. ▁ ▁B idd ing ▁process ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁following ▁a ▁two - day ▁meeting ▁held ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁U CI ▁Road ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Pon fer r ada , ▁Spain , ▁that ▁Ber gen ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁chosen ▁over ▁In ns b ruck ▁( A ust ria ), ▁Melbourne ▁( Austral ia ) ▁and ▁Bog ot á ▁( Col omb ia ). ▁ ▁Ber gen ▁sent ▁in ▁their ▁application ▁by ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁By ▁that ▁time ▁they ▁had ▁put ▁eigh teen ▁months ▁of ▁planning ▁into ▁the ▁event . ▁The ▁total ▁budget ▁for ▁the ▁event ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 5 6 ▁million ▁Norwegian ▁k ron er . ▁Of ▁this , ▁ 5 8 ▁million ▁k ron er ▁are ▁ear mark ed ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁to ▁the ▁U CI ▁as ▁an ▁organ ising ▁fee . ▁The ▁Norwegian ▁feder ation ▁president ▁Har ald ▁T ied emann ▁Hans en ▁ruled ▁out ▁pay ing ▁more ▁than ▁that . ▁Norway ▁had ▁un success fully ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁World ▁Championships . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁All ▁times ▁are ▁in ▁CE ST ▁( UTC + 2 ). ▁ ▁Events ▁summary ▁ ▁El ite ▁events ▁ ▁Under - 2 3 ▁events ▁ ▁Junior ▁events ▁ ▁Medal ▁table ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Event ▁page ▁at ▁U CI .