East Midlands International CiCLE Classic
| Race details |
| Date |
Late April |
| Region |
East Midlands, England |
| English name |
East Midlands International CiCLE Classic |
| Local name(s) |
Rutland-Melton Classic |
| Discipline |
Road |
| Competition |
UCI Europe Tour |
| Type |
One-day race |
| History |
| First edition |
2005 |
| Editions |
4 (as of 2008) |
| First winner |
Scott Gamble |
| Most recent |
Ciaran Power |
The East Midlands International CiCLE Classic is a road bicycle race that starts in Oakham and finishes in Melton Mowbray. Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The Oakham is the County town of Rutland, England. It lies east from Leicester, and has a Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. The 2008 version was 158 km long.
The race is characterised by its off-road sections and short, sharp climbs on narrow and treacherous farm tracks - taking its inspiration from the Paris-Roubaix and Ronde van Vlaanderen. Paris-Roubaix is a single-day professional bicycle road race held in northern France starting in Compiègne and finishing in Roubaix, near the The Ronde van Vlaanderen ( English: Tour of Flanders) is a road cycling race held in Flanders, Belgium. Originally part of the British Premier Calendar, from 2008 it is a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The British Cycling Premier Calendar Road Race Series is a season-long competition run by British Cycling. The UCI Continental Circuits are Road bicycle racing competitions contested under the auspices of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI
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Rapha Condor recyclingcouk ( UCI Team Code: RCY) is a British UCI Continental Cycling team formed following a merger between the Malcolm Elliott (born July 1 1961 in Sheffield, England) is an English professional Cyclist, whose professional Ciarán Power (born May 8, 1976 in Waterford, Ireland) is a professional Cyclist. Pezula Racing ( UCI Team Code: PZR) is a UCI Continental Cycling team registered in Ireland that participates predominantly in
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