America’s national newspaper USA Today has opened annual voting to choose the 10 Best road cycling events in the country.

From coast-to-coast, rolling flats to mountainous 20 unique events for weekend enthusiast to hard core racers have been vetted and nominated by USA Today.

Here are the 2025 nominees:

  1. America’s Most Beautiful Ride, Lake Tahoe CA
  2. Big BAM, Katy Trail MO
  3. Dirty Dozen, Pittsburgh PA
  4. Hudson Valley Ride, Poughkeepsie NY
  5. El Tour de Tucson, Tucson AZ
  6. GFNY World Championship, New York City NY
  7. Green Mountain Stage Race, Mad River Valley VT
  8. Harlem Skyscraper Classic, Harlem NY
  9. Horribly Hilly Hundreds, Blue Mounds WI
  10. Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred, Wichita Falls TX
  11. Killington Stage Race, Killington VT
  12. New Haven Grand Prix, New Haven CT
  13. Five Boro Bike Tour, New York City NY
  14. Texas Hell Week, Fredericksburg, TX
  15. Cadillac Challenge, Mt Desert Island ME
  16. Tour of America’s Dairyland, WI
  17. Tour of Somerville, Somerville NJ
  18. Tour of the Gila, Silver City NM
  19. Triple Bypass, Evergreen CO
  20. Valley of the Sun Stage Race, Phoenix AZ

CAST YOUR VOTE HERE, but do it quickly as poling closes at noon on Monday 24 March. The Top 10 winners will be announced Wednesday 2 April.

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