After this year's fourth edition of the race, the Tour of Beijing will no longer be held. The UCI Professional Cycling Council has confirmed that this year's race will bring the curtain down on the Chinese race that was created to promote cycling in Asia.

The Professional Cycling Council (PCC) has today agreed the 2015 UCI WorldTour calendar and the next steps of the reform of men’s professional cycling at its two-day meeting in Ponferrada, Spain where the 2014 UCI Road World Championships are taking place.

The 2015 UCI WorldTour calendar builds on the continued globalisation of the sport which this year saw a record number of teams and riders compete. Other key achievements that demonstrate the global growth of the UCI WorldTour included the first African team to participate in a Grand Tour, the first Chinese rider to compete in the Tour de France, the first Columbian winner of the Giro d’Italia, 
and every pink jersey of the Giro being worn by riders born outside of Europe.

The PCC confirmed its commitment to build on a number of technical innovations that have been trialled in 2014 including bike cameras, geo-location technology and audio visual content to further enrich the viewer experience. 

The PCC also confirmed its continued dialogue with all stakeholders on the reform of men’s professional cycling, including its commercial strategy, which will be fully implemented by 2017 in spirit of consensus. The final details of the reform plan will be shared with all stakeholders on the occasion of the UCI WorldTour Seminar in December this year. Finally the PCC confirmed that the 2014 Tour of 
Beijing (10-14 October) will be the last of the current edition.

Commenting on the PCC meeting, UCI President Brian Cookson said: “As we are getting close to the last two events in the 2014 UCI WorldTour, Il Lombardia and the Tour of Beijing, we can all reflect on what has been a fantastic season which demonstrated some tangible proof of the global growth of the UCI WorldTour. We are convinced that the UCI WorldTour has now entered a new and exciting era.

“I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the organisers of the Tour of Beijing as we head towards the fourth and final edition of that race and the role it has played in helping to build the profile of road racing in Asia.

“The reform of the UCI WorldTour remains on track. I am delighted with the cooperation shown by stakeholders over the last few months to move forward and ensure a simplified and more robust financial structure of the UCI WorldTour and look forward to further developing professional cycling’s showcase in 2015 and beyond.”

UCI WorldTour calendar

20.01.2015 25.01.2015 Tour Down Under 2.UWT AUS

08.03.2015 15.03.2015 Paris - Nice 2.UWT FRA
11.03.2015 17.03.2015 Tirreno-Adriatico 2.UWT ITA
22.03.2015 22.03.2015 Milano-Sanremo 1.UWT ITA
23.03.2015 29.03.2015 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2.UWT ESP
27.03.2015 27.03.2015 E3 Harelbeke 1.UWT BEL
29.03.2015 29.03.2015 Gent - Wevelgem 1.UWT BEL

05.04.2015 05.04.2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres 1.UWT BEL
06.04.2015 11.04.2015 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco 2.UWT ESP
12.04.2015 12.04.2015 Paris - Roubaix 1.UWT FRA
19.04.2015 19.04.2015 Amstel Gold Race 1.UWT NED
22.04.2015 22.04.2015 La Flèche Wallonne 1.UWT BEL
26.04.2015 26.04.2015 Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1.UWT BEL
28.04.2015 03.05.2015 Tour de Romandie 2.UWT SUI

09.05.2015 31.05.2015 Giro d'Italia 2.UWT ITA

07.06.2015 14.06.2015 Critérium du Dauphiné 2.UWT FRA
13.06.2015 21.06.2015 Tour de Suisse 2.UWT SUI

04.07.2015 26.07.2015 Tour de France 2.UWT FRA

01.08.2015 01.08.2015 Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian 1.UWT ESP
02.08.2015 08.08.2015 Tour de Pologne 2.UWT POL
10.08.2015 16.08.2015 Eneco Tour 2.UWT ---
22.08.2015 13.09.2015 Vuelta a España 2.UWT ESP
23.08.2015 23.08.2015 Vattenfall Cyclassics 1.UWT GER
30.08.2015 30.08.2015 GP Ouest France - Plouay 1.UWT FRA

11.09.2015 11.09.2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 1.UWT CAN
13.09.2015 13.09.2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 1.UWT CAN

04.10.2015 04.10.2015 Giro di Lombardia 1.UWT ITA