2023 UCI Cycling World Championships

The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships will be the inaugural edition of the UCI Cycling World Championships organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and is scheduled to be held between 3 and 13 August 2023 in Glasgow, and across Scotland.[1]

2023 UCI Cycling World Championships
VenueGlasgow and across Scotland
Date(s) (2023-08-03 - 2023-08-13)3–13 August 2023
Coordinates55.8611°N 4.25°W / 55.8611; -4.25
Cyclists participatingc. 8,000
Events13

The UCI Cycling World Championships, to be held every four years in the year preceding the Olympic Games, brings together various disciplines of cycling for them to be held as part of one event, including the UCI Road World Championships, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[2]

The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, which are considered a winter discipline, and the UCI Gravel World Championships which were introduced after the awarding of the 2023 championships, and require a specific terrain, will not be included.

The event has a budget of £45–50 million, with funding coming from various local and national bodies, including the Scottish Government and UK Sport.[3] Glasgow City Council provided £15 million to the championships after it was predicted the economic boost would total £67 million.[4]

Championships and locations

The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships will host 13 individual UCI World Championships, and be the biggest ever cycling event.[5] It has been confirmed that the following events will feature, with the full schedule announced on 8 September 2022.[6]

In total, over 190 world champions will be crowned[7] and 2,600 athletes are set to travel to compete at the events with a further 8,000 cyclists taking part in a mass participation event.[1]

Championships Location(s)
UCI Road World Championships Edinburgh (road race; start)[lower-alpha 1]
Loch Lomond (road race; start)[lower-alpha 2]
George Square (road race; finish)[4]
Stirlingshire (time trial)[3]
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Dumfries and Galloway[9]
UCI Track Cycling World Championships Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome[9]
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships Glentress Forest[10]
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross-country
Downhill Nevis Range[11]
UCI Trials World Championships Glasgow Green[12]
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Championships
UCI BMX Freestyle Flatland World Championships
UCI BMX World Championships Glasgow BMX Centre[9]
UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships Commonwealth Arena[9]
UCI Gran Fondo World Championships Perth and Kinross (road races)[13]
Dundee and Angus (time trials)[14]

Notes
  1. For the men's road race only.[8]
  2. For the women's road race and the men's under-23 road race.[8]

References
  1. "2023 Glasgow 'mega world championships' set for August 3–13". VeloNews.com. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. "Glasgow to host first multi-discipline UCI Worlds in 2023". Cyclist. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. Adam Becket (8 March 2022). "Stirling to host time trials at the 2023 World Championships". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. "'Scotland set for £67m boost from biggest cycling event in the world'". STV News. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. "Glasgow to host ALL 13 UCI World Championships in 2023 for debut 'mega event' format". road.cc. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. "2023 UCI Cycling World Championships: full schedule unveiled". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. Chris Marshall-Bell (19 November 2021). "Glasgow's hosting of inaugural multi-discipline Cycling World Championships in 2023 will take in the whole of Scotland". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  8. "2023 UCI Cycling Worlds Set for Stunning Road Races Amid Scotland's Most Iconic Landmarks". Glasgow City Council. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  9. "DATES OF 2023 UCI CYCLING WORLDS ANNOUNCED". British Cycling. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  10. "Glentress Forest will welcome the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships as a host venue". ScotBorders.gov.uk. Scottish Borders Council. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  11. "Fort William announced as host venue 2023 UCI Cycling Worlds". VisitScotland.org. VisitScotland. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  12. Buchan, Emily (19 December 2022). "2023 UCI Cycling World Championships: Everything You Need to Know". VisitScotland.org. VisitScotland. Retrieved 2 February 2023. Glasgow will host a number of World Championship events including the BMX Freestyle Park, BMX Freestyle Flatland and Trials (at Glasgow Green) [...]
  13. "Perth and Kinross to host Gran Fondo". Perth and Kinross Council. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  14. "2023 UCI Cycling World Championships: all venues now confirmed with the unveiling of Gran Fondo hosts". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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