The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race around the German city of Cologne.

It is one of the oldest cycling races still running in Germany – where media-driven hostility towards professional cycling in the wake of repeated doping scandals has severely weakened the economic structure and viability of the sport.

Between the 1930s and late 1980s Rund um Köln was held as an amateur race.

The centenary edition of the Rund um Köln, set for March 24, 2008, was cancelled due to snow.

The 2009 edition was contested by a weakened, sub-par field, as top professional teams did not send their stars, and the riders raced for their country instead.