Punchy circuit, plenty of turns in city centre for road races and time trials
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Map and profile of the elite men's road race from Edinburgh to Glasgow(Image credit: UCI)
Map and profile of the under-23 men and elite women's road race(Image credit: UCI)
The junior men's ITT route and profile(Image credit: UCI)
The elite men's ITT route and profile(Image credit: UCI)
The elite women and under-23 men's ITT route and profile(Image credit: UCI)
The junior women's ITT route and profile(Image credit: UCI)
(Image credit: UCI)
The UCI released the full schedule, maps and profiles for the first unified UCI World Championships due to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from August 3 - 13, with slight revisions of the distances announced last September.
"Not only are there 42 corners, it can get hectic," said national team coach Serge Pauwels. "Sometimes you turn at right angles into an asphalted walking path in the park, where there is still a pole in the middle to keep out traffic. It is never 500 meters straight ahead."
National team selector Sven Vanthourenhout thought the course would be one of attrition and one that could challenge defending champion Remco Evenepoel, who is currently leading the Giro d'Italia. "There are places where Remco can also lose his energy. Moreover, it is difficult to organize a chase. I expect a maximum of 30 men in the final."
The 2023 UCI Road World Championships kick off on August 5 with the junior women's 70-kilometre road race (5 laps) and the junior men's 127.2km race (9 laps).
The elite men's road race will take place on August 6 due to the proximity of the Tour de France Femmes to the start of Worlds. The elite women will race on August 13.
The men will start in Edinburgh and race 120 kilometres to the circuits, where they will complete 10 laps for a total of 271.1km.
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On the closing weekend, the under-23 men's and elite women's road races will start in Loch Lemond. The under-23 men will cover 60km before the seven closing circuits for 168.41km, while the elite women will do one less circuit for 154.1km.
The individual time trials take place in Stirling on circuits of varying lengths, all of which finish on a tough but short climb. Junior women will race 13.4km, junior men 22.8km, under-23 men and elite women 36.2km, and elite men 47.8km.
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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.
