The 2027 UCI Cycling World Championships run from 16 August to 5 September primarily in Haute-Savoie, France, bundling 20 world championship disciplines together over three exciting weeks.
Organisers expect nearly 15,000 elite and amateur athletes from 206 federations to contest 288 world titles in the second “Super Worlds” after Glasgow in 2023.
On the road, Gran Fondo racing will go first. Hosted in Thônes-La Clusaz in the French Alps, amateur time trial riders will race uphill 432 vertical metres on a 12.7-kilometre route on Sunday 22 August. Road races of 115km (+3,256m) and 80km (+2,150m) follow on Tuesday 24 August. Both routes include the legendary Col de la Colombière.
Amateur age-group winners earn world titles and coveted rainbow jerseys. Riders qualify to compete by finishing in the top 25 percent of starters in their age and gender category at a UCI Gran Fondo World Series event. Qualifying is already underway.
But the championships will go far beyond amateur Gran Fondo racing. The UCI’s Super Worlds event brings nearly every corner of the sport together under one banner:
Gravel: Off-pavement, road-style racing for elite and age-group amateurs in Châtel-Portes du Soleil. To qualify, riders must finish in the top 25 percent of starters in their age and gender category at a UCI Gravel World Series event. Qualifying begins on 18 October 2026 at Leuven Legacy Gravel in Belgium.
Road: Gran Fondo riders who stick around can watch the elite, U23 and junior road races in Sallanches-Domancy-Pays du Mont-Blanc and time trials in Annecy-Doussard.
Mountain Bike: Five events in total. Cross-country is the traditional endurance test on rolling singletrack, while Marathon stretches that effort over much longer distances. Downhill is a flat-out timed descent, Enduro mixes timed downhill stages with untimed climbs, and E-Enduro brings pedal-assist bikes into the same format.
BMX: Three separate events, from explosive race starts to freestyle-style action.
Track: Junior, Elite and Para sprint races on the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines near Paris, rather than in Haute Savoie.
Para-cycling Road: Road racing for riders with impairments, run in classified categories.
Indoor Cycling: Artistic cycling and cycle-ball, the precise, gymnastics-style events held on smooth indoor floors.
Esports: Virtual racing on trainers and online platforms, where riders compete head-to-head from anywhere in the world.
Cycle Speedway: Think short-track speed skating on bikes: tight, aggressive racing around a small cinder or dirt oval, with riders jostling for position lap after lap.
Pump Track: Riders use body movement and momentum, rather than pedaling, to generate speed around a rolling circuit of bumps and berms.
Trials: A test of balance and bike control, as riders hop, pivot and clear obstacles without putting a foot down.
Bike Polo: A team ball game played on bikes, with riders using mallets to score goals.
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