The winners trophy on display during the Iaaf Diamond League meeting at the Letzigrund Stadium on August 19, 2010 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Diamond League – Rome/Florence

The Diamond League is athletics’ premier one-day series. The competition encompasses 15 of the sport’s most prestigious one-day meetings, with men and women competing in 16 of its primary disciplines. Athletes compete for points at 14 series meetings from May to September, with the most successful in each discipline qualifying for the Diamond League Final in Eugene (September 16th-17th). 

Riders wait at the start of the of one-day Classic "Il Lombardia" (Tour of Lombardy) cycling race in Bergamo. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Il Lombardia

Il Lombardia, also known as the Race of the Falling Leaves, is a prestigious one-day professional cycling race held annually in Italy. Regarded as one of the five Monuments of cycling, it marks the end of the UCI WorldTour season and showcases the sheer beauty and challenging terrain of the Lombardy region.

The pack rides along the coastline near Varigotti, Liguria, during the Milan-San Remo one-day classic cycling race between Milan and San Remo, northern Italy. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Milan – San Remo

One of the most exciting and prestigious races of the season, Milan-San Remo is the first Monument of the year. Milan–San Remo, also called “The Spring classic” or “La Classicissima”, is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km it is the longest professional one-day race in modern cycling.

Branding logo for WTCS Cagliari.

WTCS Cagliari

For the second time, a stage of the World Triathlon Championship Series is coming to Italy, to Sardinia, in the picturesque location of Cagliari’s Poetto beach. After the 4 editions of the World Cup in Cagliari since 2016 and the 3 in Arzachena on the Emerald Coast since 2020, here is the WTCS Cagliari.

A mountain biker rides down a sunny trail with a lake in the background.

XTERRA Triathlon World Championship

The swim course takes place in the enchanting Lake Molveno with its crystal-clear waters, before heading out to ride the stunning but challenging trails which connect Molveno and Andalo.