UCI Cycling World Championships 2023 - Schedule 


The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships have officially commenced as the cycling world descends on Glasgow and Scotland.


A festival of cycling will see over 8000 athletes compete as 13 World Championships take place in a never seen before combined event held over 11 days from August 3rd to 13th.  Ireland will have representation at 10 of the World Championships. 


How to follow the action?


You can follow all the action live on BBC or Eurosport/GCN. Live timing is also available here along with the full schedule of events. A full breakdown of the Irish team's schedule can be found below. 


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Day 1 report: Ronan Grimes Seals Emotional Individual Pursuit Bronze In UCI Cycling World Championships Opening Day


Who's competing?


Road - Team Announcement  


Elite MenElite Women (Incorporating U23)

Road Race - August 6th

Sam Bennett

Ben Healy

Ryan Mullen

Rory Townsend

Dillon Corkery

Cormac McGeough


Time Trial - August 11th

Ben Healy

Ryan Mullen

Road Race - August 13th

Alice Sharpe

Megan Armitage

Lara Gillespie (U23)


Time Trial - August 10th

Kelly Murphy


U23 MenJunior WomenJunior Men

Road Race - August 12th

Darren Rafferty

Jamie Meehan

Odhran Doogan

Aaron Wade

Dean Harvey


Time Trial - August 9th

Darren Rafferty

Dean Harvey

Road Race - August 5th

Lucy Benezet Minns

Aine Doherty


Time Trial - August 10th

Lucy Benezet Minns

Aine Doherty

Road Race - August 5th

Seth Dunwoody

Liam O'Brien


Time Trial - August 11th

Adam Rafferty

Liam O'Brien


Para-Cycling - Team Announcement  


Para-Cycling Track August 2nd - 8thPara-Cycling Road-  August 9th - 12th

Katie George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal (Pilot)  - Women B

Josephine Healion & Linda Kelly (Pilot) - Women B

Damien Vereker & Mitchell McLaughlin (Pilot)   - Men B

Martin Gordon & Eoin Mullen (Pilot)  - Men B

Ronan Grimes – Men's C4   

Chris Burns – Men's C2   

Richael Timothy – Women's C3 

William Clifford - Men's C3

Katie George Dunlevy & Linda Kelly (Pilot)  - Women B

Josephine Healion & Eve McCrystal (Pilot) - Women B

Damien Vereker & Mitchell McLaughlin (Pilot) - Men B

Ronan Grimes – Men's C4   

Chris Burns – Men's C2   

Richael Timothy – Women's C3 

William Clifford - Men's C3

Cormac O'Callaghan - Men's C1

Declan Slevin - Men's H3

Allister MacSorley - Men's H4


Track - Team Announcement  


Elite Track - August 3rd - 9th

Alice Sharpe

Lara Gillespie 

Emily Kay 

Kelly Murphy 

Erin Creighton (Women's Team Pursuit Reserve)


Off-Road - Team Announcement  


Downhill MTB Cross-Country MTB

Elite Men - August 4th- 5th

Ronan Dunne

Chris Cumming 

Oisin O'Callaghan

Conor Bate

Niall Clerkin

Junior Men - August 3rd-4th

Callum Morris

Cross-country Short Track - August 8th & 10th

Cross-country Olympic - August 12th

Chris Dawson 


BMX - Team Announcement  


BMX RacingBMX Freestyle FlatlandBMX Freestyle Park

Elite Men - August 12-13th

Matthew Malone

Junior Men

Danny O'Gorman

Challenge August 6-9th

Full list here

Dino Jeffers - August 8thRyan Henderson - August 5th


Gran Fondo 


Road Race Time Trial
Full list here - August 4thFull list here - August 7th



Ireland Schedule 

Full Competition Schedule


3rd August, Thursday

Track 

13:45 Women Individual Pursuit – Qualifying: Kelly Murphy

19:50 Women Individual Pursuit – Final *Qualification Dependent

Para-Cycling Track 

13:52 Women B 1km Time Trial – Qualifying: Katie George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal | Josephine Healion & Linda Kelly

14:42 Men C4 200m Flying Start Time Trial - Final (Omnium): Ronan Grimes

17:59 Men C4 4km Individual Pursuit – Bronze Medal Ride Off (Omnium): Ronan Grimes

18:42 Women B 1km Time Trial – Final *Qualification Dependent

Mountain Bike Downhill 

17:11 Men Junior – Qualifying: Callum Morris


4th August, Friday

Track 

09:30 Women Team Pursuit - Qualifying: Alice Sharpe, Emily Kay, Kelly Murphy, Lara Gillespie

19:58 Women Scratch Race – Final: Emily Kay

Para-Cycling Track 

11:42 Men B 1km Time Trial - Qualifying: Martin Gordon & Eoin Mullen | Damien Vereker & Mitchell McLaughlin

12:50 Men C3 1km Time Trial - Qualifying: William Clifford

13:18 Men C4 1km Time Trial - Qualifying: Ronan Grimes

14:18 Men C2 200m Flying Start Time Trial - Final (Omnium): Chris Burns

14:50 Women C3 200m Flying Start Time Trial - Final (Omnium): Richael Timothy

17:25 Men B 1km Time Trial - Final *Qualification Dependent

18:00 Men C4 1km Time Trial - Final (Omnium): Ronan Grimes

18:21 Men C3 1km Time Trial - Final (Omnium): William Clifford

20:16 Women B 3km Individual Pursuit – Bronze Medal Ride Off: Katie George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal

Mountain Bike Downhill 

12:30 Men Elite – Qualifying: Ronan Dunne, Oisin O’ Callaghan, Christopher Cumming, Conor Bate, Niall Clerkin

15:30 Men Junior – Final *Qualification Dependent

Gran Fondo

10:00 Road Races (Full Schedule)


5th August, Saturday 

BMX Freestyle Park

10:10 Men Elite Qualifying: Ryan Henderson

Track 

12:03 Women Team Pursuit – Round 1 *Qualification Dependent 

20:28 Women Team Pursuit – Final *Qualification Dependent

Para-Track

19:21 Men C2 Scratch Race (Omnium): Chris Burns

20:06 Men C3 Scratch Race (Omnium): William Clifford

Road

10:00 Women Junior Road Race: Aine Doherty, Lucy Bénézet Minns

13:00 Men Junior Road Race: Seth Dunwoody, Liam O'Brien

Mountain Bike Downhill

14:00 Men Elite – Final


6th August, Sunday

Para-Track

09:30 Men B 200m Sprint - Qualifying: Martin Gordon & Eoin Mullen 

12:44 Men C3 200m Flying Start Time Trial - Final (Omnium): William Clifford 

12:51 Men B Sprint - 1/4 Final *Qualification Dependent

17:38 Men C4 Scratch Race – Final (Omnium): Ronan Grimes

Track

18:34 Women Elite Elimination Race: Emily Kay

Road

09:30 Men Elite Road Race: Rory Townsend, Sam Bennett, Dillon Corkery, Ben Healy, Cormac McGeough, Ryan Mullen

BMX Freestyle Park

15:00 Men Elite - Semi-final *Qualification Dependent

BMX Racing: Challenge

World Challenge Schedule: 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - BMX Racing | Tissot Timing


7th August, Monday

Para-Track

13:04 Men B Sprint - Semi Final *Qualification Dependent

14:10 Men C2 1km Time Trial - Qualifying (Omnium): Chris Burns

17:29 Men C2 1km Time Trial - Final (Omnium): Chris Burns

17:59 Women C3 500m Time Trial - Final (Omnium): Richael Timothy

18:14 Men B Sprint – Final *Qualification Dependent

Track

19:34 Women Madison 30km: Alice Sharpe, Lara Gillespie

BMX Freestyle Park

14:30 Men Elite - Final *Qualification Dependent

Gran Fondo

10:00 Individual Time Trials (Full Schedule) 

BMX Racing: Challenge

World Challenge Schedule: 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - BMX Racing | Tissot Timing


8th August, Tuesday 

BMX Freestyle Flatland

Men Elite - Qualifying: Dino Jeffers

Cross-Country

11:30 Men Elite Short Track Qualifying: Chris Dawson

Para-Track 

17:49 Women C3 Scratch Race (Omnium): Richael Timothy

BMX Racing: Challenge

World Challenge Schedule: 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - BMX Racing | Tissot Timing


9th August, Wednesday 

Para-Cycling Road

MH3 Time Trial: Declan Slevin

MH4 Time Trial: Allister MacSorley

Track

17:38 Women Omnium - Scratch Race: Lara Gillespie 

18:19 Women's Omnium - Tempo Race: Lara Gillespie 

18:58 Women's Omnium - Elimination Race: Lara Gillespie 

20:21 Women's Omnium - Points Race: Lara Gillespie 

Road 

14:25 Men U23 Time Trial : Darren Rafferty, Dean Harvey

BMX Freestyle Flatland

Men Elite - 1/2 final *Qualification Dependent

BMX Racing: Challenge

World Challenge Schedule: 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - BMX Racing | Tissot Timing


10th August, Thursday

Para-Cycling Road

10:00 Men C3 Time Trial: William Clifford

10:32 Men C2 Time Trial: Chris Burns

11:04 Men C1 Time Trial: Cormac O'Callaghan

11:26 Women C3 Time Trial: Richael Timothy

14:00 Men B Time Trial: Damien Vereker & Mitchell McLaughlin

15:14 Men C4 Time Trial: Ronan Grimes

15:51 Women B Time Trial: Katie George Dunlevy & Linda Kelly | Josephine Healion & Eve McCrystal

Road

11:15 Women Junior Time Trial: Aine Doherty, Lucy Bénézet Minns

13:45 Women Elite: Time Trial: Kelly Murphy

Cross-Country 

17:45 Men Elite Short Track Finals *Qualification Dependent

BMX Freestyle Flatland

Men Elite Final *Qualification Dependent


11th August, Friday

Para-Cycling Road

14:15 Men H4 Road Race: Allister MacSorley

16:15 Men H3 Road Race: Declan Slevin

Road 

10:00 Men Junior Time Trial: Liam O'Brien, Adam Rafferty

14:35 Men Elite Time Trial: Ben Healy, Ryan Mullen


12th August, Saturday 

Cross-Country

15:30 Men Elite Olympic: Chris Dawson

Para-Cycling Road

08:45 Men C4 Road Race: Ronan Grimes

11:15 Men C3 Road Race: William Clifford

11:17 Men C2 Road Race: Chris Burns

11:19 Men C1 Road Race: Cormac O'Callaghan

13:45 Men B Road Race: Damien Vereker & Mitchell McLaughlin

13:47 Women B Road Race: Katie George Dunlevy & Linda Kelly |Josephine Healion & Eve McCrystal

16:47 Women C3 Road Race: Richael Timothy

Road

11:30 Men U23 Road Race: Jamie Meehan, Aaron Wade, Darren Rafferty, Dean Harvey, Odhran Doogan

BMX Racing

Men Junior Round 1: Danny O'Gorman (Times yet to be posted)

Men Junior 1/8 Final *Qualification Dependent

Men Elite Round 1: Matthew Malone (Times yet to be posted)

Men Elite 1/8 Final *Qualification Dependent


13th August, Sunday

Road

12:00 Women Elite (inc U23) Road Race: Alice Sharpe, Megan Armitage, Lara Gillespie (U23)"

BMX Racing

Men Junior Quarter, Semi and Finals *Qualification Dependent

Men Elite Quarter, Semi and Finals*Qualification Dependent