Cycling World Championships overview:
The UCI 2024 Road Cycling World Championships will soon take place in Zürich, Switzerland, where more than 40 rainbow jerseys will be awarded in a series of categories, including Elite, U23, Juniors, and Para-cycling. The championships start on September 21st and runs until September 29th, featuring lots of action including time trials, mixed relays, and road races.
Saturday, September 21st
On the first day of the World Championships, the para-cyclists will kick of the action competing in the Mixed H Team Relay, starting at 17:00 with an expected finish at 17:45 local time (CEST). Here the first rainbow jerseys will be awarded to the fastest finishers. (The "H" indicates that the riders will be using handcycles instead of regular bikes.)
Sunday, September 22nd
On the 2nd day of the World Championships, we will again have some para-cycling action, this time with the B and C4-C5 time trials for women, which will be held from 10:00 to 10:45. (The “B” category indicates that the athletes are visually impaired and will be riding with a “pilot” on a tandem bike, while the “C” category refers to athletes using a regular bike. The numbers 4 and 5 indicate the degree of impairment, with 1 being the most impaired and 5 the least, so the C4-C5 riders are among the less impaired para-cyclists.)
The elite athletes will also make their debut at the 2024 Road World Championships on the 2nd day as both the women and men`s time trials will be held. The elite women and U23 women will take on a 29.9 km ITT from Gossau to Zürich starting at 12:45 and finishing at 14:45. Once the women are done, the men will start their 46.1 km ITT, which begins and ends in Zürich, and has an expected finish time of 17:30.
Monday, September 23rd
The day before featured the women's B and C4-C5 time trials, and now it's the men in these categories time for their time trials which are scheduled to start at 12:15 and expected to finish at 14:15.
In addition, we'll see the junior boys in action as they do their best on a 24.9 km ITT course starting at 9:15 with an expected finishing time of 11:30.
The U23 men will also compete in their time trial, which is identical to the one for the elite and U23 women, with 29.9 km starting from Gossau and finishing in Zürich. The first rider will roll down the ramp at 14:45 while the last rider is due to cross the finish line at 17:30.
Tuesday, September 24th
The 4th day of the World Championships is packed with para-cycling events. The C1-3 and H3 women, as well as the C1-3 and H1-5 men, will be competing in their time trials from 11:00 to 15:30. In addition, the H1-2 and T1-2 time trials for women, and the T1-2 for men, will take place from 16:00 to 17:30. (The "T" category indicates that the athletes will be riding tricycles, with the numbers indicating the degree of impairment, similar to the "C" category, where 1 represents the most significant impairment and 5 the least.)
On the 4th day, we will also see the Junior women in action as they roll on to their time trial, which is scheduled from 8:30 to 10:30.
Wednesday, September 25th
On Wednesday, we will see the first road races of the Championships. The Para-cycling B category Road races for both men and women will be held from 10:45 to 13:15.
The elite athletes will also be in action, as they will be competing in the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay, which covers a total distance of 53.7 km, starting and finishing in Zürich. This event is set to begin at 14:00 and is expected to finish at 17:30.
Thursday, September 26th
On the para-cycling side, we will see the H1-2 men’s race along with the women’s H1-5 road race from 9:00 to 10:15. Later in the day, the men’s C3 and C4-5 road races will start at 12:15, with an expected finish time of 14:45.
The juniors will also be in action, with both the boys and girl’s road race. The girls will start their race from Uster to Zürich at 10:00, with an expected finish at 12:45, while the boys will begin their 127.2 km race from Uster to Zürich at 14:45, expected to finish at 17:15.
Friday, September 27th
Friday brings even more para-cycling action, with the C1 and C2 men’s road race taking place from 8:30 to 10:15, followed by the T1-2 road races for both men and women from 11:00 to 12:00.
Additionally, we will see the U23 men in action for their road race, covering 173.6 km from Uster to Zürich, starting out at 12:45 with an expected finish at 16:45.
Saturday, September 28th
As the weekend begins, we have even more cycling on the program, starting with the men’s H3 road race from 8:30 to 10:00, followed by the women’s C1-3 and C4-5 road races from 10:45 to 12:45.
September 25th is also the day for the women’s elite and U23 road races, which will be held on a 154.1 km course from Uster to Zürich. The women will start at 12:45 and are expected to finish at 16:45.
Sunday, September 28th
For the final day of the World Championships, we will see the last rainbow jerseys awarded. The day will begin with the H4 and H5 men’s road races, held from 9:45 to 11:30.
The last rainbow jersey will then be awarded to the winner of the men’s road race, which starts in Winterthur at 10:30 and finishes in Zürich at approximately 17:00, when they have completed the 273,9 km race.
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(Dates and times updated September 4th - So changes could have happened since :)
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