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Major events such as these Championships enrich our cultural and sporting life. They also shine an international spotlight on Scotland, supporting our tourism industry and demonstrating that Scotland is an engaged, outward-looking nation.

On behalf of the Scottish Government, I want to extend a warm welcome to the participants, their support teams, UCI delegates, and spectators who have travelled from all over the world to be here. We are very pleased to host you and I am sure that you will enjoy your stay.

In hosting the first UCI Cycling World Championships, we aim to use the power of the bike to help change Scotland for the better. We want the event to catalyse behavioural change and deliver positive impacts for people and communities across the country.

The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships this summer will encourage people of all ages and stages, new and existing cyclists alike, to get on their bikes, whether for exercise, sport, transport or recreation. Together, we can use the power of the bike to help build a fairer, healthier and more active Scotland.”

With unrivalled experience working in sensitive locations, we create unique rider experiences that blend seamlessly with their surroundings. We are always mindful of our ecological impact, so our trails leave a lasting impression on riders, not the environment.

Never before have so many cycling disciplines been united at the same place and at the same time. And it is happening in Glasgow and across Scotland! This inaugural event, featuring 11 days of exceptional, non-stop cycling action, will showcase the beauty and diversity of our sport as the best athletes in the world vie for the rainbow jersey in cycling’s many and varied disciplines.

Bringing together 13 UCI World Championships, including those for our five Olympic disciplines, in a single event, is an achievement like no other. It has been possible thanks to the commitment, dedication and hard work of our different stakeholders, all motivated by a passion and desire to see cycling break new boundaries.

Our hosts in Glasgow and across Scotland have undertaken an enormous challenge to welcome the first edition of this new event, which will be repeated every four years, the year before the Summer Olympic Games.

We have all been working closely to ensure that each and every one of these UCI World Championships will live up to the expectations of our National Federations, their athletes and cycling fans.

This combined, multi-discipline event was one of my visions when I was first elected UCI President in 2017. I am incredibly excited that this vision is now a reality, and that you are a part of it. That’s the power of the bike.”

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This is an event like no other: 11 days of exhilarating cycling competition, bringing over 8000 elite and amateur athletes together, to contest 13 World Championships in the same country at the same time. A country of spectacular mountains, extinct volcanoes and the world-renowned warmth of its people, Scotland is the perfect stage for this magnificent event.

The action-packed schedule will be set against the backdrop of some of our most iconic cities and locations, from metropolitan Glasgow to the Highland splendour of Fort William.

The global audience will go on a breathtaking tour, viewing landmarks rich with our history and heritage: the Wallace Monument in Stirling, the majestic Edinburgh Castle, to jawdropping landscapes like Nevis Range, the Scottish Borders, and the tranquillity of Loch Lomond.