‘Unprecedented’ television audiences revealed for cycling Super Worlds

Fans around the world watched more than 200 million hours in August

Lotte Kopecky celebrates after winning the 2023 World Championships
(Image credit: Thomas Maheux/SWpix.com)

The 2023 Cycling World Championships, commonly referred to as the Super Worlds, witnessed a 75 per cent increase in hours watched on television, according to the UCI

The event, anchored in Glasgow, brought together 8,000 athletes from across 13 different disciplines. It marked the first time ever the UCI has combined the various World Championships, which it will next do in 2027

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Tom Davidson
Senior News Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.