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The 2024 Tissot UCI Track World Championships have drawn to a close, and Ballerup Super Arena has been the stage for an extraordinary display of world-class cycling. Over five thrilling days, the planet’s best track cyclists competed for the coveted rainbow jerseys, and the Danish athletes provided the home crowd with unforgettable performances. A Triumphant...

Cycling is in our DNA – now we’re taking it to the next level. Denmark is committed to cycling. Denmark to host the UCI Road World Championships in 2029. UCI appointed the host today in Zürich at the UCI Congress. Our vision for the 2029 UCI Road World Championships is one of ambition, energy, and,...

PRESS RELEASE Six days of ISA SUP & Paddle World Championship competitions, along with several side events and SUP activities, crowned by the largest SUP event in the Nordic countries on Saturday with 500 participants, have shaped a perfect championship week The ISA, the International Surfing Association, has had nothing but praise for the Danish...

Today marks exactly one year until the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen, transforms into a true basketball metropolis with the staging of FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup 2025. With the Paris Olympics and the recent Europe Cup in Vienna, interest in 3×3 basketball is greater than ever. This intense discipline has quickly become one of the most...

While Danish Tour de France twice winner Jonas Vingegaard and the peloton kicked off the Tour de France, a far larger group of 7,000 cyclists tackled Denmark’s biggest recreational bike race, L’Etape Denmark. June 29th was a red-letter day in the cycling calendar, both internationally, and in Denmark. As Jonas Vingegaard and the Tour de...

A Danish future classic has been created among international cycling races. Today,the official launch took place in Copenhagen When the race starts next summer in Roskilde and finishes in Copenhagen, it will be under thename Copenhagen Sprint. This was revealed at a launch event at Copenhagen City Hall today.The race, which includes an elite race...

Over the weekend, the Danish Basketball Federation hosted the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Qualifier in Copenhagen. Despite challenging weather conditions, the organisers successfully moved Saturday’s games indoors, ensuring a smooth event. Although the Danish teams did not advance to the European Championship in Vienna, they look forward to competing on home soil next year, where...

Svendborg, Fyn – The UCI Gran Fondo Svendborg 2024 was an unforgettable cycling event with 1,700 participants. The race, held on the weekend of June 8-9, featured fantastic cycling, with participants also getting the chance to qualify for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships 2024, to be staged in Aalborg, Denmark from August 28 to...

Denmark has been chosen as the host for the 2025 European Badminton Championships and the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup. Forum Horsens will be the venue for these prestigious events, as confirmed in a recent meeting by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in China. Poul-Erik Høyer, President BWF said: “Horsens is renowned for its cultural...

Press Release For the first time since 1995, Iceland will host a major international handball championship. Today, the International Handball Federation awarded the IHF Men’s World Championship 2031 to Iceland together with the experienced hosts, Denmark, and Norway. Denmark, Iceland, and Norway: Ready to host, made to inspire! In a new partnership, the Handball Federations...