High spectacle value and more than 40 nationalities

The Sport Flanders Heusden-Zolder Velodrome is hosting the 51st edition of the UCI Junior World Track Cycling Championships. A total of 22 UCI world titles are at stake: 11 for men and 11 for women. Competing are the six disciplines on the Olympic Games program - keirin, madison, omnium, sprint, team pursuit and team sprint - plus the garbage race, individual pursuit, points race, kilometer time trial and scratch.

“It's the champions of tomorrow, aged 17 and 18, that you see at work. The races have at least as much spectacle value as in the elite. Whatever day you come, there is always something to do on the track with so many disciplines and so many teams who have to pull out all the stops each time to get to the next round,” said Marc Wauters, Cycling Manager at Circuit Zolder.

Circuit Zolder was already hosting the UEC European Track Cycling Championships for the elite on the 250-meter wooden track in 2025. Interest in that event exceeded expectations. Wauters doesn't expect it to be such a big deal for the juniors, but for the cycling enthusiast, it is a great opportunity to get to know this spectacular sport up close.