Denmark will host the European Cycling Championships

In 2027, for the second time in its history, Denmark will host the European Cycling Championships, as announced Wednesday by the European Cycling Union (UEC). The event will take place from September 28 to October 3 in two locations: Herning, which previously hosted the 2017 edition, will host the road races, while Silkeborg will be the venue for the time trials. The subsequent editions had already been awarded: the Netherlands will host the 2028 European Championships, while Italy will organize the 2029 edition. The most recent European Championships were held in early October in Slovenia. In the elite road races, Demi Vollering won the women’s race and Remco Evenepoel won the men’s race.

The European Championships in Denmark will cap off a 2027 season already packed with major events. The Giro d’Italia will start on May 8 in Trieste, with a stage in Slovenia, and will conclude in Rome on May 30. The Tour de France, meanwhile, will start on July 2 in Edinburgh, for a Grand Départ that will take riders through Scotland, England, and Wales. The Grande Boucle features two time trials—a 38-kilometer team time trial and a 33-kilometer individual time trial—which could give Evenepoel an edge in his battle against Tadej Pogacar.

The time trial in Silkeborg, in particular, promises to attract the top specialists. Evenepoel will arrive at the event as the clear favorite: in September at the World Championships in Montreal, he claimed his fourth consecutive world title in the discipline, finishing 57.31 seconds ahead of Filippo Ganna, who placed second, and more than 1 minute and 13 seconds ahead of France’s Paul Seixas, who placed third. The Belgian had already beaten the rider from Piedmont at the 2025 European Championships, held in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, winning by a margin of 43 seconds. Ganna, for his part, had stated after Montreal: “It was perhaps my best time trial; I have nothing to reproach myself for. That’s the nature of the sport—kudos to Remco, who has once again proven himself to be a great talent.”

Herning, which will host the road races, is also known in the Danish sports scene for the MCH Arena, the home stadium of Midtjylland. Last summer, the second leg of the second qualifying round of the Europa League against Besiktas—coached by Vincenzo Italiano—was played here.