The 193rd Congress of the International Cycling Union (UCI), held in September of this year 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland, defined the next venues of the 16 world championships from 2025 to 2030, in which America will have a leading role with Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, chosen to host the universal track event for juniors in 2028.
The Congress brought together representatives of 119 UCI member National Federations from the five continents, who were able to discover the different UCI World Championships awarded for the next one by the Management Committee of the International Federation.
In total, the names of the host cities of 16 UCI World Championships were revealed, which are grouped in a total of 10 countries from four continents: America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
– UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Eliminator 2025: Sakarya (Turkey)
– 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships: Apeldoorn (The Netherlands)
– UCI Snowmobile World Championships 2026: Châtel – Haute-Savoie (France)
– 2026 and 2027 UCI Masters Track World Championships: London (Great Britain)
– 2028 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships: Sunshine Coast – Queensland (Australia)
– 2028 UCI Junior Track World Championships: Asuncion (Paraguay)
– 2028 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships: Hoogerheide (The Netherlands)
– 2028 and 2029 UCI Urban Cycling UCI World Championships: Jakarta (Indonesia)
– 2029 UCI BMX Racing World Championships: Heusden-Zolder (Belgium)
– 2029 UCI Road World Championships: Denmark (city/region tbc)
– 2029 UCI Gravel UCI World Championship: Villars-sur-Ollon (Switzerland)
– 2030 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships: Namur (Belgium)
– 2030 UCI Track World Championships: Brisbane (Australia)
– 2030 UCI Road World Championships: Brussels (Belgium).
Two new members joined the UCI at its 2024 Congress, which voted in favor of the affiliation of the National Federations of Nauru and Palau. The UCI now has 205 member National Federations. This figure, rarely achieved in the world of sport, demonstrates the universality of the cycling movement.
At the end of the Congress, UCI President David Lappartient said: “I am delighted to have been able to announce the allocation of 16 editions of our UCI World Championships in different disciplines over the next six years. This long-term visibility for our UCI World Championship program is further proof of the popularity of our sport.
Source: UCI