Flanders ready to bid for 2021 Road World Championships, says sports minister

The Worlds have not been held in Belgium since Zolder in 2002

Peter Sagan at the 2017 Tour of Flanders

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Flanders could be the host of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, with the region's sports minister saying it is ready to stand as a candidate.

The UCI is due to announce it's selection for 2021 host in September this year, with prospective candidates able to apply up until June. The 2021 edition of the Worlds will mark a centenary of rainbow bands, with the first amateur Worlds road race taking place in 1921.

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Richard Windsor