In cycle racing, a major single-day road race (as opposed to a multi-day stage race like the Tour de France) . The most important (if such a concept has any validity for sporting events; oldest and highest-profile at any rate) classics - the "monuments" of the sport are:

These five formed part of the now-defunct World Cup series, along with:

Others of a comparable standing (the term "semi-classic" is sometimes heard, for this or a slightly lower level):