Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic

The Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic is a road bicycle race that starts in Oakham and finishes in Melton Mowbray. The 2008 version was 158 km long.

Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic

The 2009 East Midlands International CiCLE Classic in Oakham
Race details
Date	Late April
Region	East Midlands, England
English name	Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
Local name(s)	CiCLE Classic
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	One-day race
Web site	cicleclassic.co.uk
History
First edition	2005 (2005)
Editions	17 (as of 2023)
First winner	Scott Gamble (GBR)
Most wins	Ian Wilkinson (GBR) (2 wins)
Most recent	Luke Lamperti (USA)

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 Tour of Flanders. Originally part of the British Premier Calendar, from 2008 it is a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

The race was known as the East Midlands International CiCLE Classic in the years 2007–10 when its principal sponsor was the East Midlands Development Agency.^[1][2]

Winners

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2005	Great Britain	Scott Gamble	East Midlands BC Div.
2006	Great Britain	Robin Sharman	Recycling.co.uk
2007[3]	Great Britain	Malcolm Elliott	Pinarello Racing Team
2008[4]	Ireland	Ciaran Power	Pezula Racing
2009[5]	Great Britain	Ian Wilkinson	Team Halfords Bikehut
2010	Denmark	Michael Berling	Glud & Marstrand–LRØ Radgivning
2011	Australia	Zakkari Dempster	Rapha Condor–Sharp
2012	France	Alexandre Blain	Endura Racing
2013[6]	Great Britain	Ian Wilkinson	Team UK Youth
2014[7]	Great Britain	Tom Moses	Rapha Condor–JLT
2015	Australia	Steele Von Hoff	NFTO
2016	Ireland	Conor Dunne	JLT–Condor
2017[8]	Great Britain	Daniel Fleeman	Metaltek–Kuota
2018	Great Britain	Gabriel Cullaigh	WIGGINS
2019	United States	Colin Joyce	Rally UHC Cycling
2020	No race due to COVID-19 pandemic[9]
2021	No race due to COVID-19 pandemic[9]
2022	Great Britain	Finn Crockett	Ribble Weldtite
2023	United States	Luke Lamperti	Trinity Racing

References

1. "Rutland – Melton becomes the East Midlands International CiCLE Classic". cicleclassic.co.uk. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
2. "'Every little helps' save CiCLE Classic". cicleclassic.co.uk. 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
3. "CiCLE Classic Report". British Cycling. 29 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008.
4. "Ciaran Powers to East Midlands win". Cycling Weekly. 27 April 2008.
5. "Wilkinson wins CiCLE Classic". Cycling Weekly. 26 April 2009.
6. "Ian Wilkinson sprints to CiCLE Classic victory | Latest News". Cycling Weekly. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
7. "Tom Moses wins Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
8. "One Pro Cycling team apologises over CiCLE Classic finish-line controversy". 23 April 2017.
9. "Rutland-Melton International CiCLE Classic Cancelled for 2021". velonet.uk. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

External links

• Official website