The 2013 UCI Road Cycling World Championships starts in Florence, Italy, on Sunday 22nd September with the men’s and women’s trade team time trials. The weeklong series of events will see the world’s top riders battle it out in national team colours for the chance to wear the hallowed rainbow jersey in their discipline for the next year.
World Championships 2013 programme of events
Sunday 22nd September
Women’s team time trial
Men’s team time trial
Monday 23rd September
Women junior individual time trial
Men under-23 individual time trial
Tuesday 24th September
Men junior individual time trial
Women elite individual time trial
Wednesday 25th September
Men elite individual time trial
Friday 27th September
Women junior road race
Men under-23 road race
Saturday 28th September
Men junior road race
Women elite road race
Sunday 29th September
Men elite road race
The World Championship Road Race sees riders don their respective national jerseys instead of their usual trade team to slug it out for the chance to become world champion and wear the coveted rainbow jersey for the 2014 season.