The Danish Cycling Federation has announced that it will not bring juniors or riders under the age of 2025 to the UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Federation cited "financial considerations" and "necessary special preparations" to compete in the highlands of Kigali.

The Next World will be held from 9/21 to 28, the first in Africa, at an altitude of 1,500 to 1,700 meters above sea level. The costs and resources required to compete with a full team at the event are impossible, the Federation says.

"The Danish Cycling Union has made a difficult decision that the Danish U19 and U23 national teams will not participate in the 2025 Road Cycling World Championships in Rwanda," the statement read.

"This decision was made on the basis of financial considerations and the special preparation required to compete at an altitude of 1,500 to 1,700 meters...It requires special preparation and, of course, will cost both extra money and resources.

"Therefore, it was decided that the Danish Cycling Union will conduct field teams only in the men's and women's elite races."

According to the Federation, it is the first time Denmark will be without a U23 team in the world. In 2022, he chose to head to Australia without a junior team.

The country will instead be held from 10-1-5 to the UEC European Championship in France, with a full lineup of Elite, U23, Junior total 35 riders

Danish Elite Manager Morten Bennekou said that the federation must make its decision. He said it was "very sad" but admitted it was a "responsible financial decision."

"Very sad of course that in 2025 both men and women had to decide not to participate in the U19 or U23 World Championships from a purely sporting point of view

"But the trip and stay to Rwanda are very expensive, individual rider groups and extra staff etc. What the rider group triggers is responsible finance in a year when the elite budget must already be reduced compared to 2024 because it makes it so expensive

"But our decision in 2025 does not necessarily create a precedent in relation to the next few years when the World Road Championships will also be held abroad in some cases." "I would like to emphasize that this is not the case," he concluded, referring to the next world to be held in Montreal, Autos Savoie and Abu Dhabi before returning to Copenhagen in 2029.