The UCI World Cycling Tour Visits Sri Lanka in 2013

The UCI World Cycling Tour Visits Sri Lanka in 2013

UCI World Cycling Tour 2013.

After two successful seasons since its launch in 2011, the UCI World Cycling Tour (UWCT) enters 2013 with an exciting calendar, touring all five continents. Besides classic venues such as Italy, Belgium and France, the new world giants of Australia, Brazil and the USA among many other exciting destinations, the series is now ready to welcome its first Asian event. The exotic landscape of Sri Lanka is our first stop next year, with a Road Race and a Time Trial in the surrounding of the country’s former capital, Colombo. The month of April seems to be inviting to warm, coastal destinations. After Sri Lanka, the UWCT has a stop in the glamorous hills of Saint Tropez, France, in Perth, Australia and then in Chania, on the Greek Island of Crete.

In May we move on to the state of New York, in the USA to get the season started in North America. UCI Bike City Copenhagen expects the Scandinavian crowd and other visitors for their Road Race and Time Trial. Belgium also hosts their qualifier event in May.

In June it’s time for Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, to show why they have recently been awarded as host city of the 2014 UWCT Final. Their classic style road race is one of the biggest and most traditional in the series, with the city centre fully closed for cyclists. Then we move north to the rolling mountains of Austria, to St. Polten in the Vienna surroundings.

In July the UWCT takes us to a rehearsal of the most challenging UWCT Final ever. The Qualifier event in Trento, Italy, will feature most of the climbs and landscape of this season’s Final. In August and September, Brazil and Spain close the opportunities for riders to qualify to a legendary Final.

The town of Trento is so proud to be hosting the 2013 Road Masters World Championships (UWCT Final) that it will be hard not to feel already a World Champion once you get there. The rainbow colors will be everywhere and the top of the famous Giro d’ Italia climb, Monte Bondone itself, will be standing like a podium for the ones who reach its top on the road race.

Calendar 2013

Sun 16 Sep 2012	Amy’s Gran Fondo	Lorne	Australia
04-07 April 2013	Gran Fondo Sri Lanka	Colombo	Sri Lanka
Sun 07 April 2013	Gran Fondo Golfe de St Tropez	Saint Tropez	France
12-14 April 2013	UWCT Perth	Perth	Australia
28-30 April 2013	Cretan Cycling Challenge	Chania	Greece
Sun 05 May 2013	Putnam Cycling Classic	Cold Springs	USA
10-12 May 2013	Copenhagen Gran Fondo	Copenhagen	Denmark
Sun 26 May 2013	Gran Fondo Eddy Merckx	Blégny	Belgium
07-09 June 2013	Franja Maraton BTC City	Ljubljana	Slovenia
14-16 June 2013	Sankt Pöltner Radmarathon	Sankt Pölten	Austria
19-21 July 2013	La Leggendaria Charly Gaul	Trento	Italy
Sun 11 Aug 2013	Copa 100k	Rio De Janeiro	Brazil
Sat 07 Sep 2013	Val d’Aran Cycling Tour	Vielha	Spain
19-22 Sep 2013	UWCT Final	Trento	Italy

Qualifier events for the 2014 Final

Sun 15 Sep 2013     Amy’s Gran Fondo                    Lorne                        Australia

26-27 Oct 2013      Msunduzi Road Challenge         Pietermaritzburg    South Africa

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