UCI Track World Championships 2025: Everything you need to know

2025 UCI Track World Championships
Dates: Wednesday 22 October – Sunday 26 October
Where: Santiago, Chile
Events: 22
How to watch: BBC/TNT Sports (UK), FloSports (US) - full guide here

The Track Worlds take place outside of Europe for the first time since Hong Kong hosted it in 2017 and return to South America for the first time since 2014 when it took place in Cali, Colombia. This is the fifth edition to be hosted by a South American country, and the first in Chile.

Nations are yet to name their squads, and after a Road Worlds in Africa, it's likely some European nations won't send a full team due to costs of international travel. That said, track riders enjoy less competition than road riders throughout the year, so will not want to miss a major championships.

A year that follows an Olympic Games can also see 'transitional' teams compete, as Olympic champions set other objectives for the year, and young riders are brought into the team to give them experience years out from the next Games in Los Angeles, 2028.

To read more on all the events that will be taking place in Chile, read our guide to track cycling.

Riders to watch

Emma Finucane (Great Britain)
The British sprinter continued her dominance of women's sprinting at last year's championships, winning the individual sprint and the team sprint (with Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant), two of the four golds the British women brought home from event in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands)
The Dutchman is considered the greatest track sprinter of all time, and he’s only 28. A former BMX rider, Harrie Lavreysen counts an unprecedented 16 track world titles and five Olympic gold medals, three of which he won in Paris.

Matt Richardson (Great Britain)
Following his post-Olympic nationality switch to Great Britain, Richardson had to sit out international competition for a period of time. He'll be desperate to get back into it and take the racing to Lavreysen, buoyed by his recent world record rider in Turkey.

Ally Wollaston (New Zealand)
Two world titles in Copenhagen last year propelled Wollaston to the top of women's track cycling. Prior to that, she won two medals at the Paris Olympics: silver in the team pursuit, and bronze in the Omnium.

Katie Archibald (Great Britain)
One of the most decorated riders in track racing returns to the boards for another major championships. With two Olympic golds, multiple world and European titles to her name, she will once again be the rider to watch in the women's endurance events.