Colliers Classic

Colliers Classic
Race details
Date Late-April, Early-May
Region Aarhus, Denmark
English name Colliers Classic
Local name(s) Colliers Classic (in Danish)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Single-day
History
First edition 1997 (1997)
Editions 11 (as of 2007)
Final edition 2007
First winner  Bjarne Riis (DEN)
Final winner  Juan José Haedo (ARG)

Colliers Classic (also known as Grand Prix Aarhus) is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aarhus, Denmark. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Name of the race

  • 1997 - 1999 : Grand Prix Aarhus
  • 2000 - 2001 : Samsung Mobile Grand Prix
  • 2002 - 2005 : CSC Classic
  • Since 2006 : Colliers Classic

Winners

Rider Team
1997 Denmark Bjarne Riis (DEN)
1998 Latvia Romāns Vainšteins (LAT)
1999 Denmark Allan Johansen (DEN)
2000 Latvia Arvis Piziks (LAT)
2001 Denmark Michael Sandstød (DEN)
2002 France Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
2003 Denmark Jakob Piil (DEN)
2004 Norway Kurt-Asle Arvesen (NOR)
2005 Denmark Jacob Moe Rasmussen (DEN)
2006 Belgium Erwin Thijs (BEL)
2007 Argentina Juan José Haedo (ARG)
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