World University Cycling Championship
# World University Cycling Championship

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 next edition will be held in Jelenia Gora, Poland in 2014. 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 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 | | | Road race (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 | | | Not included | Not included | ? (?) |
| 1990 | Spain | Palma | | | 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 | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | TBD |
