Japan announces a serious interest to host the 2035 "Super" World Championships in a multi-city model
Cycling
The cycling's biggest stage could, after more than four decades, return to the "land of samurais" - Japan. The east-Asian country is reportedly preparing a bid to host the 2035 World Championships, coinciding with the quaternial 'Super Championships' where road cycling meets track cycling, mountain bikes, BMX, and many other disciplines at the same time.
The news is reported by Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun where the ambitious plan was presented by Japan Cycling Federation vice-president Koichi Nakano and executive director Kunihiko Kaji.
In 2023, Glasgow hosted the first event of this scale. And for 2027, the French region of Haute-Savoie will carry on the new tradition. Meanwhile Trentino, Italy will do so in 2031. And Japan would wish to become the world cycling's hub in 2035. But rather than hosting all events in the same place, it intends to spread the entire programme across multiple venues in Japan.
Return after 45 years
Across Asian countries, there's no doubt that Japan has some of the most extensive cycling traditions. In fact, the first-ever World Championships held in Asia date all the way back to 1990. That year, Utsunomiya welcomed the world's best cyclists. The race ended in a Belgian double with Rudy Dhaenens taking the rainbow jersey, backed by Dirk De Wolf.
Since then, Qatar's Doha held 2016 World Championships won by Peter Sagan. And in 2028, it will be Abu Dhabi's (United Arab Emirates) turn. Japan would then reclaim another "first" among Asian countries as the first nation to hold two World Championship editions.
At the moment, the bid is still very much in the early phases, but Nakano assures that contacts with respective governments and municipalities have already been made with aim to prepare a definite proposal as soon as possible.
Read also
In the meantime, Japan hosted the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships last week. And towards the end of the season, the 2026 Asian Games will be hosted in the city of Nagoya.
Ondrej ZhasilCycling Journalist
Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
claps 0visitors 0
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- You're right about Kieran Wood, but he keeps reminding us he's the big Deputy Editor-in-Chief !?!? He says his focus is on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. Kieran also says he places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles as new, verified information becomes available. So... he's gotta be right in saying Pogi is a four time TDF winner!?!? ... or maybe not!?!? LOL !!!PogiSloFans03-11-2026
- A busy boy!Lozza03-11-2026
- I hope 2027 is his year.mij03-11-2026
- why does he have to? many GT riders from Froome to Contador to Indurain didn't do them.mij03-11-2026
- I think Jonas would have lost the TDF by 4+ minutes (at the least) and might not have even been in the top 3. Too much talent in the younger riders to say anyone not named Pogačar would have been top 3md197503-11-2026
- this is just stupid. you already have 23%, gravel is over the topabstractengineer03-11-2026
- There was once a time when Lance was supremely popular and he used his artificial "It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life" persona to lead his mob in going after Greg. There was no one Lance did not abuse in protecting his phony hero image. Lance promoted himself as a divine megastar and he let down millions of cancer victims and gullible devotees who clung far too long to the charade. Lance is the epitome of a corrupt person and because of his power, many around him, including business enterprises, succumbed to the evil. All who got in Armstrong's way were mercilessly attacked by him and his minions. This remarkably continues today with a new generation. LeMond was a number one enemy and paid a huge price. Who do you think slandered who?Yepperoni03-11-2026
- You despise him because he calls out the truth....OK clown !frieders303-11-2026
- JV is really slighting himself with not doing the 1 dayers.. 🤷
leedorney02-11-2026 - Watch the interview on youtube. I don't speak French. I do speak English and Spanish and you can hear it in his voice. Years ago LeMond had real personal problems I imagine in no small part because of Armstrong. then Armstrong goes round "full blast" re: LeMond having drinking and drug problems. The same way Andreu was expelled from mainstream cycling so was LeMond. On the positive side the clips of the ride and chatting with old teammates and was good. To seemed like a fun day and experience and good reason brush up his French.atom02-11-2026
Loading
Write a comment