Copenhagen has announced that it has won its bid to host the 2025 UCI BMX World Championships.
The Danish capital will also be hosting the first stage of cycling’s Tour de France in 2022 and the UCI Track World Championships in 2024.
Frank Jensen, lord mayor of Copenhagen, said: “As the world’s best cycling city and Grand Départ for the Tour de France in 2022, it makes perfect sense that Copenhagen will also host the World Championships in BMX in 2025. Together with the Copenhageners, I look forward to experiencing the intense race at Copenhagen’s BMX- track on Amager, when the world’s best BMX riders compete for the prestigious rainbow jersey and the title.”
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world governing body of cycling, selected Copenhagen as host for the event. Copenhagen has previously hosted the UCI BMX World Cups in 2009 and 2010 as well the UCI BMX World Championships 2011.
Kit Lykketoft, director of conventions at Wonderful Copenhagen, said: “We are very pleased that this great cycling event will return to Copenhagen and we look forward to welcoming BMX fans from around the globe. Copenhagen is often hailed as one of the most bike friendly cities in the world and hosting an event like the BMX World Championship reaffirms this position. For the city to be awarded the event at this time provides some much-needed positive news during an otherwise difficult period.”
Along with the championships, Copenhagen will be hosting a side event programme aimed at “creating long-lasting effects of the event and increasing awareness of the sport among young people in Copenhagen”.
The Danish Cycling Federation will be organising the event in collaboration with Copenhagen BMX Club, with the City of Copenhagen, Wonderful Copenhagen and Sport Event Denmark set to be partners of the event.