| Discipline | Road cycling Track cycling Mountainbike Cyclo-cross |
|---|---|
| Organiser | FISU |
| First | 1947 (non FISU editions) 1978 (FISU editions) |
| Number | 3 (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
As part of the Student World Championships:
| Year | Country | City | Road Cycling | Track Cycling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Paris | Road race (M) | Individual pursuit (M) Team pursuit (M) | |
| 1949 | Road race (M) | Team pursuit (M) | ||
| 1950 | Road race (M) | |||
| 1954 | 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 | Antwerp | Road race (M) | Individual pursuit (M) | Not included | Not included | ? (?) | |
| 1986 | Moscow | Road race (M) | Not included | Not included | ? (?) | ||
| 1990 | Palma | Road race (M) | Not included | Not included | ? (?) | ||
| 2006 | Antwerp/Herentals | Road race (M&W) Time trial (M&W) | Not included | Not included | Cyclo-cross race (M) | Netherlands (4) | |
| 2008 | Nijmegen | Road race (M&W) Time trial (M&W) | Not included | Cross-country (M&W) Marathon (M&W) | Not included | Netherlands (4) | |
| 2014 | 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 | Tagaytay | Criterium (M&W) Road race (M&W) | Not included | Cross-country Eliminator Cross-country (M&W) | Not included | Germany (4) | |
| 2018 | Braga | Road race (M&W) Time trial (M&W) | Not included | Cross-country (M&W) Downhill (M&W) | Not included | Germany (2) | |
| 2024 | 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 | ? (?) |
See also
References
- ^ "Belgium (BEL)". International University Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ *"World Championship, Road, Univ.". Cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ "Cycling, The History in Cycling in FISU". FISU. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-09-09.