2010 in men's road cycling
# 2010 in men's road cycling

## World Championships

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

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

## UCI ProTour

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

## Other World Calendar events

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

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

## 2.HC Category Races

The prefix 2 indicates that these events are stage races.

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

## 1.HC Category Races

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

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