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]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Road cycling Track cycling Mountainbike Cyclo-cross |
| Organiser | FISU |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1947 (non FISU editions) 1978 (FISU editions) |
| Editions | 3 (non FISU editions) 9 (FISU editions) |
Competitions
editAs 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 |  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 |  Belgium |
Antwerp | Road race (M) | Individual pursuit (M) | Not included | Not included |  ? (?)
|
| 1986 |  Russia |
Moscow | Road race (M) | Not included | Not included | ? (?)
| |
| 1990 |  Spain |
Palma | Road race (M) | 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 | Road race (M&W) Time trial (M&W) |
Not included | Cross-country (M&W) Downhill (M&W) |
Not included | Germany (2)
|
| 2024 |  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 | ? (?)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.