🚴‍♂️ Cycling Event Calendar

Your **Event Calendar** tab should feature upcoming cycling races, sportives, time trials, track events, and mountain bike competitions—organized by date, discipline, and region. Here’s a complete, ready-to-use structure for your website:

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## 📅 **Major 2026 UCI WorldTour Races
Your **Event Calendar** tab should feature upcoming cycling races, sportives, time trials, track events, and mountain bike competitions—organized by date, discipline, and region. Here’s a complete, ready-to-use structure for your website:

**Key Winners So Far (2026):**
– Giro d’Italia: **Simon Yates** [procyclingstats](https://www.procyclingstats.com/calendar/uci/year-calendar)
– Tour de France: **Tadej Pogačar** [procyclingstats](https://www.procyclingstats.com/calendar/uci/year-calendar)
– La Vuelta: **Jonas Vingegaard** [procyclingstats](https://www.procyclingstats.com/calendar/uci/year-calendar)
– Paris-Roubaix: **Mathieu van der Poel** [procyclingstats](https://www.procyclingstats.com/calendar/uci/year-calendar)
– Ronde van Vlaanderen: **Tadej Pogačar** [procyclingstats](https://www.procyclingstats.com/calendar/uci/year-calendar)

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## 🛣️ **Amateur & Gran Fondo Events**
### **CycloWorld Calendar** (Largest international gran fondo calendar)
– Gran Fondos, sportives, charity rides, and multi-day events
– Road, gravel, and MTB events worldwide
– Daily news, offers, cycling trips, accommodations, and product reviews [cycloworld](https://www.cycloworld.cc/nl/home/)
### **Popular Types of Amateur Events:**
– **Gran Fondos**: Long-distance timed events (100–180 km)
– **Sportives**: Organized mass-participation rides
– **Charity Rides**: Fundraising events (e.g., RideLondon Classique charity)
– **Audax**: Group endurance rides with set intervals
– **Cyclosportives**: Competitive amateur races (e.g., Cyclosportive de la Vache qui Rit) [cycloworld](https://www.cycloworld.cc/nl/home/)

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## 🏁 **Time Trial & Track Events**
### **Club Time Trials (UK)**
– Evening 10-mile TTs: Most clubs allow on-the-day entry
– Open events: 25, 50, and 100-mile TTs (advance entry required)
– Join via **Cycling Time Trials** (UK national governing body) [merlincycles](https://www.merlincycles.com/blog/10-tips-time-trialling-beginners-guide/)
### **Track Cycling Events**
– **Velodrome Racing Nights**: Beginner-friendly sessions at local tracks
– **National Track Championships**: UK-wide qualifying events
– **UCI Track World Cup**: International events (Paris, London, Berlin) [uci](https://www.uci.org/article/about-track-cycling/1du7QkAFLchuURUZw3eool)

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## 🏔️ **Mountain Bike Events**
### **MTB Racing Categories:**
– **Cross-Country (XC)**: Olympic discipline, marathon races
– **Enduro**: Timed downhill stages, untimed uphill transfers
– **Downhill (DH)**: Bike park racing, World Cup series
– **Dirt Jump**: Skill-based competitions at skate parks
### **Major MTB Events:**
– **UCI MTB World Cup**: Multiple rounds worldwide
– **British National MTB Championships**: UK qualifiers
– ** local trail center events**: Beginner-friendly races

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## 📍 **How to Use This Calendar**
### **For Your Website:**
1. **Filter by Discipline**: Road, MTB, Track, Gravel, Time Trial
2. **Filter by Region**: UK, Europe, Worldwide
3. **Filter by Date**: Month-by-month view
4. **Filter by Level**: Amateur, Elite, UCI WorldTour
5. **Add to Calendar**: Google Calendar / iCal integration
6. **Entry Links**: Direct links to race registration pages
### **Recommended Sources:**
– **UCI Official Calendar**: [uci.org/calendar](https://www.uci.org/calendar) [uci](https://www.uci.org/calendar/all/2jnxYAuvjgttyHi6YQ94EJ?searchTerm=D)
– **BBC Sport Cycling Calendar**: Updated daily with results [bbc](https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/calendar)
– **ProCyclingStats**: Complete 2026 UCI calendar with winners [procyclingstats](https://www.procyclingstats.com/calendar/uci/year-calendar)
– **Cycloworld**: Largest gran fondo/sportive calendar [cycloworld](https://www.cycloworld.cc/nl/home/)
– **Cyclingnews Racing Calendar**: Up-to-date race dates [cyclingnews](https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/calendar/)
– **British Cycling Events**: UK-specific racing and events [britishcycling.org](https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/home)

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## 📌 **Sample Widget Code for Your Site**
“`html

🚴 Upcoming Cycling Events

Date	Event	Type	Location
5-7 Jun	Tour of Britain Women	Road	UK
8-15 Jun	Critérium du Dauphiné	WorldTour	France
15-22 Jun	Tour de Suisse	WorldTour	Switzerland
5-27 Jul	Tour de France	WorldTour	France

View Full Calendar →

“`

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## 🎯 **Why Include an Event Calendar?**
– **SEO Gold**: Race names are high-search-volume keywords (“Tour de France 2026 dates”)
– **User Engagement**: Riders plan their season around key events
– **Content Opportunities**: Pre-race previews, live coverage, post-race analysis
– **Community Building**: Connect amateur riders with local events
– **Monetization**: Affiliate links to bike gear, race entries, travel packages

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