Tour of Somerville
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Memorial Day |
| Region | Somerville, New Jersey |
| Nickname(s) | “The Kentucky Derby of Cycling" |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | One-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 1940 |
| Editions | 76 (as of 2019) |
| First winner | Furman Kugler (USA) |
| Most recent | George Jackson (NZL) |
The Tour of Somerville is an annual, three-day series of bicycle races held in and around Somerville, New Jersey, during Memorial Day weekend. The featured Memorial Day event, the Kugler-Anderson 50-mile race for professional and elite cyclists is the oldest competitive bicycle race in the country, having first been run in 1940. The event has become known as "The Belmont Stakes of Cycling" and draws international Olympians and top cyclists from around the world. It was known as the predominant cycling race in America from the 1940s through the 1980s.