UCI Cycling World Championship

Aug 08, 2023

You can donate now through September 30 for a chance to win bikes made for Kate Courtney, Marianne Vos, and more.

In celebration of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, World Bicycle Relief (WBR), the official global charity partner of the event, is offering cycling fans around the world the opportunity to win one of four bikes donated by some of the top names in the sport.

While female athletes are breaking boundaries at the sharp end of the sport and gaining the recognition they deserve, WBR prioritizes women in the countries it serves—offering 70 percent of the bikes it distributes through its programs to women and girls. Proceeds from the raffle will support WBR’s work in helping women and girls with limited access to transportation realize their goals.

“Women and girls in many rural communities around the world rely on bicycles to access vital services and education—particularly when walking and sharing lifts are not safe options,” said Claire Geiger, director of global partnerships for WBR, in a news release.

Since 2005, WBR, in partnership with local communities, has distributed more than 740,000 bicycles and trained more than 3,000 bicycle mechanics across 21 countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America. Fundraising and donations will help the charity to reach its goal of distributing 1 million bicycles by 2025.

You can donate now through September 30 for a chance to win. (The minimum donation is €10.) Raffle winners will have the chance to take home one of four bikes set up to the sponsorship specifications of cycling legends from the worlds of road racing and mountain biking:

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The 2018 world cross-country champ is donating a one-of-a-kind Scott Spark RC equipped with SRAM, RockShox, and Syncros components in a unique design inspired by women in cycling and the upcoming 2023 MTB World Championships.

“I am proud to be among the powerful group of female athletes supporting this project and helping WBR reach 1 million bikes distributed by 2025,” said Courtney in a news release.

Vos, a 13-time world champion and two-time Olympic medalist for The Netherlands, together with the team from Cervélo, has donated a Cervélo S5 equipped with SRAM Red eTap AXS.

“Whether fighting for a win or access to education, a bicycle is a tool for empowerment,” said Vos in a news release.

Another icon of Dutch cycling, multiple-world champion and 2022 winner of Le Tour de France Femmes, Annemiek van Vleuten will be supporting with the donation of a Canyon AEROAD CFR Disc in a special World Championships design.

“I want to help World Bicycle Relief get more women and girls on bikes,” said Van Vleuten in a news release. “I have seen for myself in Kenya what the Power of Bicycles can do for people.”

The British ride and cross-country world champ in 2021 and will donate a Trek Factory Racing team-edition Trek Supercaliber 9.9.

“A bicycle can be a game-changer, especially for women and girls in rural areas,” said Richards in a news release.

You can register for the raffle through the VIPrize platform when making a donation to World Bicycle Relief.

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