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Cycling monument
| Cycling monument | |
|---|---|
 First appeared in Ce soir newspaper by Albert Baker d'Isy | |
| Information | |
| Published: | 17 April 1949 |
| Origin: | France |
| Newspaper: | Ce soir |
| Author: | Albert Baker d'Isy |
| Race: | Paris–Roubaix |
| Article: | "monument" du cyclisme |
The Monuments are five classic cycle races generally considered to be the oldest, hardest, longest and most prestigious one-day events in men's road cycling, with distances between 240 and 300 km.[1][2][3]
They each have a long history and specific individual characteristics. They are currently the one-day races in which most points can be earned in the UCI World Tour and the only 3rd categorized UCI races, only behind Grand Tour races; Tour de France (1st category) and Giro and Vuelta (both 2nd category). As of 2025[update], four of the five monuments hold women's races as part of the UCI Women's World Tour – with only Giro di Lombardia not having a women's race.
Eddy Merckx is by far the most successful monument rider with 19 wins in total. He is the only cyclist in history to win three monuments in one season, a feat he achieved in 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1975.
- ^ Cycling Hall of Fame: Introduction, 2010, retrieved 2010-07-12
- ^ Cycling Monuments, 2010, retrieved 2010-07-12
- ^ "Cancellara dreams of all winning all five of cycling monuments", CyclingNews.com, 2010, retrieved 2010-07-12
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