18 September

120 cycling children will open the centenary edition of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Flanders on Saturday, 18 September. In pairs they will all get to represent a participating country. The day after, before the start of the UCI Road World Championships competitions, para-cyclists will take to the roads in their own race. The start times of all 2021 UCI Road World Championship races are confirmed.

The honour of kicking off the centenary of the UCI Road World Championships is reserved for 120 children between the ages of 12 and 18 from clubs connected to Cycling Vlaanderen. They will represent a participating country in these 2021 UCI Road World Championships. A personalised cycling jersey, decoration on their bike and various actions will make clear which country the kids will be representing. They will be introduced during a real stage ceremony in Knokke-Heist and then be the first to ride over the time trial circuit, finishing in Bruges.

Cycling Vlaanderen selects the children through an online application procedure for the clubs.

Timing

11h - 13h Flanders 2021 Opening Ceremony
Flanders
Flanders
Main Partners
Mapei
Mapei
Lotto
Lotto
Shimano
Shimano
Bpost
Bpost
Official Partners
Deloitte
Deloitte
KBC
KBC
Victoria
Victoria
Santini
Santini
Tissot
Tissot
Other Partners
Trek
Trek
Skoda
Skoda
Seasucker
Seasucker
Wahoo
Wahoo
Coca Cola
Coca Cola
Foodmaker
Foodmaker
TVH
TVH
GAS
GAS
Boplan
Boplan
Walkies4Events
Walkies4Events
Kom op tegen Kanker
Kom op tegen Kanker
Sporza
Sporza
HNB
HNB
La Dernière Heure
La Dernière Heure
Brugge
Brugge
Knokke-Heist
Knokke-Heist
Antwerpen
Antwerpen
Leuven
Leuven
Vlaams-Brabant
Vlaams-Brabant
Belgian Cycling
Belgian Cycling
Cycling Vlaanderen
Cycling Vlaanderen