Talk:Cycling monument

Winning 2 monuments in a single year - errors

I believe Louison Bobet won San Remo and Lombardia both in 1951, but he isn't in the "2 monuments in the same year" section. 2601:640:8200:91A0:A521:6AF3:B07F:A133 (talk) 23:53, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@2601:640:8200:91A0:A521:6AF3:B07F:A133: You are correct he has been added. Paulpat99 (talk) 00:47, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cycling monuments?

The article talks throughout about five races. Should the article be renamed to Cycling monuments? — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 13:59, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Other prestigious races

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_(cyclisme)#Autres_courses_prestigieuses Is it worth adding a section like the French article about other prestigious races? I.e. the potential of Strade Bianche to be a monument in future. Many sources to back such a section up too. Turini2 (talk) 17:09, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Have done so. Turini2 (talk) 12:30, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women's events

Given that there is no general agreement on whether any women's event is really considered a monument, and especially given that monuments are characterised by their history and length, is there any real validity in listing women's results. There could of course be discussion of the issue, but I really don't believe it can be presented as an established fact that MSR is more of a monument among women's races than is Alfredo Binda.

We wouldn't want to be ignoring women's races, but an encyclopaedia is written according to the facts that pertain, not a belief in what should be. Kevin McE (talk) 20:11, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I consider that there are plenty of sources (1 2 3 4 5 6 etc) that use the term monument in relation to women's races.

I think the article at present strikes the right balance. It notes that the men's races are older with more history, while including women's races and the history of them. It also notes the potential of other races (for both men and women) to be considered monuments in future.

Also - the actual use of "monument" in any official sense for men's races is relatively new in the grand scheme of things... Turini2 (talk) 13:26, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]