How are venues decided for World Championships

[Sea The Stars]

Hi Everyone,

I am just wondering what criteria is used to decide the venue for the world road racing championships?

Just looking at the recent list of host cities - they're all venues where cycling is already quite popular.

Surely a country such as my own (Ireland) would benefit much more than say Australia or Italy from hosting such an event, and it would surely help grow the sport locally.

I am too young to really remember 1998 when the Tour came to Ireland but a similiar question - what led the Tour de France organisers to bring the race to Ireland, was it a good will gesture for all the good years of Kelly and Roche?

Also the president of the UCI is an Irish man - surely he would like to see big races in his native land - would he able to influence such a decision?

Ireland in my opinion should be doing more to help create a culture of cycling. Our top cyclings, Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche, I think grew up in France so even they aren't products of any cycling culture in Ireland.

 

[ebandit]

£ $ £ $ £ $ £ $

it goes to Host Who Offers the Best Package

£ $ £ $ £ $ £ first and foremost

then Other Incentives / Infrastructure etc / Who's Turn it is

but Priority is the Money....................Why Else would Kuwait be UCI's preferred Choice for Future WC's

 

[ElChingon]

it goes to Host Who Offers the Best Package

£ $ £ $ £ $ £ first and foremost

then Other Incentives / Infrastructure etc / Who's Turn it is

but Priority is the Money....................Why Else would Kuwait be UCI's preferred Choice for Future WC's

Man the easiest answer and the correct one as well

 

[krebs303]

Bingo! Money was the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title

 

[42x16ss]

Yep, get a truckload of cash and drop it off at Hein Verbruggen's doorstep.

 

[BroDeal]

It is just like how the IOC decides which country gets the Olympic games. It comes down to which country offers the largest bribes.

 

[Hawkwood]

I went up to London to watch the Olympic Marathon and afterwards thought I'd take a look at the Belgian House, a series of exhibitions, bars and hospitality suites laid on by Belgium for its athletes, guests, and visitors. It didn't take long to realise that the overt message was `we're looking to put on the cycling world champs and need to butter people up'.