2022 UCI Road World Championships
The 2022 UCI Road World Championships will be held from 18 to 25 September 2022 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2][3]
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  Wollongong | |
| Venue | Wollongong, Australia |
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| Date(s) | 18–25 September 2022 |
| Coordinates | 34°25′38″S 150°53′38″E |
| Events | 11 |
In February 2022 the UCI announced that a Women's U23 category will be added to the road and time trial race. The title will be awarded from within the elite women’s event and a separate race will be added from 2025.[4]
On March 1 AusCycling announced that Russian and Belarusian teams will not be allowed to compete based on International Olympic Committee's recommendation on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.[5]
Routes
In March 2022, the routes for the championships were announced.[6]
The Elite Road races start in Helensburgh, about 30km north of Wollongong before a 34km loop around Mount Keira (climb length of 8.7km, average gradient of 5%, maximum incline of 15%).[6][7] The Elite Road races then take in laps of the Wollongong City Circuit.[6] This 17.7km circuit has 220m of climbing elevation each lap including the Mount Pleasant climb (climb length of 1.1 km, average gradient of 7.7%, maximum incline of 14%).[6][7]
In total, the Elite Women Road Race will climb 2433m elevation over a race distance of 164.3km (1 Mount Keira loop, 6x Wollongong City Circuit) and the Elite Men Road Race will climb 3945m over a race distance of 266.9km (1 Mount Keira loop, 12x Wollongong City Circuit).[6][7] The other road races (Junior men, Junior women, U23 men) will use laps of the Wollongong City Circuit for their events.[6]
The time trial events will use courses similar to the Wollongong City Circuit, albeit avoiding the Mount Pleasant climb. For the first time, the Elite Women and Elite Men time trial events will be over the same distance (34.2km).[6][7]
Schedule
All times listed below are for the local time – Australian Eastern Standard Time or UTC+10:00.[8]
| Date | Timings | Event | Location (start) |
Location (finish) |
Distance | ||
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| Individual time trial events | |||||||
| 18 September | 09:35 | 12:30 | Elite women | Wollongong | 34.2 km (21.3 mi) | ||
| 18 September | 13:30 | 17:00 | Elite men | 34.2 km (21.3 mi) | |||
| 19 September | 13:20 | 17:00 | Men U23 | 28.8 km (17.9 mi) | |||
| 20 September | 09:30 | 11:06 | Junior women | 14.1 km (8.8 mi) | |||
| 20 September | 13:20 | 17:01 | Junior men | 28.8 km (17.9 mi) | |||
| Mixed team relay | |||||||
| 21 September | 14:20 | 17:03 | Mixed relay | Wollongong | 28.2 km (17.5 mi) | ||
| Road race events | Distance | Laps[lower-alpha 1] | |||||
| 23 September | 08:30 | 12:00 | Junior men | Wollongong | Wollongong | 135.6 km (84.3 mi) | 8 WCC |
| 23 September | 13:00 | 17:16 | Men U23 | 169.8 km (105.5 mi) | 10 WCC | ||
| 24 September | 08:00 | 09:53 | Junior women | 67.2 km (41.8 mi) | 4 WCC | ||
| 24 September | 11:55 | 17:00 | Elite women | Helensburgh | 164.3 km (102.1 mi) | 1 MKL 6 WCC | |
| 25 September | 10:00 | 16:51 | Elite men | 266.9 km (165.8 mi) | 1 MKL 12 WCC | ||
- Mount Keira Loop (MKL) 34.2 km (21.3 mi) and Wollongong City Circuit (WCC) 16.9 km (10.5 mi).
Medal summary
Elite events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's Events | ||||||
| Men's road race |
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| Men's time trial |
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| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's road race |
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| Women's time trial |
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| Mixed Event | ||||||
| Mixed relay |
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Under-23 events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Men's under-23 road race |
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| Men's under-23 time trial |
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Junior events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's Juniors Events | ||||||
| Men's junior road race |
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| Men's junior time trial |
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| Women's Juniors Events | ||||||
| Women's junior road race |
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| Women's junior time trial |
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References
- "2022 UCI Road World Championships - Wollongong 2022". Road World Championships. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- "Championnats du Monde Route UCI / UCI Road World Championships". UCI. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- "Wollongong Road Worlds a light at end of tunnel for Australian cycling".
- "U23 women to race for their own world title from 2022". CyclingTips. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "Russian and Belarusian teams banned from competing at the 2022 World Championships". CyclingTips. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "2022 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FULL RACE DETAILS RELEASED". Road World Championships. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- "Courses for the Wollongong Road Worlds have finally been revealed ... sort of". CyclingTips. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- "Races". Road World Championships. Retrieved 31 March 2022.