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. Before 1978 there were also World University Championships, but these were not sponsored by the International University Sports Federation.* 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.
Competitions As part of the Student World Championships: Year Country City Road Cycling Track Cycling1947 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 medals1978 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) (4)2008 Nijmegen Road race (M&W)Time trial (M&W) Not included Cross-country (M&W)Marathon (M&W)Not included (4)2014 Jelenia Gora Road race (M&W)Time trial (M&W) Not included Mass start (M&W)Time trial (M&W)Not included (4)2016 Tagaytay Criterium (M&W)Road race (M&W) Not included Cross-country EliminatorCross-country (M&W)Not included (4)2018 Braga Road race (M&W)Time trial (M&W) Not included Cross-country (M&W)Downhill (M&W)Not included (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 ? (?)2026 Zhangjiakou Criterium (M&W)Road race (M&W)Time trial (M&W) Not included Cross-country Eliminator (M&W)Cross-country (M&W)Not included (3)
See also Cycling at the Summer Universiade
References
External links FISU