2011 UCI World Tour up, after Canada and Australia, now China

UCI revealed the 2011 Pro Tour calendar which have been adjusted so all the "Classiques" races, the Pro tour races and the great races are well dated so racers can participate to the end of season classics in great shape.
26 races from January till October.

The races that have been moved are the Grand Prix de Plouay (august 8th), Vuelta d'Espana (August 20 to Sept.11th), the Eneco (8 to 14th of August).
A new race is added, it is the "Tour e Pékin" (5 to 9 of august), the race will be on the UCI calendar for the next 4 years period.

Why the races after the Tour de France have been scheduled earlier you might ask yourself?
Well, it is to give enough time for the racers that want to compete to the last prestigious classic (Tour of Lombardie) of the season.
There are so many races these days that racers need to be more picky about their season, it is like being a "Gourmet" in front of a very attractive menu, you cannot eat all, you must choice what suit you and keep at it.
A one day classic is very different than a 3 weeks races, the racer needs to get back in shape but most importantly, rest time is very important.

18-23 January: Santos Tour Down Under (Australia)
06-13 March : Paris-Nice 69th edition
09-15 March : Tirreno Adriatico
19 March : Milan-San remo
21-27 March : Tour de Catalogne
27 March : Gent-Wevelgem (Belgium)
03 April : Tour of Flanders (Belgium)
04-09 April : Tour du Pays Basque
10 April : Paris-Roubaix (France)
17 April : Amstel Gold Race (Netherlands)
20 April : La Fleche Wallonne
24 April : Liège-Bastogne-Liège
26-01 May : Tour de Romandie
07-29 May : Giro d'Italia
05-12 June: Dauphiné Libéré
11-19 June : Tour de Suisse
02-24 July : Tour de France
30 July : Classique San Sebastian
31-06 August : Tour de Pologne
08-14 August : Eneco Tour
20 August - September : Tour d'Espagne
21 August : Vattenfall Cyclassics
28 August : GP Ouest France-Plouay
09 September : GP Cycliste de Québec
11 September : GP Cycliste de Montréal
05-09 October : Tour de Pékin
15 October : Tour de Lombardie

See the 18 teams that will participate at the Pro Tour 2011;
2011 UCI Pro Tour Teams and what it means for us?