MOSCOW, September 19, Veronika Gibadieva. The World Road Cycling Championships, which will celebrate its centenary this season, will be hosted by Belgium from September 19th to 26th. Medals in individual and group races will be awarded among juniors and juniors, in the age category under 23 for men, as well as among the elite among women and men. In addition, the elite will compete for a set of awards in the mixed relay. The first world championship in road cycling was held in 1921 in Copenhagen. In honor of the 100th anniversary, the International Cycling Union (UCI) gave the right to host the competitions to the Belgian Flanders, in which cycling is the number one sport.