The hosts of 13 World Cycling Championships were announced last week at the UCI Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. Ten countries are involved for the period 2026-2032. Paraguay, which is implementing an offensive sports strategy, obtains the organization of 2028 Track Cycling World Championships in Asuncion. One more step, perhaps, towards the 2030 Youth Olympic Games. Another significant choice: Host of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France, Barcelona will also host the Eliminator Mountain Bike World Championships in 2026, establishing itself as one of the cycling capitals of the coming year.
Italy takes the biggest slice of the cake with three editions : the 2029 Cyclo-cross World Championships (province of Treviso), the 2030 Mountain Bike Marathon (Selva Val Gardena) and above all the 2031 Super World Championships, in Trentino. " After its first edition in Glasgow and across Scotland (UK) in 2023, and as we prepare for the second edition in Haute-Savoie, France, in 2027, we can already look forward to another incredible event in six years. ", assures David Lappartient.
Brazil inherits two events : the 2028 Para-cycling Track World Championships (Rio de Janeiro) and the 2029 Para-cycling Road World Championships (Brasilia). The Mountain Bike World Championships will take place in Nové Město (Czech Republic) in 2029 and in Durango (USA) in 2030. Finally, Austria (2029), Switzerland (2030) and Denmark (2032) will host the Gran Fondo World Championships, while Derby (UK) will host the elite of indoor cycling in 2026.
