{"id":179437,"date":"2025-09-30T06:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/179437\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T06:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:05:09","slug":"derby-to-host-cycling-world-championship-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/179437\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby to host cycling world championship event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Derby has been announced as the host city of the 2026 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The city council said the event &#8211; which involved artistic cycling and cycle-ball &#8211; would take place from 16 to 18 October 2026 at Derby Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Artistic cycling has been described as gymnastics on a bike, while cycle-ball is a two-a-side team sport likened to football on a bike.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Ndukwe Onuoha said the Labour-run authority was &#8220;delighted&#8221; the event was coming to the city and added it would bring benefits for local businesses as well as tourism.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A two-a-side game of cycle-ball takes place on an indoor court with a panel of referees and a crowd behind the far side of the court\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/182b00c4d70f985094eb4a5b95a476ca.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The city council said the event &#8211; which involved artistic cycling and cycle-ball &#8211; would take place from 16 to 18 October 2026 at Derby Arena [Andrew Milligan\/PA Wire]<\/p>\n<p>The council said further event details including ticketing would be announced in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>David Lappartient, UCI president, said: &#8220;It is always a pleasure to bring the UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships to cities that combine enthusiasm for cycling with the facilities and expertise to showcase our sport.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Derby has demonstrated all these qualities, and we believe it will offer an outstanding platform for athletes in artistic cycling and cycle-ball to shine on the global stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Follow BBC Derby on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DerbyBBC\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCDerby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcderby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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