After months of anticipation, we are almost at the starting line of the Wollongong 2022 UCI Road World Championships.
And isn’t Wollongong sparkling?
Road crews are out planting street-side pots, erecting scaffolds, stands and seating, and freshly laid bitumen ready for the September 17 and the first official race.
Ten thousand international visitors are expected to make their way down Mt Ousley, 300,000 spectators will line the streets and an estimated 300 million will tune in from around the world for 11 big races over eight days of elite cycling as 1,000 athletes compete for the coveted rainbow jersey.
Not to mention the $95 million injection in the NSW and Wollongong economy!
We are well and truly pumped and here’s 7 reasons why.
1 :: World-Class Cycling
For those non-cyclists wondering what all the fuss is about, know this….this is big. Really big.
It’s only the second time Australia has hosted a world road cycling event [after Geelong in 2010] and the best cyclists from around the world will be here representing their countries.
By the end of September, names like Georgia Baker and Grace Brown, Simon Clarke and Michael Matthews, Sarah Roy and Ben O’Connor will be household names.
This event is truly one for sports lovers.