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The UCI Road World Championships will be a feast for both
cycling enthusiasts and interested spectators. Photo: Shutterstock

2022 UCI Road World Championships

hen it was first announced that many. It will champion the benefits expanded over time and now
WWollongong would host the UCI of life with a bicycle and showcase includes Time Trial and Road Race
Road World Championships 2022 a the qualities that make Wollongong events for elite men and women,
few years ago, there was great a wonderful place to live and visit. under 23 men, junior men and
excitement. Now, after waiting for so The UCI Road World women and mixed team (time trial).
long, the event is finally here! Championships will include road The 2022 UCI Road World
Wollongong will welcome the races, time trials, team time trials, Championships will be the 101st
world’s best athletes for the UCI’s cultural events and other edition that is rarely held in the
pinnacle road cycling event from community activities so there will Southern Hemisphere.
September 18-25, 2022. Eight days be plenty to watch over the course The Union Cycliste
of elite racing and a non-stop city of eight days. Internationale (UCI) is the
festival for the whole community. History of the event worldwide governing body for
The Championships have a The first UCI Road World cycling and was founded in 1900,
different host city each year with Championships took place in 1921, in Paris (France). The UCI’s
the UCI Road World when only amateur men were commitment is to lead the
Championships, Giro d’Italia and the allowed to race. In 1927 the first development of cycling as a
Tour de France forming the Triple Championships for professional competitive sport and activity in
Crown of Cycling. men took place in Nürburgring, all its forms, across the world.
More than 1000 of the top Germany while in 1958 the first The first
international cyclists from 70 plus women’s Championship event - Wollongong is the first city in the
nations will compete for a gold the road race - was added to the southern hemisphere to be
medal and the coveted rainbow program. awarded the status of UCI Bike City
jersey. It is one of the top five Last year Flanders was the host thanks to its overarching
sporting events in the world and is city and after Wollongong, it will be commitment to cycling - from
watched by more than 300 million Glasgow in 2023, Zurich in 2024 and safety, education, infrastructure and
viewers around the globe. Kigali, Rwanda in 2025. tourism products to hosting the
The benefits for Wollongong and The original Championships 2022 UCI Road World
the surrounding regions will be competition schedule has Championships.
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