The inaugural world cycling championships is a banner moment for the sport and a massive personal milestone for Australian BMX racer Saya Sakakibara.
Held in Glasgow from August 3-13, it will be the first time all of the sport's world championships have been held in and around the one city, at the same time.
Road, track, BMX racing and freestyle, mountain bike cross country and downhill, and para-cycling will all have their world champions decided, along with lesser-known disciplines such as trials and indoor.
The sport plans to hold the combined worlds every four years, 12 months out from the Olympics.
Glasgow will be Sakakibara's first world championships since 2019 and a major moment in her career.
It's an understatement to say that plenty has changed for the 23-year-old over the last four years.
Her brother Kai, also an elite BMX racer, suffered serious head injuries at a race crash in early 2020 and now trains for para-rowing.
Kai was in Tokyo two years ago as Saya's No.1 fan when she competed at the Olympics.
She crashed out of her semi-final and suffered a concussion, the first of a succession of head knocks that plagued her over the next few months.
After the 2020 BMX worlds were cancelled because of COVID-19, Sakakibara missed the next two because of the problems associated with her concussions.
But the Queenslander steadily regained confidence this year with a series of strong race results, culminating in her June win at the World Cup round in the Netherlands.
She posted a photo on her Instagram account with one word - "speechless".
"I just didn't know what to write ... I knew at some point, I'd be able to get a result like that. I believed it," she told AAP.
"But you never actually believe it until it happens. When it actually happened, it was, 'Oh wow'. It was a really, really cool moment."
It was the first time she had won a World Cup round since late in the 2018 season.
Sakakibara said the decision to miss last year's worlds and take an extended break from elite competition had been massive.
"I really took the time to heal properly and not try to rush anything," she said.
"I gave myself a reset, which I needed after the Olympics.
"There were a lot of emotions that were built up after the Olympics, as well, that I didn't really deal with.
"Coming into this year, I was a lot more fresh. I had a better mindset and a better plan."
Now she is one of the headline names in a 121-rider Australian team that will compete across 10 disciplines in Glasgow.
Olympic BMX freestyle gold medallist Logan Martin, road cycling stars Grace Brown and Michael Matthews, and track sprinter Matthew Richardson are among other big Australian names competing in Glasgow.
The BMX racing finals will be on August 13, the last day of competition at the worlds.
WORLD CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
* BMX freestyle flatland finals: August 10
* BMX freestyle park finals: August 7
* BMX racing finals: August 13
* Indoor cycling: August 11-13
* Mountain bike cross-country: August 9-12
* Mountain bike cross-country marathon: August 6
* Mountain bike downhill finals: August 4-5
* Para-cycling road: August 9-13
* Para-cycling track: August 3-8
* Road: August 5-6 and 8-13
* Track: August 3-9
* Trials finals: August 9 and 12
