The expanded series will now consist of 37 events, of which 10 are new. 

Alongside the three Grand Tours, there will be 14 stage races and 20 one-day events.

The season is due to begin in January on 17 with the Santos Tour Down Under and finish with Il Lombardia at the end of September.

The series will then remain in Australia for the first one-day race of the UCI WorldTour season, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race on January 29, a new event on the calendar named after the country's 2011 winner of the Tour de France.  

Cycling’s increasing global presence is evident in the new Tour of Qatar and the Abu Dhabi Tour joining the UCI WorldTour schedule in February, before the series starts its European leg with the one-day Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in Belgium and the Strade Bianche in Italy.

The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey in April further reflects the growth of the sport.

The UCI WorldTour will also head to United States for the first time with the Amgen Tour of California from May 14 until 21. 

The addition of new high-quality races across the globe adds a new dimension to the UCI WorldTour season, which now travels to Asia, Oceania, Europe, the Middle East and North America. 

With both one-day Classics and stage races running from the beginning of the year through until September, the UCI WorldTour will engage all types of rider across the entire season.

"The publication of this new calendar is an important step in the development of men’s professional road cycling," said UCI President Brian Cookson. 

"Alongside the prestigious events which have already proven their worth, the UCI WorldTour is enriched by the addition of some truly fantastic races across the globe. I’m delighted to see this development."

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