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Cycling autumn Classics 2024: Canadian and Italian race dates, details and live TV guide
Grand Tour season is almost over, and that means only one thing: it’s time to get excited about the autumn Classics! Okay it’s not as exciting as the spring Classics but the late season one-day races come thick and fast after the Vuelta a España and include the final Monument of the season, Il Lombardia.
For many, the Race of the Falling Leaves doesn’t come close to the excitement of the Hell of the North and co. but it’s still high level, entertaining and important racing.
Below we’ve put together a rundown of the ones to watch with the key details and we’ll update it with more info as it comes in.
What actually are the autumn Classics?
While the spring Classics are an easily defined set of early season races including cobbles and gravel, which include most of the Monuments, the autumn Classics are a bit of a hodge-podge of late-season one-day races.
The headline act is the set of Italian Classics that lead up to and include Il Lombardia, though the two Canadian races have been popular with fans and riders since they entered the fray.
For the purposes of this guide, we’re also going to include the sprinkling of one-day races in Belgium, France, Germany and Japan as well as the European and World Championships road races, because they fit the bill.
Guide to the 2024 autumn Classics: The races, distances, previous winner and live TV guide
Details are subject to change as information from race organisers and broadcasters becomes available
Bemer Cyclassics (men)
When: 8th September 2024
Where: Hamburg, Germany
Distance: 198.5km
Most wins: Elia Viviani (three)
Bemer Cyclassics 2023 winners: Mas Pedersen (Lidl-Trek)
Live TV coverage: Discovery+
GP de Fourmies
When: 8th September 2024
Where: Fourmies, France
Distance: 197.6km; 128.8km
Most wins: Albert Barthelemy, Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (three); No repeat women’s winners
GP de Fourmies 2023 winners: Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep), Marta Lach (Ceratizit-WNT)
Live TV coverage:
GP Industria & Artigianato (men)
When: 8th September 2024
Where: Larciano, Italy
Distance: 196.3km
Most wins: Franco Bitossi (three)
GP Industria & Artigianato 2023 winner: Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost)
Live TV coverage:
Coppa Sabatini (men)
When: 12th September 2024
Where: Larciano, Italy
Distance: TBC
Most wins: Sonny Colbrelli and eight others (two)
Coppa Sabatini 2023 winner: Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates)
Live TV coverage:
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (men)
When: 13th September 2024
Where: Québec, Canada
Distance: 201.6km
Most wins: Michael Matthews, Peter Sagan, Simon Gerrans (two)
GP Québec 2023 winner: Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Dstny)
Live TV coverage: Discovery+
European Championships
When: 15th September 2024
Where: Limburg, Belgium
Distance: 222.8km; 161km
Most wins: No repeat winners
European Championships 2023 winners: Christophe Laporte (France); Mischa Bredewold (Netherlands)
Live TV coverage: Discovery+
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (men)
When: 15th September 2024
Where: Montréal, Canada
Distance: 209.1km
Most wins: Greg Van Avermaet (two)
GP Montréal 2023 winner: Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates)
Live TV coverage: Discovery+
GP de Wallonie (men)
When: 18th September 2024
Where: Wallonia, Belgium
Distance: TBC
Most wins: Nick Nuyens, Adolph Braeckeveldt (three)
GP de Wallonie 2023 winner: Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar)
Live TV coverage:
Super 8 Classic (men)
When: 21st September 2024
Where: Haacht, Belgium
Distance: TBC
Most wins: Frans Verbeeck, Ludo Peeters, Willem Peeters, Wiebren Veenstra, Herman Vrijders (two)
Super 8 Classic 2023 winner: Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
Live TV coverage:
World Championships
When: 29th September 2024
Where: Zurich, Switzerland
Distance: 274.1km; 154.1km
Most wins: Alfredo Binda, Óscar Freire, Rik Van Steenbergen, Eddy Merckx, Peter Sagan (three); Jeannie Longo (five)
World Championships 2023 winners: Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands), Lotte Kopecky (Belgium)
Live TV coverage: Discovery+
Münsterland Giro (men)
When: 3rd October 2024
Where: Münsterland, Germany
Distance: 205.2km
Most wins: André Greipel, Jos van Emden, Marcel Kittel (two)
Münsterland Giro 2023 winners: Per Strand Hagenes (Jumbo-Visma)
Live TV coverage:
Giro dell’Emilia
When: 5th October 2024
Where: Bologna, Italy
Distance: TBC
Most wins: Costante Girardengo (five); Elisa Longo Borghini (three)
Giro dell’Emilia 2023 winners: Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma); Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ-Suez)
Live TV coverage: Discovery+
Paris-Tours (men)
When: 6th October 2024
Where: France
Distance: TBC
Most wins: Erik Zabel, Guido Reybrouck, Paul Maye, Gustaaf Danneels (three)
Paris-Tours 2023 winners: Riley Sheehan (Israel-Premier Tech)
Live TV coverage:+
Coppa Bernocchi (men)
When: 7th October 2024
Where: Legnano, Italy
Distance: 174.2km
Most wins: Danilo Napolitano (three)
Coppa Bernocchi 2023 winners: Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma)
Live TV coverage: Discovery+
Tre Valli Varesine
When: 8th October 2024
Where: Varese, Italy
Distance: TBC
Most wins: Giuseppe Saronni, Gianni Motta (four); No repeat women’s winner
Tre Valli Varesine 2023 winners: Ilan Van Wilder (Soudal-QuickStep); Liane Lippert (Movistar)
Live TV coverage: Discovery+
Gran Piemonte (men)
When: 10th October 2024
Where: Piedmont, Italy
Distance: TBC
Most wins: Gino Bartali, Aldo Bini, Costante Girardengo, Fiorenzo Magni, Giovanni Gerbi (three)
Gran Piemonte 2023 winners: Andrea Bagioli (Soudal-QuickStep)
Live TV coverage: Discovery+
Il Lombardia (men)
When: 12th October 2024
Where: Lombardy, Italy
Distance: TBC
Most wins: Fausto Coppi (five)
Il Lombardia 2023 winners: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
Live TV coverage: Discovery+
Giro del Veneto (men)
When: 16th October 2024
Where: Veneto, Italy
Distance: TBC
Most wins: Costante Girardengo (four)
Giro del Veneto 2023 winners: Dorian Godon (AG2R-Citroen)
Live TV coverage:
Japan Cup (men)
When: 20th October 2024
Where: Utsunomiya, Japan
Distance: TBC
Most wins: Claudio Chiappucci, Sergio Barbero (three)
Japan Cup 2023 winners: Rui Costa (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty)
Live TV coverage:
Veneto Classic (men)
When: 20th October 2924
Where: Veneto, Italy
Distance: TBC
Most wins: No repeat winners
Veneto Classic 2023 winners: Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates)
Live TV coverage:
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