The International Cycling Union (UCI) have announced the dates of their 2011 World tour.
The mens professional races start on January in Australia with the Tour Down Under on January 18th and goes right through until the Giro Di Lombardia on October 15th.
As usual, the Tour De France will be the showpiece race which as always will attract both media and fan attention, however, there are plenty of big races in the calender for cyclists and fans to get their teeth into.
18/01 Tour Down Under (Australia), 06/03 Paris- Nice (France),
09/03 Tirreno-Adriatico (Italy), 19/03 Milan-San Remo (Italy),
21/03 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (Spain), 27/03 Gent - Wevelgem (Belgium),
03/04 Tour Of Flanders (Belgium), 04/04 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco (Spain),
10/04 Paris-Roubaix (France), 17/04 Amstel Gold Race (Netherlands),
20/04 La Flèche Wallonne (Belgium), 24/04 Liège - Bastogne - Liège (Belgium),
26/04 Tour De Roumandie (Switzerland), 07/05 Giro D' Italia (Italy),
05/06 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (France), 11/06 Tour De Suisse (Switzerland),
02/07 Tour De France (France), 30/07 Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian (Spain)
31/07 Tour Of Poland (Poland), 08/08 Eneco Tour (Belgium/ Luxembourg)
20/08 Vuelta a España (Spain), 21/08 Vattenfall Cyclassics (Germany)
28/08 GP Ouest France - Plouay (France), 09/09 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (Canada)
11/09 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (Canada), 15/10 Giro Di Lombardia (Italy)