World University Cycling Championship
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline |
Road cycling Track cycling Mountainbike Cyclo-cross |
| Organiser | FISU |
| History | |
| First edition |
1947 (non FISU editions) 1978 (FISU editions) |
| Editions |
3 (non FISU editions) 5 (FISU editions) |
The World University Cycling Championship is a competition sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), which was first held in 1978 in Antwerp, Belgium.[1] Before 1978 there were also World University Championships, but these were not sponsored by the International University Sports Federation.[2] The next edition will be held in Jelenia Gora, Poland in 2014. The championship last five days and could contain events in five cycling sports: road cycling (road race and time trial), track cycling, mountainbike (cross-country and marathon), BMX and Cyclo-Cross.[3]
Competitions
As part of the Student World Championships:
| Year | Country | City | Road Cycling | Track Cycling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  France | Paris | Road race (M) | Individual pursuit (M) Team pursuit (M) |
| 1949 | Road race (M) | Team pursuit (M) | ||
| 1950 | Road race (M) | |||
| 1954 | Road race (M) |
- FISU World University Cycling Championships:
| Year | Country | City | Road Cycling | Track Cycling | Mountainbike | Cyclo-cross | Most gold medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Antwerp | Road race (M) | Individual pursuit (M) | Not included | Not included |  ? (?) |
| 1986 |  Russia | Moscow | Not included | Not included | ? (?) | ||
| 1990 |  Spain | Palma | Not included | Not included | ? (?) | ||
| 2006 | Belgium | Antwerp/Herentals | Road race (M&W) Time trial (M&W) | Not included | Not included | Cyclo-cross race (M) |  Netherlands (4) |
| 2008 | Netherlands | Nijmegen | Road race (M&W) Time trial (M&W) | Not included | Cross-country (M&W) Marathon (M&W) | Not included | Netherlands (4) |
| 2014 |  Poland | Jelenia Gora | Road race (M&W) Time trial (M&W) | Not included | Mass start (M&W) Time trial (M&W) | Not included | Poland (4) |
| 2016 |  Philippines | Tagaytay | Criterium (M&W) Road race (M&W) | Not included | Cross-country Eliminator Cross-country (M&W) | Not included |  Germany (4) |
| 2018 |  Portugal | Braga | To be announced | TBD | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "Belgium (BEL)". International University Sports Federation. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ↑
- "World Championship, Road, Univ.". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ↑ "Cycling, The History in Cycling in FISU". FISU. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
External links
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