2016 UCI Road World Championships

2016 UCI Road World Championships
Doha
Location within Qatar
Host city Doha, Qatar
Date(s)  (2016-10-09 - 2016-10-16)October 9-16, 2016
Coordinates 25°17′N 51°32′E / 25.283°N 51.533°E / 25.283; 51.533
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The 2016 UCI Road World Championships is scheduled to take place in Doha, Qatar, in 2016. The championships could be moved from the traditional September to October to avoid extreme hot and blustery weather.[1] The event consists of a road race, a team time trial and a time trial for elite men and women and a road race and a time trial for men under-23, junior men and junior women. It will be the 89th Road World Championships and the first time that Qatar and the Middle East will host the championships.

Bidding

Qatar was announced as the host during the 2012 UCI Road World Championships in the Netherlands.[2][3] Norway also made a bid and is now the host of the 2017 UCI Road World Championships.

Courses

The race will start and finish in the capital city of Doha, the home base for the Tour of Qatar. The initial plans were to have a 10 kilometers flat time trial circuit, with the men’s riding it four times, and a larger flat circuit of around 15 kilometers for the road race.[3] However, the courses did not meet the requirements for a world championship and it’s decided to build a hilly course, like has been done for to the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "'Hilly' course for 2016 Qatar Road World Championships". Cycling Weekly. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Qatar awarded 2016 UCI Road World Champtionship". CyclingNews. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Qatar world championships takes shape amid questions". Velonation. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.

External links

Official website

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