In 2010, Melbourne will welcome the 77th UCI Road World Championships. This event is second only to the legendary Tour de France in terms of importance and prestige in international cycling and it will bring the best riders in the world to Australia.
The popularity of the Tour de France in Australia and the excitement created by it will flow on to create unprecedented interest in the World Championships. |
Cycling Profiles is the official mapping supplier to the 2010 Road World Championships
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The event will be held over 5 days of competition from 29th September to 3rd October and features Elite Men and Women competitors as well as Under 23 Men’s. Over 400 of the world’s best cyclists will descend on Melbourne to compete in Time Trial and Road Race events based in Geelong. In addition to the challenging courses set in Geelong for these competitors, for the first time in a World Championship, the Elite Men’s Road Race will begin in one city and finish in another with the start of the race in Melbourne, finishing with laps of the tough circuit in Geelong.
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For the Road World Championships, I have specifically produced a commemorative poster (A1, 84x52cm) depicting the different courses and profiles. You can get it at the championships (through the merchandising outlets) or through the Cycling Profiles Shop coming in either plain ($40) or laminated ($50).
Visit the Cycling Profiles Shop here to place your order.
Cycling Profiles is the mapping supplier for the 2010 Road World Championships
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The World Championships have a rich history and have been won by famous cyclists such as Lance Armstrong, Eddie Merckx, Greg Lemond, Mario Cipollini as well as Australia’s Michael Rogers and current World Champion Cadel Evans. In 2010 a strong contingent of Australian riders will press for victory on home soil. The current Australian team is likely to include a host of potential winners, including Cadel Evans, Michael Rogers, Simon Gerrans and Allan Davis, to name but a few.
The interest in the event will certainly be heightened with the expected presence of defending World Champion Cadel Evans. In the past two Tour de France events he has finished second on each occasion; an achievement unsurpassed in Australian cycling history. To add to the excitement Evans will be riding for back to back World Championships in his “own backyard”. His home town of Barwon Heads is just 20 minutes from Geelong, where he will attempt to win the Men’s Road Race on 3rd October 2010. The excitement and expectation this will generate will be unprecedented in the history of the sport here in Australia. |
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