The calendar is divided between "Major events" (World Cup races and the big-three Tours and a few other races) and calendars for Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Australasia. I will post the calendars in three sections (but as soon as possible!) -- January to April, May to July, and August to December. Part 1 follows:
ELITE CALENDAR 1996 Part 1 JANUARY--APRIL ********************************************************** Major events March 23 Milan-San Remo (It) WC April 7 Ronde van Vlaanderen (B) WC 14 Paris--Roubaix (F) WC 21 Liege--Bastogne--LIege (F) WC 27 Amstel Gold (Neth) WC ______ European Calendar February 6 GP d'Ouverture (F) 1.4 7-11 Etoile de Besseges (F) 2.4 11-15 Tour of Mallorca (Sp) 2.4 14-18 Tour de Mediterranee (F) 2.4 17 Clasica Almeria (Sp) 1.4 19-23 Ruta del Sol (Sp) 2.3 20 Trofeo Laigueglia (It) 1.3 21 Monte-Carlo--Alassio (Mon) 1.4 22 Classique Haribo (F) 1.4 24 Tour du Haut Var (F) 1.2 24 San Geo (It) 1.6 25-29 Semana Siciliana (It) 2.3 25 Trofeo Mamma e Papa 'Cioli (It) 1.6 25 Trofeo Luis Puig (Sp) 1.2 25 Monte-Carlo-Alassio (It) 1.6 25 GP Rovinja (Croatia) 1.6 27 GP Diano Marina (It) 1.6 27 GP Dancelli (It) 1.6 28-Mar 3 Tour of Valencia (Sp) 2.3 March 2 Het Volk (B) 1.1 2 Trofeo Pantalica (It) 1.4 2 Trofeo Franco Balestra (It) 1.6 3 Kuurne--Brussels--Kuurne (B) 1.2 3 Tour of Etna (It) 1.4 3 Brussels--Opwijk (B) 1.6 3 Trofeo Zsadi (It) 1.6 3 Trofeo Caduti Soprazocco (It) 1.6 6-10 Tour of Murcia (Sp) 2.4 9 Duo Giorni di Chiasso (Swi) 1.5 9 Giro delle Tre Province (It) 1.6 9 Paris--Troyes (F) 1.6 9 Vlaamse--Pijl--Harelbeke (B) 1.6 10-17 Paris--Nice (F) 2.1 10 Prix de Lillers Bruno Comini (F) 1.5 10 Giro del Lago Maggiore (Swi) 1.5 10 GP Delfo (It) 1.6 10 Troyes--Dijon (F) 1.6 10 Brussels--Zepperen (B) 1.6 10 Bordeaux--Saintes (F) 1.6 11 Tour of Campania (It) 1.3 13-20 Tirreno--Adriatico (It) 2.1 16 GP Victor Bodson (B) 1.6 17 Trofeo Gaetano Santi (It) 1.5 17 Rund un die Blumenstadt Straelen (Ger) 1.5 17 Ghent--Ypres (B) 1.6 17 Clasica Circuito Lasarte-Oria (Sp) 1.6 19-24 Sei Giorni del Sole (It) 2.6 24 GP Cholet-Pays de Loire (F) 2.1 24 Annemasse--Bellegarde (F) 1.6 24 Challenge de Hesbaye (B) 1.6 24 Rund um Rhede (Ger) 1.6 25-29 Semana Catalana (Sp) 2.1 25-31 Tour de Normandie (F) 2.5 27 A Travers La Belgique (B) 1.2 28-30 Tour of Calabria (It) 2.4 30 GP Harelbeke (B) 1.1 30-31 Criterium International (Fr) 2.2 30 Zesbergenprijs (B) 1.5 31 Tour of Reggio Calabria (It) 1.3 31 Fleche Brabanconne (B) 1.3 31 Trofeo Banca Pop. C. PIva (It) 1.6 31 Aalst--Truiden (B) 1.6 April 2-4 Three Days of De Panne (B) 2.2 2-5 Tour of Armorica (F) 2.4 4-8 Memorial Denis Manette (F) 2.6 6 Seraing--Aix--Seraing (B) 1.5 7 GP de la Ville de Rennes (F) 1.4 7 Rund durch den Kreis Unna (Ger) 1.5 7 Paris--Barentin (F) 1.6 8-12 Tour of the Basque Country (Sp) 2.1 8 Giro Int del Belvedere (It) 1.6 8 Langendreer (Ger) 1.6 9 Paris--Camembert (F) 1.2 9 GP Palio del Recioto (It) 1.5 9-19 Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt (Ger) 2.5 10 Ghent--Wevelgem (B) 1.1 10-13 Circuit de la Sarthe (F) 2.4 10 Circuites Trois Jours de Vendee (F) 1.6 12 GP Pino Cerami (B) 1.3 12-21 Settimana Bergamasca (It) 2.5 13 GP de Geneve (Swi) 1.5 13 Hel van het Mergelland (Neth) 1.5 13-14 Tweedaagse van de Gaverstreek (B) 2.6 14 GP Primavera (Sp) 1.3 14 Tour du Lac de Leman (Swi) 1.5 16-21 Teleflextoer (Neth) 2.5 16 Trofeo Andres Oliver (Sp) 1.6 16-21 Tour du Loir-et-Cher (F) 2.6 17 Fleche Wallonne (B) 1.1 17-21 Tour of Aragon (Sp) 2.4 17-21 Tour du Vaucluse (F) 2.5 17-21 Cinturon Ciclista a Mallorca (Sp) 2.6 18 Veenendaal--Veenendaal (Neth) 1.2 20 A Travers le Morbihan (F) 1.4 20 Boucle de l'Artois (F) 1.5 21 Zellik--Galmaarden (B) 1.5 21 Prix des Flandres Francaises (F) 1.5 21 Trofeo Leoni (It) 1.6 22-25 Tour of Trentino (It) 2.2 23 La Cote Picardie (F) 1.4 24 GP de l'Escaut (B) 1.1 25 GP de Demain (F) 1.4 25 GP della Liberazione (It) 1.5 25-27 Tour of the Vendee (F) 2.5 25 Torino--Biella (It) 1.6 26-1 May Giro Primavera d'Italia (It) 2.5 27 GP Francois Faber (Lux) 1.6 28 Tour of the Appenines (It) 1.2 28 Tour of Berne (Swi) 1.3 28 Vendee International Classic (Fr) 1.3 28 Rund um Duren (Ger) 1.5 28 GP Ostfenster (Lux) 1.6 29-5 May Circuit des Mines (F) 2.5 29-5 May Ruban Granitier Breton (F) 2.5 ________ American Calendar January 2-21 Vuelta al Edo Tachira (Ven) 2.6 February 10-11 Clasico Alico Internacional (Dom) 2.6 17-25 Rutas de America (Uru) 2.6 21-27 Vuelta Independencia Nacional (Dom) 2.5 March 13-24 Vuelta Ciclista a Chile (Chi) 2.5 13-24 Clasico RCN (Col) 2.4 29-4 April Vuelta Ciclista al Uruguay (Uru) 2.5 April 22-5 May Vuelta a Colombia (Col) 2.4 28 First Union GP (USA) 1.3 _____________ Asian Calendar February 12-15 Tour of Hainan of China (China) 2.6 March 20-28 Tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2.5 April 14-23 Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) 2.5 ___________ African Calendar February 19-2 March Standard Bank/Rapport Toer (RSA) 2.5 March 7-14 Tour of Egypt 2.5 7-10 Giro del Capo (RSA) 2.5 ______________ Australasian Calendar January 23-28 Summer Tour of Tasmania (Aus) 2. ................................To be Continued........................ kindly supplied by Roger.