First Minister Humza Yousaf has welcomed cyclists due in Scotland this week for the UCI Cycling World Championships.Events, 11 in total, are due to take place across the country, including road cycling, para-cycling, mountain biking and BMX riding, beginning on Thursday and due to end on August 13, with the majority of events taking place in Glasgow, alongside Fort William, the Borders, Dumfries and Galloway and Tayside.
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00:00 Everyone has to start somewhere
00:02 even world champions
00:04 The biggest cycling event in the world ever is coming to Glasgow and across Scotland
00:08 But it's about much more than just bikes. It's about 13 incredible UCI World Championships over 11 breathtaking days
00:16 It's about the journey that it takes to get there and it's about everyone coming together
00:21 It's screaming at the top of our lungs. It's the great outdoors and the great indoors
00:28 It's raising hopes, raising the stakes and raising the next generation of UCI World Champions
00:34 It's where heroes will rise
00:36 Legends may fall, records are broken and dreams come true
00:40 It's friends, fun, passion and the power of the bike and it's winning that jersey
00:47 It's the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships. Now is your chance. Now is our moment
00:53 Now we ride
00:56 (whooshing)
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