2023 UCI Cycling World Championships explained

Venue:	Glasgow and across Scotland
Date:	3–13 August 2023
Cyclists:	c. 8,000
Events:	216 in 13 Sports
Next:	2027

The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships was the inaugural edition of the UCI Cycling World Championships organised by the (UCI), held between 3 and 13 August 2023 in Glasgow.^[1]

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 event had 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 hosted individual UCI World Championships in 13 different disciplines, and was the world's biggest ever cycling event to date.^[5] It was confirmed that the following events would feature, with the full schedule announced on 8 September 2022.^[6]

In total, over 200 world champions were crowned^[7] and 2,600 athletes travelled to compete at the events with a further 8,000 cyclists taking part in a mass participation event. Disciplines included events for professional and amateurs, able-bodied and para cyclists, youth and age-grade athletes

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 very specific terrain, are the only UCI disciplines not included, while junior and under-23 track cycling was also not included.

Championships		Location(s)	Article
UCI Road World Championships		Edinburgh (road race; start) Loch Lomond (road race; start) George Square (road race; finish) Stirlingshire (time trial)
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships		Dumfries and Galloway^[8]
UCI Track Cycling World Championships		Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships		Glentress Forest^[9]
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships	Cross-country
	Downhill	Nevis Range^[10]
UCI Trials World Championships		Glasgow Green^[11]
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Championships
UCI BMX Freestyle Flatland World Championships
UCI BMX Racing World Championships		Glasgow BMX Centre
UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships		Commonwealth Arena
UCI Gran Fondo World Championships		Perth and Kinross (road races)^[12] Dundee and Angus (time trials)^[13]

Schedule

115 events in cycling and 101 events in para cycling. In cycling UCI Gran Fondo World Championships had most event in this games with 40 events.

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competition day

Number of finals

Full Schedule^[14]

Sports	Date (August)
Wed 2	Thu 3	Fri 4	Sat 5	Sun 6	Mon 7	Tue 8	Wed 9	Thu 10	Fri 11	Sat 12	Sun 13	Total
BMX Freestyle Flatland									2				2
BMX Freestyle Park						2							2
BMX Racing												6	6
Indoor cycling										1	2	4	7
Track cycling		3	3	2	4	3	3	4					22
Road cycling				2	1		1	1	3	2	1	2	13
Gran Fondo			20			20							40
Para-cycling track		8	7	5	8	12	8						48
Para-cycling road								14	12	14	12	1	53
Trials								1			5		6
Mountain bike cross-country								3	4	2	2		11
Mountain bike downhill			2	2									4
Mountain bike marathon					2								2
Rainbow jersey		11	32	11	15	37	12	23	21	19	22	13	216

Medal tables

Cycling

This medal table refers to all events except for para-cycling, including Gran Fondo.

Para-cycling

External links

• • UCI website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2 February 2022 . 2023 Glasgow 'mega world championships' set for August 3–13 . 20 April 2022 . VeloNews.com.
2. Web site: Glasgow to host first multi-discipline UCI Worlds in 2023 . 20 April 2022 . Cyclist . 8 February 2019 . en.
3. Web site: Adam Becket . 8 March 2022 . Stirling to host time trials at the 2023 World Championships . 20 April 2022 . cyclingweekly.com . en.
4. Web site: 26 January 2022 . Scotland set for £67m boost from biggest cycling event in the world . 20 April 2022 . STV News . en-GB.
5. Web site: 8 February 2019 . Glasgow to host ALL 13 UCI World Championships in 2023 for debut 'mega event' format . 20 April 2022 . road.cc . en.
6. News: 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships: full schedule unveiled. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 8 September 2022. 9 September 2022.
7. Web site: 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 . 21 April 2022 . cyclingweekly.com . en.
8. Web site: DATES OF 2023 UCI CYCLING WORLDS ANNOUNCED . 20 April 2022 . British Cycling . en.
9. News: Glentress Forest will welcome the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships as a host venue. ScotBorders.gov.uk. Scottish Borders Council. 30 May 2022. 3 June 2022.
10. News: Fort William announced as host venue 2023 UCI Cycling Worlds. VisitScotland.org. VisitScotland. 23 May 2022. 3 June 2022.
11. News: Emily. Buchan. 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships: Everything You Need to Know. VisitScotland.org. VisitScotland. 19 December 2022. 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) [...].
12. News: Perth and Kinross to host Gran Fondo. Perth and Kinross Council. 7 March 2023. 23 March 2023.
13. News: 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships: all venues now confirmed with the unveiling of Gran Fondo hosts. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 23 March 2023. 23 March 2023.
14. Web site: 20 April 2022. en. Schedule. cyclingworldchamps.com.