2023 UCI Cycling World Championships

The 2023 UCI World Championships will be held between the 3 August 2023 to 13 August 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] The 11 day event will be the first time that multiple events will be brought together. This includes Road, MTB and Track.[2] 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]

2023 UCI Cycling World Championships
Glasgow
VenueGlasgow, Scotland
Date(s) (2023-08-03 - 2023-08-13)3 August 2023 - 13 August 2023
VelodromeSir Chris Hoy Velodrome
Coordinates55°51′40″N 04°15′00″W
Cyclists participating8,000
Events13

Schedule

The 2023 World Champion ships will host 13 events, and be the largest ever.[5] It has been confirmed that the following events will feature, but a full schedule is yet to be announced. In total, 190 world champions will be crowned[6] 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]

Venues

George Square will host the finishing line for all the road event the road cycling events.[4] The road routes are set to be announced in early 2023, although the time trial is set to start in Stirling.[3] Track cycling and Para-track cycling is scheduled to take place at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.[7]Kelvingrove Park will be used as the host venue for BMX Freestyle Park Flatland, BMX Freestyle Park and trials cycling,[8] whilst BMX Racing will take place in the Glasgow BMX Centre, Knightswood.[8]

References
  1. "2023 Glasgow 'mega world championships' set for August 3-13". VeloNews.com. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  2. "Glasgow to host first multi-discipline UCI Worlds in 2023". Cyclist. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. published, Adam Becket (2022-03-08). "Stirling to host time trials at the 2023 World Championships". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  4. "'Scotland set for £67m boost from biggest cycling event in the world'". STV News. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  5. "Glasgow to host ALL 13 UCI World Championships in 2023 for debut 'mega event' format". road.cc. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. published, Chris Marshall-Bell (2021-11-19). "Glasgow's hosting of inaugural multi-discipline Cycling World Championships in 2023 will take in the whole of Scotland". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  7. "DATES OF 2023 UCI CYCLING WORLDS ANNOUNCED:". British Cycling. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  8. "DATES OF 2023 UCI CYCLING WORLDS ANNOUNCED:". British Cycling. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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