Pune awarded 2032 Road Cycling World Championships

Pune Pune will host the 2032 UCI Road World Championships after India’s bid was approved by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) at its Congress in Montreal on Thursday. It will mark the country’s first tryst with cycling’s flagship road event.

The candidature was jointly pursued by the Government of Maharashtra and Cycling Federation of India (CFI) with support from the Government of India. Pune’s bid emerged victorious in a two-way contest against Groningen/Drenthe of the Netherlands while Colombia and Mexico were eliminated during the process.

A three-member UCI inspection team had visited Pune from September 4 to 6 to assess the proposed venues and race infrastructure, including the Balewadi Sports Complex and Savitribai Phule Pune University circuit. The presentation was made at the UCI Congress by Pune District Collector Jitendra Dudi and CFI secretary general Maninder Pal Singh.