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2016 World University Cycling Championship

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Host city
  
Tagaytay, Philippines

Cyclists participating
  
120

Nations participating
  
16

Events
  
8

Date(s)
  
(2016-03-17 - 2016-03-20)March 17–20, 2016

The 2016 World University Cycling Championship was the 7th edition of the World University Cycling Championship. The tournament was hosted by the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP), sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The championship proper took place in Tagaytay, Philippines from March 17–20, 2016 with the opening ceremonies held in March 16. It is the first FISU World University Cycling Championship to be held outside of Europe and the first in Asia.

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Race details

Four races was conducted in the Tagaytay-Batangas City route: Road Race spaning 122-km, Criterium spanning 80-km, Cross-country cycling spanning 35-km and, Cross Country Eliminator spanning 1.2 km.

Participants

120 cyclists from 16 nations entered the tournament.

Schedule

Thursday, March 17, 2016
  • Criterium: women's race, 36 km (1.8 km track, 20 laps)
  • Criterium: men's race, 54 km (1.8 km track, 30 laps)
  • Friday, March 18, 2016
  • Road cycling: women's road race
  • Road cycling: men's road race
  • Saturday, March 19, 2016
  • Cross Country Eliminator: women's race
  • Cross Country Eliminator: men's race
  • Sunday March 20, 2016
  • Cross Country Olympic: women's race
  • Cross Country Olympic: men's race
  • Source

    References

    2016 World University Cycling Championship Wikipedia