'Biggest cycling event ever' - Scotland will host inaugural World Championships next August

Scotland is preparing to “create cycling history” as the country gets ready to host the Cycling World Championships next year. It’s been announced that the inaugural 11-day event, which will include 13 different cycling disciplines, will take place between the 3rd and 13th of August 2023. Ad/> Road, track and BMX events will be held, as well as racing in Para-cycling and mountain biking.

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The new format will come together for one big event every four years, starting in 2023. Amina Lanaya is the director general of cycling’s world governing body, the UCI, and she thinks it will provide an incredible spectacle which brings together the “entire cycling family”. /> Organisers are focusing on three key themes, with ‘people’, ‘place’ and ‘planet’ at the forefront of what they hope to achieve through the championships.

Trudy Windblade – who is CEO of the event – says its vital the sport strives to deliver a bigger message. “The world is facing a climate crisis. The bike can play a crucial role as a vehicle for change.