Cycling World Championships 2023

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2023 UCI World Championships
Date August 3-13, 2023
Road races venue Glasgow, Scotland
Track cycling venue Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow
Mountain bike venue Glentress Forest, Scotland

The rainbow jersey on display

The rainbow jersey on display (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The 2023 UCI World Championships is the first edition of the 'Super Worlds' or 'unified' Worlds, bringing together almost all of the cycling disciplines except for cyclocross and gravel.

A unified World Championships will be held every four years to coincide with the Summer Olympic Games cycle.

The UCI Road World Championships happen a month earlier than normal, putting them in close proximity to the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes. As such, the elite men's road race, usually the closing event, will be held on the first weekend while the elite women's road race will be at the end of the schedule.

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Typically held in the late winter, the UCI Track World Championships have shifted to late summer - a timing that will help with preparation for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.

The timing for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships is not much different to other years but it complicates preparation for multi-discipline competitors like Olympic champion Tom Pidcock and Mathieu van der Poel, who will compete in the road race. 

Other events include BMX, trials, indoor cycling, gran fondo and para-cycling.

Glasgow is the host for most of the events, while the mountain bike Cross Country Olympic (XCO), Short Track (XCC), E-MTB, Team Relay will be held at Glentress Forest (Tweed Valley) and Fort William will host the MTB Downhill events.

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2023 UCI World Championships Schedule

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Date Discipline Medal Events Start time
Aug. 2 Track, MTB Qualifying only Row 0 - Cell 3
Aug. 3 Track Ind. Pursuit (W) 19:50
Aug. 3 Track Team Sprint (W) 20:19
Aug. 3 Track Scratch Race (M) 20:27
Aug. 4 Track 500m TT (W) 19:31
Aug. 4 Track Scratch Race (W) 20:06
Aug. 4 Track Team Sprint (M) 20:38
Aug. 4 MTB Downhill (Jr M/W) 14:30
Aug. 5 Road Road Race (Jr. W) 10:00
Aug. 5 Road Road Race (Jr. M) 13:00
Aug. 5 Track Team Pursuit (M) 19:07
Aug. 5 Track Team Pursuit (W) 20:28
Aug. 5 MTB Downhill (M/W) 12:30, 14:00
Aug. 6 Road Road Race (M) 9:30
Aug. 6 Track Elimination Race (W) 18:34
Aug. 6 Track Ind. Pursuit (M) 19:01
Aug. 6 Track Omnium (M) 14:53-20:12
Aug. 6 Track Kerin (W) 19:57
Aug. 6 MTB Marathon (M/W) 9:00
Aug. 7 Track Elimination Race (M) 18:28
Aug. 7 Track Sprint (M) 18:55
Aug. 7 Track Madison (W) 19:34
Aug. 8 Road TTT Mixed Relay 13:00
Aug. 8 Track 1km TT (M) 17:25
Aug. 8 Track Points Race (W) 18:42
Aug. 8 Track Madison (M) 19:44
Aug. 9 Road ITT (U23 M) 14:30
Aug. 9 Track Sprint (W) 18:33
Aug. 9 Track Points Race (M) 19:15
Aug. 9 Track Keirin (M) 20:11
Aug. 9 Track Omnium (W) 20:21
Aug. 9 MTB E-MTB XC (M/W) 15:00-16:00
Aug. 10 Road ITT (Jr. W) 11:15
Aug. 10 Road ITT (W) 14:00
Aug. 10 MTB XCO (Jr. W) 12:00
Aug. 10 MTB XCO (Jr. M) 14:00
Aug. 10 MTB XCC (M/W) 17:45-18:30
Aug. 11 Road ITT (Jr. M) 10:00
Aug. 11 Road ITT (M) 14:35
Aug. 11 MTB XCO (U23 M/W) 11:30, 15:30
Aug. 12 Road Road Race (U23 M) 11:30
Aug. 12 MTB XCO (W) 11:30
Aug. 12 MTB XCO (M) 15:30
Aug. 13 Road Road Race (W) 12:00

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