World University Cycling Championship

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World University Cycling Championship
Race details
DisciplineRoad cycling
Track cycling
Mountainbike
Cyclo-cross
OrganiserFISU
History
First edition1947 (1947) (non FISU editions)
1978 (1978) (FISU editions)
Editions3 (non FISU editions)
9 (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 latest edition was held in San Carlos, Costa Rica during 2024. 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

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As part of the Student World Championships:

Year Country City Road Cycling Track Cycling
1947 File:Flag of France.svg France Paris Road race (M) Individual pursuit (M)
Team pursuit (M)
1949 Road race (M) Team pursuit (M)
1950 Road race (M)
1954 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Budapest Road race (M) Individual pursuit (M)
Team pursuit (M)
FISU World University Cycling Championships:
Year Country City Road Cycling Track Cycling Mountainbike Cyclo-cross Most gold medals
1978 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Antwerp Road race (M) Individual pursuit (M) Not included Not included File:Flag of None.svg ? (?)
1986 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Moscow Road race (M) Not included Not included File:Flag of None.svg  ? (?)
1990 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Palma Road race (M) Not included Not included File:Flag of None.svg ? (?)
2006 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Antwerp/Herentals Road race (M&W)
Time trial (M&W)
Not included Not included Cyclo-cross race (M) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (4)
2008 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Nijmegen Road race (M&W)
Time trial (M&W)
Not included Cross-country (M&W)
Marathon (M&W)
Not included File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (4)
2014 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Jelenia Gora Road race (M&W)
Time trial (M&W)
Not included Mass start (M&W)
Time trial (M&W)
Not included File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (4)
2016 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Tagaytay Criterium (M&W)
Road race (M&W)
Not included Cross-country Eliminator
Cross-country (M&W)
Not included File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (4)
2018 File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Braga Road race (M&W)
Time trial (M&W)
Not included Cross-country (M&W)
Downhill (M&W)
Not included File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (2)
2024 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica San Carlos Criterium (M&W)
Road race (M&W)
Time trial (M&W)
Not included Cross-country Eliminator (M&W)
Cross-country (M&W)
Not included File:Flag of None.svg ? (?)

See also

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References

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