Benidorm to Host UCI CycloCross World Cup

The city of Benidorm will host again the UCI Cyclocross World Cup for the fourth consecutive year in 2026. News has come to light after the Steering Committee of the International Cycling Union revealed the calendar for the 2025-26 edition of the World Cup in the speciality. Thus, the most prestigious cyclocross tournament will stop again in Benidorm on Sunday, January 18th next year. The Benidorm event will be the tenth of twelve that will make up a World Cup and will visit countries such as the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands before arriving in Benidorm. The mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez, has pointed out that the city receives “with great satisfaction the confirmation from the UCI that the Cyclocross World Cup will return to Benidorm”. Pérez has announced that on January 18th “we will once again enjoy this great event, which is proof of the consolidation of this event that will celebrate its fourth edition, yielding extraordinary results both in the dissemination of the sport itself, because Benidorm is a great attraction in itself, and in the dissemination and promotion beyond cycling in the city and the Benidorm brand”. The mayor reiterated that the City Council “is happy and satisfied” and that “despite being an expected news due to the great solidity of Benidorm’s proposal, we have reasons to celebrate it”. Thus, Benidorm will once again enjoy the presence of the best cyclists in the speciality in 2026, who have put on a great show in the three years that the event has been held in the town.