The BBC will cover the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, taking place in Glasgow with events across Scotland, on TV, online and social in August 2023.
For the first time, 13 UCI World Championships will be held in the same location, creating the biggest cycling event ever and one of the largest events ever hosted in Scotland. The para-cycling competitions will also be fully integrated into the schedule for the first time.
The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships will be held over 11 days (3rd-13th August 2023). BBC viewers will also be able to watch the following events live:
- Road (men’s road race from Edinburgh to Glasgow George Square, women’s road race from Loch Lomond to Glasgow George Square, and men’s and women’s time trials, Stirling),
- Para-cycling Road (Dumfries & Galloway),
- Track (Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow),
- Para-cycling Track (Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow),
- Mountain Bike Cross-country (Glentress Forest, Tweed Valley),
- Mountain Bike Downhill (Nevis Range, Fort William),
- Mountain Bike Marathon (Glentress Forest, Tweed Valley),
- BMX Freestyle Park (Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow),
- BMX Freestyle Flatland (Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow),
- BMX Racing (Glasgow BMX Centre, Glasgow),
- Trials (Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow),
- Indoor Cycling (Emirates Arena, Glasgow).
UCI President David Lappartient says:
“BBC Sport already provides fantastic coverage of our UCI World Championships for track and road, and I am delighted our partnership will extend to encompass all disciplines at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow and across Scotland. This historic event will be of enormous interest to fans in Great Britain and all over the world, and BBC Sport will ensure they can enjoy the very best of these 11 days of action.”
BBC Director of Sport, Barbara Slater, says:
“We are delighted to have such comprehensive coverage of a sport that continues to grow in popularity. Glasgow and the whole of Scotland are going to be a hub for cycling fans next August and we are proud to be the broadcast partner of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championship and to showcase the event across the BBC.”