Complete guide to Classics and Monuments 2025: dates and schedules

The Belgian opening weekend that marks the start of the classics campaign is practically here, undoubtedly the most exciting races on the calendar as they are contested in a single day, on typically demanding courses where cyclists hold nothing back, unlike in stage races where they need to measure every effort.

The main classics of the 2025 calendar

One-day races, also known in cycling jargon as classics, are mainly some of the most traditional events on the cycling calendar. When we talk about classics, we usually think of Belgium and spring, as that is where the most famous and historic races take place.

However, the intense spring is divided into several chapters, each more exciting than the last. On one hand, we have the cobbled classics that repeatedly traverse the landscapes of Flanders in the lead-up to the week of passion for the cobblestones, featuring the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. These are the second and third monuments of the calendar.

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In the midst of the cobblestone frenzy, there is a brief Italian interlude. While initially the Milan-San Remo was the reference race, the recent emergence of the Strade Bianche, which many argue should be a sixth monument, has created an interesting segment in the middle of the classics campaign.

After the cobbled races, it's time for the Ardennes week, a complete change of paradigm towards more demanding climbs where the climbers have a chance to shine. It's the week of the Amstel Gold Race, the Walloon Arrow, and the conclusion in La Doyenne, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the fourth of the five monuments on the calendar.

Although spring is the peak moment of the classics season, there is still one final episode after their conclusion with the running of Il Lombardia, the fifth and final monument that usually serves as a tribute to the recently crowned World Champion.

This is the calendar of the most important classics:

Omloop Het Niewsblad

• Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
• Distance: 197 km
• Location: Ninove (Belgium)
• 2024 Winner: Jan Tratink (Visma-Lease a Bike)
• Record of Wins: Joseph Bruyère, Ernest Sterckx, Peter Van Petegem (3)

Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

• Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025
• Distance: 196.9 km
• Location: Kuurne (Belgium)
• 2024 Winner: Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike)
• Record of Wins: Tom Boonen (3)

Ename Samyn Classic

• Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
• Distance: 199.1 km
• Location: Dour (Belgium)
• 2024 Winner: Laurens Rex (Intermarché-Wanty)
• Record of Wins: Johan Capiot (3)

Strade Bianche

• Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
• Distance: 213 km
• Location: Siena (Italy)
• 2024 Winner: Tadej Poga?ar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Record of Wins: Fabian Cancellara (3)

Milan-San Remo

• Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
• Distance: 289 km
• Location: San Remo (Italy)
• 2024 Winner: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Record of Wins: Eddy Merckx (7)

E3 Saxo Classic

• Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
• Distance: 208 km
• Location: Harelbeke (Belgium)
• 2024 Winner: Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Record of Wins: Tom Boonen (5)

Gent-Wevelgem

• Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025
• Distance: 250 km
• Location: Wevelgem (Belgium)
• 2024 Winner: Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek)
• Record of Wins: Robert Van Eenaeme, Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx, Mario Cipollini, Tom Boonen, Peter Sagan (3)

Dwars door Vlaanderen

• Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
• Distance: 184.2 km
• Location: Waregem
• 2024 Winner: Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike)

Tour of Flanders

• Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025
• Distance: 268.9 km
• Location: Oudenaarde (Belgium)
• 2024 Winner: Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Record of Wins: Achiel Buysse, Fiorenzo Magni, Eric Leman, Johan Museeuw, Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara, Mathieu van der Poel (3)

Scheldeprijs

• Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
• Distance: 205.2 km
• Location: Schoten (Belgium)
• 2024 Winner: Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep)
• Record of Wins: Marcel Kittel (4)

Paris-Roubaix

• Date: Sunday, April 12, 2025
• Distance: 259.2 km
• Location: Roubaix (France)
• 2024 Winner: Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Record of Wins: Roger De Vlaeminck, Tom Boonen (4)

Brabantse Pijl

• Date: Friday, April 18, 2025
• Distance: 175.4 km
• Location: Overijse (Belgium)
• 2024 Winner: Benoît Cosnefroy (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale)
• Record of Wins: Edwig Van Hooydonck (4)

Amstel Gold Race

• Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
• Distance: 253.6 km
• Location: Valkenburg (Netherlands)
• 2024 Winner: Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers)
• Record of Wins: Jan Raas (5)

La Flèche Wallonne

• Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
• Distance: 205.2 km
• Location: Huy (Belgium)
• 2024 Winner: Stephen Williams (Israel-PremierTech)
• Record of Wins: Alejandro Valverde (5)

Liege-Bastogne-Liege

• Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025
• Distance: 252 km
• Location: Liege (Belgium)
• 2024 Winner: Tadej Poga?ar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Record of Wins: Eddy Merckx (5)

Clásica de San Sebastián

• Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025
• Distance: 236 km
• Location: San Sebastián (Spain)
• 2024 Winner: Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates)
• Record of Wins: Marino Lejarreta, Remco Evenepoel (3)

Il Lombardia

• Date: October 11, 2025
• Distance: to be confirmed
• Location: Bergamo (Italy)
• 2024 Winner: Tadej Poga?ar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Record of Wins: Fausto Coppi (5)