The UCI 1.HC and UCI 2.HC were the second tier classification of road cycling races by the UCI, after the UCI World Tour (or its predecessor, the UCI ProTour). They are now replaced by the UCI ProSeries. The races were part of the various UCI Continental Circuits. The 1.HC events were one-day races, whereas the 2.HC events were stage races. 'HC' stands for the French phrase hors catégorie, which means beyond categorization. In 2020, the .HC races were replaced by the UCI ProSeries
Team participation In .HC events, UCI WorldTeams may participate, up to a maximum of 70%. The rest of the teams participating may be UCI Professional Continental teams, UCI continental teams and National teams.UCI Cycling Regulations, Part 2 Road Races, 2.1.005
List of 1.HC events Race Country UCI Tour Years Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race↑ UCI Oceania Tour 2016 Brabantse Pijl UCI Europe Tour 2011–2019 Bredene Koksijde Classic UCI Europe Tour 2018–2019 Brussels Cycling Classic UCI Europe Tour 2005–2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen↑ UCI Europe Tour 2013–2016 E3 Harelbeke↑ UCI Europe Tour 2005–2011 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne UCI Europe Tour 2016–2019 Nokere Koerse UCI Europe Tour 2016–2019 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad↑ UCI Europe Tour 2005–2016 Primus Classic UCI Europe Tour 2015–2019 Scheldeprijs UCI Europe Tour 2005–2019 Tour de l'Eurométropole UCI Europe Tour 2017–2019 GP de Denain UCI Europe Tour 2016–2019 GP de Fourmies UCI Europe Tour 2005–2019 Paris–Tours UCI Europe Tour 2008–2019 Tour de Vendée UCI Europe Tour 2010–2013 Eschborn–Frankfurt↑ UCI Europe Tour 2005–2014, 2016 Rund um Köln UCI Europe Tour 2007 Sparkassen Münsterland Giro UCI Europe Tour 2015–2019 London–Surrey Classic↑ UCI Europe Tour 2014–2016 Coppa Placci UCI Europe Tour 2005–2008 Giro del Lazio UCI Europe Tour 2005–2008 Giro del Veneto UCI Europe Tour 2005–2009 Giro dell'Emilia UCI Europe Tour 2005–2019 GP Bruno Beghelli UCI Europe Tour 2014–2019 GP Industria & Artigianato UCI Europe Tour 2017–2019 GP Nobili Rubinetterie UCI Europe Tour 2015 Gran Piemonte UCI Europe Tour 2005–2006, 2008–2012, 2015–2016, 2018–2019 Milano–Torino UCI Europe Tour 2005–2007, 2012–2019 Strade Bianche↑ UCI Europe Tour 2015–2016 Tre Valli Varesine UCI Europe Tour 2005–2019 Trofeo Laigueglia UCI Europe Tour 2015–2019 Japan Cup UCI Asia Tour 2008–2019 Ronde van Drenthe UCI Europe Tour 2018–2019 Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic UCI Europe Tour 2005–2010 Clásica de Almería UCI Europe Tour 2012–2013, 2018–2019 GP Miguel Induráin UCI Europe Tour 2007–2012 GP di Lugano UCI Europe Tour 2015–2017 GP du canton d'Argovie UCI Europe Tour 2005–2010, 2014–2019 Philadelphia International Cycling Classic UCI America Tour 2005–2012 San Francisco Grand Prix UCI America Tour 2005 +Key↑Race was promoted to the UCI World Tour.
List of 2.HC events Race Country UCI Tour Years Tour Down Under↑ UCI Oceania Tour 2005–2007 Tour of Austria UCI Europe Tour 2006–2015 Belgium Tour UCI Europe Tour 2009–2019 Three Days of De Panne↑ UCI Europe Tour 2005–2018 Tour de Wallonie UCI Europe Tour 2005–2019 Tour of Hainan UCI Asia Tour 2009–2018 Tour of Qinghai Lake UCI Asia Tour 2005–2019 Tour of Croatia UCI Europe Tour 2018 Peace Race UCI Europe Tour 2006 Danmark Rundt UCI Europe Tour 2005–2019 Critérium International UCI Europe Tour 2005–2016 Four Days of Dunkirk UCI Europe Tour 2005–2019 Tour du Limousin UCI Europe Tour 2011–2012 Bayern Rundfahrt UCI Europe Tour 2005–2015 Deutschland Tour UCI Europe Tour 2019 Tour of Britain UCI Europe Tour 2014–2019 Tour de Yorkshire UCI Europe Tour 2019 Tour of the Alps UCI Europe Tour 2011–2019 Tour de Luxembourg UCI Europe Tour 2005–2019 Tour de Langkawi UCI Asia Tour 2012–2019 Arctic Race of Norway UCI Europe Tour 2015–2019 Tour des Fjords UCI Europe Tour 2018 Tour of Norway UCI Europe Tour 2014–2019 Tour of Oman UCI Asia Tour 2005–2019 Volta ao Algarve UCI Europe Tour 2017–2019 Volta a Portugal UCI Europe Tour 2005–2009 Tour of Qatar UCI Asia Tour 2012–2016 Tour of Slovenia UCI Europe Tour 2019 Euskal Bizikleta UCI Europe Tour 2005–2008 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme UCI Europe Tour 2005 Vuelta a Andalucía UCI Europe Tour 2017–2019 Vuelta a Burgos UCI Europe Tour 2005–2019 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey↑ UCI Europe Tour 2010–2016 Abu Dhabi Tour↑ UCI Asia Tour 2016 Dubai Tour UCI Asia Tour 2015–2018 Colorado Classic UCI America Tour 2017–2018 Tour of California↑ UCI America Tour 2007–2016 Tour de Georgia UCI America Tour 2006–2008 Tour of Missouri UCI America Tour 2009 Tour of Utah UCI America Tour 2015–2019 USA Pro Cycling Challenge UCI America Tour 2012–2015 +Key↑Race was promoted to the UCI World Tour.
Winners by race The following lists show the winners of .HC races since the introduction of the UCI Continental Circuits in 2005 until the disappearance of the class in 2020. A dark grey cell indicates the race was not held in that year. A light blue cell indicates the race was held in a lower category (2.1/1.1 or lower) in that year. A gold cell indicates the race was part of the UCI ProTour or UCI World Tour in that year.
1.HC Winners 2005–2013 Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Nuyens Gilbert Pozzato Gilbert Hushovd Flecha Langeveld Vanmarcke Paolini Clásica de Almería Matthews Renshaw Milano–Torino Sacchi Astarloa Di Luca Contador Ulissi Dwars door Vlaanderen Gatto E3 Harelbeke Boonen Boonen Boonen Arvesen Pozzato Cancellara Cancellara GP Miguel Induráin Nocentini Wegmann de la Fuente Rodríguez S Sánchez Moreno Rund um Köln Haedo Scheldeprijs Veneberg Boonen Cavendish Cavendish Petacchi Farrar Cavendish Kittel Kittel Veenendaal–Veenendaal van Schalen Boonen Radochla Förster van Hummel Boasson Hagen Brabantse Pijl Gilbert Voeckler Sagan Rund um den Henniger Turm Zabel Garzelli Sinkewitz Kroon Wegmann Wegmann Degenkolb Moser Špilak Grand Prix of Aargau Canton Moos Zberg Gadret Mondory Velits Vandewalle Philadelphia International Cycling Classic Wherry Henderson Haedo Breschel Greipel Goss Rasmussen Serebryakov Giro del Lazio Pozzato Figueras Bosisio Masciarelli Tre Valli Varesine Garzelli Garzelli Murro Ginanni Santambrogio D Martin Rebellin Veilleux Đurasek Giro del Veneto Mazzoleni Nocentini Bertolini Ginanni Pozzato Coppa Placci Valoti Nocentini Bertolini Paolini San Francisco Grand Prix Wegmann Paris-Brussels McEwen McEwen McEwen McEwen Goss Ventoso Galimzyanov Boonen Greipel Grand Prix de Fourmies McEwen Gilbert Velits Visconti Feillu Feillu Blot Bak Bouhanni Tour de Vendée Fernández Marcato Kreder Bouhanni Giro dell'Emilia Simoni Rebellin Schleck Di Luca Gesink Gesink Betancur Quintana Ulissi Paris–Tours Gilbert Gilbert Freire Van Avermaet Marcato Degenkolb Giro del Piemonte Fischer Bennati Bennati Gilbert Gilbert Moreno Urán Japan Cup Cunego Sørensen D Martin Haas Basso Rogers
2014–2019 Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Trofeo Laigueglia Cimolai Fedi Felline Moser Velasco Clásica de Almería Ewan Ackermann Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Stuyven Sagan Groenewegen Jungels GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano Yates Mohorič Schachmann Ronde van Drenthe Sisr Ligthart Nokere Koerse Dupont Bouhanni Jakobsen Bol Bredene Koksijde Classic Hodeg Ackermann Grand Prix de Denain McLay Démare Dehaes van der Poel Scheldeprijs Kittel Kristoff Kittel Kittel Jakobsen Jakobsen Brabantse Pijl Gilbert Hermans Vakoč Colbrelli Wellens van der Poel Grand Prix of Aargau Canton Geschke Kristoff Nizzolo Modolo Kristoff Kristoff Brussels Cycling Classic Greipel Groenewegen Boonen Démare Ackermann Ewan Grand Prix de Fourmies Vangenechten Felline Kittel Bouhanni Ackermann Ackermann Primus Classic De Bie Gaviria Trentin van der Hoorn Theuns Münsterland Giro Boonen Degenkolb Bennett Walscheid Hodeg Tour de l'Eurométropole McLay Pedersen Allegaert Giro dell'Emilia Rebellin Bakelants Chaves Visconti De Marchi Roglič Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Conti Colbrelli Ruffoni LL Sánchez Mollema Colbrelli Tre Valli Varesine Albasini Nibali Colbrelli Geniez Skujiņš Roglič Milano–Torino Caruso Rosa López Urán Pinot Woods Gran Piemonte Bakelants Nizzolo Colbrelli Bernal Paris–Tours Wallays Trentin Gaviria Trentin Kragh Andersen Wallays Japan Cup Haas Mollema Villella Canola Power Mollema Gran Premio di Lugano Bonifazio Colbrelli Filosi Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race Kennaugh Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Stannard Stannard Van Avermaet Strade Bianche Štybar Cancellara Dwars door Vlaanderen Terpstra Wallays Debusschere Eschborn–Frankfurt Kristoff Kristoff London–Surrey Classic Blythe Drucker Boonen Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie Nizzolo
2.HC Winners 2005–2013 Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Tour Down Under LL Sánchez Gerrans Elmiger Tour of Qatar Boonen Cavendish Tour of Oman Velits Froome Tour de Langkawi Cox George Charteau R Ivanov Serpa Rujano Monsalve Serpa Arredondo Tour of California Leipheimer Leipheimer Leipheimer Rogers Horner Gesink Van Garderen Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme Contador Critérium International Julich Basso Voigt Voigt Voigt Fédrigo Schleck Evans Froome Three Days of De Panne Devolder Hoste Ballan Posthuma Willems Millar Rosseler Chavanel Chavanel Giro del Trentino Scarponi Pozzovivo Nibali Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey Visconti Efimkin Dyachenko Berhane Tour de Georgia Landis Brajkovič Siutsou Four Days of Dunkirk Fédrigo Petito Ladagnous Augé Costa Elmiger Voeckler Engoulvent Démare Peace Race Cheula Tour of Belgium Boom Devolder Gilbert T Martin T Martin Bayern Rundfahrt Rich Martínez Schumacher Knees Gerdemann Monfort Thomas Rogers Malori Euskal Bizikleta Jiménez Gil Zaballa Capecchi Tour de Luxembourg Bodrogi Vande Velde Rast Posthuma Schleck Carrara Gerdemann Fuglsang Martens Tour of Austria Danielson Devolder Rohregger Albasini Riccò Kessiakoff Fuglsang Zoidl Tour of Qinghai Lake Mareš Tjallingii Missaglia Hamilton Mizurov Askari Gazvoda Alizadeh Pourseyedi Tour de Wallonie Celli Guidi Božič S Ivanov El Fares Downing Van Avermaet Nizzolo Van Avermaet Danmark Rundt Basso Cancellara Arvesen Fuglsang Fuglsang Fuglsang Gerrans Westra Kelderman Volta a Portugal Efimkin Blanco Tondo Blanco Blanco Vuelta a Burgos Domínguez Mayo Soler Zandio Valverde S Sánchez Rodríguez Moreno Quintana Tour du Limousin Leukemans Arashiro USA Pro Cycling Challenge Vande Velde Van Garderen Tour of Missouri Zabriskie Tour of Hainan Ventoso Iglinsky Iglinsky Gruzdev Hofland
2014–2019