Start of the pro season: The most important bike races in January

The most important professional cycling races in January 2025

Men

• 21 - 26 January: Santos Tour Down Under (Australia - World Tour)
• 25 January: Gran Premio Castellon - Ruta de la Ceramica (Spain - Europe Tour)
• 26 January: Classica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 - Gran Premi Valencia (Spain - Europe Tour)
• 28 January - 1 February: AlUla Tour (Saudi Arabia - Asia Tour)
• 29 January: Trofeo Calvia (Spain - Europe Tour)
• 30 January: Trofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines (Spain - Europe Tour)
• 30 January: Surf Coast Classic (Australia - Oceania Tour)
• 31 January: Trofeo Serra Tramuntana (Spain - Europe Tour)

>> The complete men's race calendar 2025

Women

• 17 - 19 January: Santos Tour Down Under (Australia - Women's World Tour)
• 19 January: Women Cycling Pro Costa De Almeria (Spain - Women Elite)
• 25 January: Trofeo Ses Salines-Felanitx (Spain - Women Elite)
• 26 January: Trofeo Palma Femina (Spain - Women Elite)
• 26 January: Schwalbe Women's One Day Classic (Australia - Women Elite)
• 27 January: Trofeo Binissalem-Andratx (Spain - Women Elite)
• 29 January: Surf Coast Classic - Women (Australia - Women Elite)

>> The complete women's race calendar 2025

The Women's World Tour, the most important racing series in women's cycling, starts again in mid-January with the Tour Down Under. The stage race in Australia lasts three days. This will be directly followed by the men's Tour Down Under, the start of the men's World Tour. The men will be racing a total of six stages from 21 to 26 January. A detailed preview with all altitude profiles have already been compiled.

In addition to the World Tour kick-off in Australia, the races are already underway in Europe. The Ruta de la Ceramica (25 January), Classica Valenciana (26 January) and the Mallorca Challenge (from 29 January) are traditionally the first races in which some of the stars of the peloton can be seen on European soil. The Mallorca Challenge is a multi-day event consisting of a total of five one-day races - so-called trofeos - and runs until 2 February. The same format is also used for the women's race with three trofeos from 25 January to 27 January. On the Spanish mainland, some of the top female riders are expected to make an appearance at the fourth edition of the Women Pro Cycling Costa de Almeria on 19 January.

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Away from this, the men's AlUla Tour (28 January - 1 February) at the end of January marks the start of several races in the Middle East scheduled for February.