2023 UCI Cycling World Championships

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

2023 UCI Cycling World Championships
VenueGlasgow and across Scotland
Date(s) (2023-08-03 - 2023-08-13)3–13 August 2023
Coordinates55°51′40″N 4°15′00″W / 55.8611°N 4.25°W / 55.8611; -4.25
Cyclists participatingc. 8,000
Events216 in 13 Sports
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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

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

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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.

Legend
C competition day      Number of finals
Full Schedule[15]
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

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Overall

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  *   Host nation (Great Britain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain*472330100
2  France26282579
3  Netherlands2015338
4  Germany19191553
5  United States1591236
6  Belgium1081129
7  Switzerland99725
8  China8121131
9  New Zealand881531
10  Australia7211038
11  Spain710522
12  Italy791430
13  Denmark42511
14  Canada37919
15  Japan36615
16  Norway3328
17  Austria23914
18  Ireland23611
19  Poland2226
20  Ukraine2204
21  Czech Republic2103
22  Israel2002
  Latvia2002
24  Brazil1337
25  Colombia1225
26  Portugal1203
27  South Africa1113
28  Argentina1102
29  Sweden1012
30  Hungary1001
  Kazakhstan1001
  Liechtenstein1001
  Luxembourg1001
34  Slovakia0224
35  South Korea0202
  Thailand0202
37  Chile0101
  Trinidad and Tobago0101
  Venezuela0101
40  Slovenia0044
41  Costa Rica0011
  Ecuador0011
  Finland0011
  Hong Kong0011
  Malaysia0011
Totals (45 entries)220218215653

Cycling

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

  *   Host nation (Great Britain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain*23122156
2  Germany1412632
3  France13191042
4  United States116623
5  Belgium85821
6  Netherlands76316
7  Switzerland65516
8  New Zealand64919
9  Spain36413
10  Norway3317
11  Denmark3249
12  Australia210416
13  Italy24511
14  Austria22812
15  Poland2125
16  Israel2002
  Latvia2002
18  Canada1438
19  Japan1348
20  Portugal1203
21  Argentina1102
  Brazil1102
  Colombia1102
24  Hungary1001
  Kazakhstan1001
  Liechtenstein1001
  Luxembourg1001
28  Ireland0213
29  China0123
30  Chile0101
  Czech Republic0101
  South Africa0101
  Trinidad and Tobago0101
  Venezuela0101
35  Slovenia0044
36  Costa Rica0011
  Ecuador0011
  Finland0011
  Hong Kong0011
  Slovakia0011
  Sweden0011
Totals (41 entries)119117116352

Para-cycling

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  *   Host nation (Great Britain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain*2411944
2  France1391537
3  Netherlands139022
4  China811928
5  Australia511622
6  Germany57921
7  Italy55919
8  Spain4419
9  United States43613
10  Switzerland3429
11  New Zealand24612
12  Canada23611
13  Belgium2338
14  Japan2327
15  Ukraine2204
16  Ireland2158
17  Czech Republic2002
18  Denmark1012
  South Africa1012
20  Sweden1001
21  Brazil0235
22  Slovakia0213
23  South Korea0202
  Thailand0202
25  Colombia0123
26  Austria0112
27  Poland0101
28  Malaysia0011
  Norway0011
Totals (29 entries)10110199301

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Adam Becket (8 March 2022). "Stirling to host time trials at the 2023 World Championships". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "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.
  15. ^ "Schedule". cyclingworldchamps.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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