European Road Championships to return to Denmark in 2027 as host cities confirmed

Denmark will host the 2027 edition of the UEC Road European Championships, ten years after previously hosting the event. 

Silkeborg will host the time trial events, while Herning, where the 2017 edition took place, will host the road races. The championships are scheduled to take place from 28 September to 3 October 2027 across 14 events.

“We are thrilled to be returning to Denmark after ten years. In 2017, this country hosted the second edition of the Road European Championships open to the Elite category, believing from the outset in a project that was then in its infancy,” Enrico Della Casa, President of the UEC, said.

Back in 2017, Alexander Kristoff sprinted to the elite men’s road race title in Herning, while Marianne Vos was victorious in the elite women’s road race from a three-rider sprint. 

Denmark has yet to win either elite road race title at the European Championships, but has enjoyed relatively recent success on the World Championships, with Amalie Dideriksen winning the women’s road race in 2016 and Mads Pedersen claiming the men’s title in 2019. 

If the courses are anything like in 2017, next year's European Championships are unlikely to appeal to Jonas Vingegaard from a competitive standpoint given the flat, sprint-friendly terrain. 

The Dane made his only previous appearance back in 2025. Pedersen is more likely to be in attendance regardless of the course, with the former world champion’s best result being sixth in 2024.

The Union Européene de Cyclisme (UEC) has already confirmed that the 2028 championships will take place in the Netherlands in North Brabant, marking the federation’s centenary celebrations. In 2029, the championships will be held in Italy in the Abruzzo Region.

"With Denmark in 2027, the Netherlands in 2028 and Italy, specifically the Abruzzo region, in 2029, the next three years promise to be highly prestigious for the UEC Road European Championships. These three countries, each with a deeply rooted cycling culture, demonstrate the appeal our event has gained and allow us to look to the future with great ambition," Della Casa said.

"Ten years ago, Denmark helped to write an important chapter in the history of our European Championships, and I am convinced that in 2027, together we will write another equally memorable one.”

Remco Evenepoel and Demi Vollering are the current elite road race champions, respectively, while Primož Roglič and Marlen Reusser hold the time trial titles after their triumphs in Slovenia in October.