Question Which Historical Cycling Races Should Be Revived?

[Mayomaniac]

I wish Tour of California, Utah, Colorado, Georgia, and Missouri came back. Or if America did a separate west and east coast Tour. But there’s no demand for it. Though funny to run into find thread since I was looking for the UAE one but in Nevada I just passed a group of about 6 amateur riders all wearing UAE jerseys and riding Colnago. So maybe UAE can help finance the races.

Utah was almost universally loved on this forum and I actually miss the race.

 

[tobydawq]

I wish Tour of California, Utah, Colorado, Georgia, and Missouri came back.

What about the Tour de Trump?

Tour de Trump 1990 Stage 13 results

Raúl Alcalá is the winner of Tour de Trump 1990, before Atle Kvålsvoll and Erik Breukink. Michel Zanoli is the winner of the final stage.

www.procyclingstats.com

The last winner is apparently still semi-active.

 

[E_F_]

What about the Tour de Trump?

Or Tour duPont!? (Watch the film Dark Waters).

 

[tobydawq]

Or Tour duPont!? (Watch the film Dark Waters).

It looks like the latter was a continuation of the former.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Gylne Gutuer is sadly no longer a UCI race. I would like to see a stronger field ride on those roads someday.

I can't remember ever hearing about this race, but purely due to its name, I'd like The Paths of King Nikola to return to the calendar and for it to be held just before or after In the footsteps of the Romans.

 

[kingjr]

Bordeaux-Paris, as has already been mentioned, just to see how it would play out. And the old 100 km TTT with 4 riders per team.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Right, so that Dark Waters isn't the Dark Waters which I know.
Which is a great informational series on riverlife by Jeremy Wade

 

[E_F_]

The Peace Race should come back, right @Libertine Seguros?

 

[Red Rick]

Zurich

Milano Torino

 

[Pantani_lives]

I was going to say Paris–Brest–Paris, a race of 1200 km!

However I just found out it's still held for amateurs once every four years. Nicolas De Haan (USA) won it in 2023 in a record time of 41h 46'.

It would be a challenge for the live commentators as well.

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[Armchair Cyclist]

I was going to say Paris–Brest–Paris, a race of 1200 km!

However I just found out it's still held for amateurs once every four years. Nicolas De Haan (USA) won it in 2023 in a record time of 41h 46'.

It would be a challenge for the live commentators as well.

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There was an enjoyable GCN documentary about it: don't know where those docu's have ended up.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Milano Torino

You don't even acknowledge the non-Superga version as existing?

 

[hayneplane]

Milano-Torino technically still exists but they have destroyed it so I would like to revive the Contador era parcours of the race.

Criterium International was an excellent race and selfishly would love the Tour de Yorkshire back as it’s very local to me and always got great crowds and some good racing.

 

[Red Rick]

You don't even acknowledge the non-Superga version as existing?

Extant, yes. Alive, no

 

[Wyndbrook]

What about the Tour de Trump?

Tour de Trump 1990 Stage 13 results

Raúl Alcalá is the winner of Tour de Trump 1990, before Atle Kvålsvoll and Erik Breukink. Michel Zanoli is the winner of the final stage.

www.procyclingstats.com

The last winner is apparently still semi-active.

You mean the race that Thrump said would grow to rival the Tour de France.

 

[Wyndbrook]

The British milk race, the first race I saw from the roadside

 

[E_F_]

Well if we're doing local races, then @RedheadDane and I should nominate this one: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/colliers-classic-gp-aarhus

 

[RedheadDane]

Well if we're doing local races, then @RedheadDane and I should nominate this one: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/colliers-classic-gp-aarhus

I don't want to!

 

[E_F_]

I don't want to!

Because it was a bad race?

 

[Wvv]

What about the Tour de Trump?

Tour de Trump 1990 Stage 13 results

Raúl Alcalá is the winner of Tour de Trump 1990, before Atle Kvålsvoll and Erik Breukink. Michel Zanoli is the winner of the final stage.

www.procyclingstats.com

The last winner is apparently still semi-active.

WVA's uncle in the top ten.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Because it was a bad race?

I never watched the race when it was held, but I think Danmark Rundt should return to the city before too long. I might vote for someone who promises that in the upcoming election.

 

[Miss Violet Smith]

I want Postgirot Open (Tour of Sweden) back!

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Tour of Ireland and Tour of Sweden were both good races, the calendar and the cycling culture in the respective countries would benefit from it.

 

[will-10]

Tour Mediterranean, on the condition that the Mont Faron TTT is a permanent fixture.

 

[andrew_s]

... but the Waalse Pijl had apparently been discontinued

The Welsh Arrow, translating to English rather than the more normal French.

Wales could do with an extra race.




Waalse and Welsh are basically the same word, though applied to different groups of non-Germanic foreigners. It's interesting where "that sounds like" and a bit of wondering can lead.