in the highest category (HC ) are:
- Belgium Tour
- Belgium Driedaagse van De Panne - Koksijde
- The E3 Prijs Vlaanderen Belgium
- Belgium Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Paris-Brussels Belgium
- Belgium Scheldeprijs
- Belgium Tour de Wallonie
- Denmark Tour of Denmark
- Germany Bavaria Tour
- Germany around the financial center of Eschborn -Frankfurt
- France Critérium International
- France Grand Prix of Four Mies
- France Paris -Tours
- France Tour de Vendée
- France Four Days of Dunkirk
- Italy Coppa Placci
- Italy Giro del Piemonte
- Italy Giro del Veneto
- Italy Giro dell'Emilia
- Italy Milan -Turin
- Italy Tre Valli Varesine
- Luxembourg Luxembourg Tour
- Netherlands Dutch Food Valley Classic
- Austria Austria Tour
- Spain Vuelta a Burgos
- Spain Gran Premio Miguel Indurain
Winner UCI Europe Tour
The rules of the individual rankings: