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Cycling had its first World University Championship in Antwerp, Belgium in 1978. Organised on racetrack and road, the WUC Cycling are notable for the high technical levels achieved. In the latest years, mountain biking and BMX were included into the programme, enabling a renewal of the sport within FISU. Cycling was included also as an optional sport of the Summer Universiade, in 1983 in Edmonton (Canada) and 2011 in Shenzhen (China).

EVENTS World University Championship

All Events Cycling

2024
San Carlos (CRC)
29 May-2 June 2024
2018
Braga (POR)
31 Jul - 4 Aug 2018
2016
Tagaytay (PHI)
16-20 Mar 2016
2014
Jelenia Gora (POL)
9-14 Jul 2014
2011
Shenzhen (CHN)
12-23 Aug 2011

Cycling

FISU Technical Committee Chairs

Luis LOUREIRO (POR)

Nienke VOS (NED)

International Federation

Union Cycliste Internationale

The History of Cycling in FISU

Cycling had its first World University Championship in Antwerp, Belgium in 1978. Since then, five other Championships have been organised: 1986 Moscow, Russia, 1990 in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 2006 in Antwerp (Belgium), 2008 Nijmegen (the Netherlands) and 2014 Jelenia Gora (Poland). These Championships have consistently drawn large numbers of competitors and increasingly attracted more spectators. Organised on racetrack and road, they were notable for the high technical levels achieved. In the latest years, mountain biking and BMX were included into the programme, enabling a renewal of the sport within FISU. Indeed, mountain biking and BMX have seen remarkable development and the enthusiasm they generated in university circles entered this type of event into the regular programme as of 2006. Cycling was included twice as an optional sport of the Summer Universiades: 1983 in Edmonton (Canada) and 2011 in Shenzhen (China). The 7th World University Cycling Championship will be organised for the first time out of Europe and will be the first FISU event in the Philippines, namely in the city of Tagaytay.

 Statistics WUC Cycling

Edition

Year

Country

City

N° of

Countries

M

W

Athletes

Officials

Total

1

1978

BEL

Antwerpen

 

 

0

 

 

 

2

1986

URS

Moscow

11

76

0

76

43

119

3

1990

ESP

Palma de Mallorca

12

65

14

79

41

120

4

2006

BEL

Antwerpen/Herentals

17

86

33

119

54

173

5

2008

NED

Nijmegen

24

133

62

195

61

256

6

2014

POL

Jelenia Gora

20

70

46

116

36

152

7

2016

PHI

Tagaytay

16

59

33

92

33

125

8

2018

POR

Braga

18 95 40 135 44 179

 

Statistics WUC Cycling as an optional sport at the Summer Universiade

Edition

Year

Country

City

N° of

Countries

M

W

Athletes

Officials

Total

12 1983 CAN Edmonton            
26 2011 CHN Shenzhen