The last time the cycling World Championships were held on Italian soil was in 2020, but in six years there will be another Italian World Championship. Trentino has the honor of hosting the third edition of the Cycling Super World Championships in 2031, reports the Italian broadcaster Rai.
Trentino had previously put itself forward as a candidate to organize the 2031 Cycling Super World Championships, and now the global event has reportedly been awarded to the Italian province. This decision was made during a meeting of the international cycling union UCI in Kigali, Rwanda, where the 2025 World Championships are currently taking place.
The official announcement is expected later today. The Italian province of Trentino is said to have allocated over 30 million euros to secure the cycling event. This is not a 'regular' World Championship but a so-called Super World Championship.
At a Super World Championship, held every four years, all cycling disciplines are featured: from road cycling and track cycling to para-cycling and artistic cycling. The first Cycling Super World Championships were organized in 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland, while the French department of Haute-Savoie has the honor to host the second edition in 2027.
The Italian province of Trentino (also known as Trento) will invest heavily in sport in the coming years, as it will also spend 15 million on the 2026 Winter Olympics and 14 million for the 2028 Youth Olympic Games.
The last time the World Championships took place in Italy was in 2020, in and around Imola. Prior Italian editions were held in 2013 (Florence), 2008 (Varese), 2004 (Verona), 1999 (Verona), 1994 (Agrigento), 1985 (Giavera del Montello), 1976 (Ostuni), 1968 (Imola), 1962 (Salò), 1955 (Frascati), 1951 (Varese), 1932 (Rome), and 1926 (Milan).
This year, Rwanda has the privilege of being the first African country to host a World Championship for both youth and elite riders. Upcoming World Championships will take place in Montréal (’26), Haute-Savoie (’27), Abu Dhabi (’28), Copenhagen (’29), Brussels (’30), and then Trentino ('31).
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