The greatest 52 European cycling challenges, in association with Garmin. The most challenging cycle routes in Europe based on the best cyclosportive events
- the most famous single-day professional races, which are known in cycling as The Classics, & on stages of the Grand Tours; the Tour de France, Tour of Italy & Tour of Spain. These are not just pretty rides in the country
- they are serious challenges that require training & preparation, but are all accessible & are achieved by many thousands of ordinary cyclists every year. Some of the routes are based on well-established cyclosportive events, which are the big objective of many thousands of recreational & keen cyclists. Classic Cycling Race Routes allows cyclists to do the routes at any time, & encourages them to take part in the events. For the classic races which don`t have a dedicated cyclosportive route, the author has designed a route to reflect the demands & history of these races.