On track

Thirteen Scottish landmarks were lit up to celebrate the UCI Cycling World Championships, as the countdown to the mega sporting event begins

The organiser of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships has marked six months to go until the “first-of-its-kind event” by lighting up iconic landmarks across Scotland where 13 UCI World Championship events will take place.

From the Riverside Museum on the banks of the river Clyde in Glasgow to Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle, and Loch Lomond, the organiser illuminated several sights and attractions. All the landmarks were chosen as they are located in the regions that are venues for the largest event in cycling history. These regions of Scotland will see thousands of amateur and elite cyclists from more than 120 countries compete across the 13 UCI World Championships for the first time at the mega-event.

The world-famous Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Highlands (pictured) – widely known to Harry Potter fans – was bathed in swathes of light by The Stage Group. The colours of the UCI rainbow shone brightly, with the stripes signifying the five continents.

David Lappartient, president of UCI, said: ““We are now into the final stretch of preparations for these milestone

UCI Cycling World Championships.

Illuminating landmarks at key venues in Glasgow and across Scotland has given everyone a true sense of the importance and enormity of this inaugural event. Six months will pass by quickly and I cannot wait to see fans and athletes from cycling’s many different disciplines join together for these eleven days of excitement, celebration and competition that will crown virtually all our UCI World Champions for 2023.”

The UCI Cycling World Championships take place from August 3-13, 2023.