Introducing Glasgow
Introducing Glasgow
Welcome to the Glasgow Host City Media Portal for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships. Here we'll offer resource to support journalists, broadcasters and influencers to plan coverage of the world's biggest cycling event ever!
Glasgow is a city of culture, bursting with experiences and personality. From amazing architecture to colourful street art to being the gateway to Scotland's great outdoors, there is much to discover.
And don't just take our word for it! The city has a number of accolades to its name, including European City of Sport (2023), 'Top 5 city break in the world' (Time Out, 2022) and 'World’s friendliest city' (Conde Nast, 2022).
Good to know
Need some help planning your trip to Glasgow? Whether you’ve been here before or this is your first visit, you'll find useful information on hotels, getting around the city and more at our good to know section.
Good to know
Need some help planning your trip to Glasgow? Whether you’ve been here before or this is your first visit, you'll find useful information on hotels, getting around the city and more at our good to know section.
Multimedia assets
Find high-res destination images, films and b-roll footage of Glasgow and Scotland.
- For guidelines and logos for the city brand, PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW > visit our media library.
- For Glasgow photography, b-roll and promotional films > visit our media toolkit (username: [email protected] / password: Glasgow!2023)
- For photography on wider Scotland > check out VisitScotland's Digital Media Library.
*Please do not download and save these images for use beyond your current requirements as expiry and permissions may change. The login details will remain the same for future access.
Contact us
For Glasgow related UCI Cycling World Championships media enquiries, please contact: [email protected].
For general destination enquiries: [email protected].
Broadcast Guide
*Coming soon*
Check back as we continue to add information to this site as the event approaches.
A world-class, sustainable destination
We’re proud to rank 6th in the Global Destination Sustainability Index. Despite increased competition, Glasgow has managed to maintain its position in the top 10 since joining in 2016. The index (view at gds.earth) requires the commitment of participating cities to develop and use regenerative practices across all areas of the destination.
Check out the links below to discover some of the top things to do in the city.
Glasgow will host 8 of the 13 Championships, across 5 city venues, as part of the inaugural event from 3 - 13 August 2023. For more details on the event visit the UCI Cycling World Championships website.
Article last updated: March 2023