It was the twenty-first series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
The series ran from 11 October 2012 to 19 January 2013 and consisted of three rounds in Cali, Glasgow and Aguascalientes.
The 2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup consisted of three rounds, in Cali (Colombia), Glasgow (United Kingdom) and Aguascalientes (Mexico).
The first round of the World Cup was hosted in Cali, the third most populated city in Colombia.
The World Cup was the first major competition to be held at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, which was built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and officially opened on 5 October 2012.