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Tour of Beijing axed by International Cycling Union from 2015 WorldTour calendar

Last Updated: 23/09/14 6:54pm

The Tour of Beijing will be held for the final time next month
The Tour of Beijing will be held for the final time next month

The Tour of Beijing will be held for the final time next month after the International Cycling Union withdrew its backing of the event.

The WorldTour race, first staged in 2011, is organised by Global Cycling Promotion, an arm of the UCI, but the world governing body has decided not to extend its four-year contract with GCP, which expires this year.

The news was confirmed when the UCI released the 2015 WorldTour calendar on Tuesday following a meeting of the Professional Cycling Council in Ponferrada, Spain, where the UCI Road World Championships are currently taking place.

President Brian Cookson said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the organisers of the Tour of Beijing as we head towards the fourth and final edition of that race and the role it has played in helping to build the profile of road racing in Asia.”

The 2015 UCI WorldTour calendar will follow an almost identical pattern to the 2014 campaign, with all races taking place on corresponding dates to this year.

UCI WorldTour 2015 schedule

January
Jan 20-25: Santos Tour Down Under

March
Mar 8-15: Paris-Nice
Mar 11-17: Tirreno-Adriatico
Mar 22: Milan-San Remo
Mar 23-29: Volta a Catalunya
Mar 27: E3 Harelbeke
Mar 29: Gent-Wevelgem

April
Apr 5: Tour of Flanders
Apr 6-11: Tour of the Basque Country
Apr 12: Paris-Roubaix
Apr 19: Amstel Gold Race
Apr 22: La Fleche Wallonne
Apr 26: Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Apr 28-May 3: Tour de Romandie

May
Apr 28-May 3: Tour de Romandie
May 9-31: Giro d’Italia

June
Jun 7-14: Criterium du Dauphine
Jun 13-21: Tour de Suisse

July
Jul 4-26: Tour de France

August
Aug 1: Clasica San Sebastian
Aug 2-8: Tour of Poland
Aug 10-16: Eneco Tour
Aug 22-Sep 13: Vuelta a Espana
Aug 23: Vattenfall Cyclassics
Aug 30: GP Ouest France – Plouay

September
Aug 22-Sep 13: Vuelta a Espana
Sep 11: GP de Quebec
Sep 13: GP de Montreal

October
Oct 4: Il Lombardia

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