The world championships are on the velodrome in Velo Sports Center take place and for the second time since 2012 in this velodrome. The week before, the fourth round of the Track Cycling World Cup 2016/17 was held in the Velo Sports Center .
The date for these world championships was only announced in January 2017, which was met with criticism from athletes. The British multiple Paralympics winner Jody Cundy called the short-term termination "a joke". Both he and his teammate Sarah Storey and other athletes announced that they would not start at these world championships due to the short preparation time. However, Cody was there in LA, while the otherwise very successful team from China in the paracycling area was not represented. Switzerland and Germany did not send any athletes either, Austria is represented by Andreas Zirkl .