CYCLING’S BIGGEST COMPETITION YET

In what’s being billed as the biggest cycling event in history, 13 different top-tier global competitions will be united next year for the first time in Union Cycliste International’s Cycling World Championships. Taking place in Glasgow and other parts of Scotland over 11 days in August (3–13), the competition will span seven disciplines ranging from BMX racing to indoor cycling to mountain biking cross country and is expected to draw some 8,000 professional and amateur athletes from around the world. By the end, 190 new world champions will be crowned. The event won’t be a one-off: The UCI intends to stage the competition every four years in the summer prior to an Olympic Games.