UCI road world championships of 2018 to roll out on Austrian soil for the third time in the event’s history

Innsbruck, Austria will be the site of the UCI road world championships of 2018, the UCI announced.

The global cycling body made the announcement on Feb. 1.

According to a release published on the UCI’s website, the organization’s management committee made the decision after its first official meeting of 2016, following the UCI cyclocross world championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. It will be the third time that the UCI road world championships have taken place on Austrian soil, after the 1987 competition in Villach and the 2006 race in Salzburg.

“I have no doubt that Innsbruck will provide a stunning and challenging route for riders to compete on, as well as a wonderful, unique backdrop that can only add to the spectator and viewer experience,” said Brian Cookson, president of the UCI.

This year’s UCI road world championships, meanwhile, will take place in October in Doha, Qatar, an event for which preparations are now underway, the UCI management committee said.