BBC secures rights to UCI’s ‘biggest ever’ cycling event

UK public broadcaster the BBC has secured full broadcasting rights to the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, which will take place in Glasgow and across Scotland. The deal extends a long term partnership between the BBC and cycling’s world governing body – and will involve coverage across TV, online and social.

Barbara Slater

The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships will be held over 11 days (3-13 August 2023) and involved thousands of the world’s top cycling athletes. For the first time, 13 UCI World Championships will be held in the same location, creating the biggest cycling event ever and one of the largest events ever hosted in Scotland. The para-cycling competitions will also be fully integrated into the schedule for the first time.

UCI President David Lappartient says: “BBC Sport already provides fantastic coverage of our UCI World Championships for track and road, and I am delighted our partnership will extend to encompass all disciplines at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow and across Scotland. This historic event will be of enormous interest to fans in Great Britain and all over the world.”

BBC Director of Sport, Barbara Slater, says: “We are delighted to have such comprehensive coverage of a sport that continues to grow in popularity. Glasgow and the whole of Scotland are going to be a hub for cycling fans next August.”