World University Cycling Championship

World University Cycling Championship
Race details
DisciplineRoad cycling
Track cycling
Mountainbike
Cyclo-cross
OrganiserFISU
Web sitewww.fisu.net/fr/FISU-Cycling-3568.html Edit this at Wikidata
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]

  1. ^ "Belgium (BEL)". International University Sports Federation. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  2. ^ *"World Championship, Road, Univ". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  3. ^ "Cycling, The History in Cycling in FISU". FISU. Retrieved 2012-09-09.