Montréal reveals first details of 2026 worlds road race route
Route will celebrate history with a course that harks back to the 1974 worlds, which were won by Eddy Merckx and Geneviève Gambillon.
The 2023 UCI Road World Championships heads to Glasgow, Scotland for cycling’s biggest championship event ever, combining most of the sport’s disciplines including road, mountain, track, and BMX. The racing takes place August 3-13 with the biggest names in the sport set to compete for a number of gold medals and rainbow jerseys.
Viewers in the USA and Canada will be able to watch the full week of racing on FloBikes, while people in the UK and Europe will be able to watch it on GCN+.
Route will celebrate history with a course that harks back to the 1974 worlds, which were won by Eddy Merckx and Geneviève Gambillon.
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