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2008 World University Cycling Championship

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image	2008 World University Cycling Championship logo.png
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venue	Nijmegen, Netherlands
date	21–25 May 2008
nations	25
events	8
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The 2008 World University Cycling Championship is the 5th Word University Cycling Championship sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The championship took place in Nijmegen, Netherlands, from 21 to 25 May 2008. Prague and Bangkok were also candidate cities to organize the championship. The NOC*NSF chairman Erica Terpstra opened he World Championships at the opening ceremony on 21 May. Athletes from 25 countries competed in the disciplines mountain bike cross-country, mountain bike marathon, individual time trial and road race. It was the first time in student sports that there was held a World Championship Mountain Biking.

Participation

Each country was allowed to enter a maximum of 20 competitors: 4 men and women in the road race events and 6 men and women in the mountain bike events. A person was allowed to participate as a competitor if he/she was born between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 1990 and was a full-time student at a university or similar institute or had obtained their academic degree in the year preceding the event.

Cycling disciplines

The championship contained events in following sports:

Road cycling (road race, time trial)

The road cycling competitions at the 2008 World University Cycling Championship took place on May 23 and 25, 2008. Athletes from 23 different countries competed in both the road race and the individual time trial events. The competitions took place in the countryside of Nijmeten with un-Dutch difference in altitude and was along the dikes of the river Waal. You can view on YouTube the road race course and the time trial course.

Mountain biking (cross-country, marathon)

The mountain bike competitions at the 2008 World University Cycling Championship were held at 22 and 24 May 2008. Athletes competed in the disciplines cross-country and marathon. 26 men athletes competed in the marathon and 32 in the cross-country. The competitions took place in the wooded areas of Groesbeek, nearby the German Reichswald. The mountain bike track was specially made for this championship.

Schedule

; Wednesday, 21 May 2008

Opening ceremony ; Thursday, 22 May 2008
Mountain bike: women's cross-country
Mountain bike: men's cross-country ; Friday, 23 May 2008
Road cycling: women's time trial, 34.8 km
Road cycling: men's time trial, 34.8 km ; Saturday, 24 May 2008
Mountain bike: women's marathon
Mountain bike: men's marathon, 104 km ; Sunday 25 May 2008
Road cycling: women's road race, 96.3 km
Road cycling: men's road race, 160.5 km

Events summary

Road Cycling

Time trial
details	Iris Slappendel
NED	51' 03.83"	Annemiek van Vleuten
NED	+ 6.97"	Loes Markerink
NED	+ 50.96"

Mountainbiking

Marathon

Medal table

The mountain bike marathon events are not included in the medal table.

References

(23 April 2008). "19 – 26 mei: World University Championship Cycling". Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen.
(17 April 2008). "2008 World University Cycling Championships in Holland". Canada's cycling Pedal Magazine.
"Cycling". International University Sports Federation.
(18 June 2008). "World University Championships Cycling 2008". Southampton University Cycling Club.
"WUCC 2008 marathon". Hardfietsen.nl.
(23 May 2007). "World University Championship Cycling 2008". Nijmegen nieuws.
(25 May 2008). "World Championship, Road, Univ. 2008". Cyclingarchives.com.
(23 May 2008). "World Championship, Road, ITT, Univ. 2008". Cyclingarchives.com.
(25 March 2005). "World Championship, Road, Univ. (F) 2008". Cyclingarchives.com.
(23 March 2005). "World Championship, Road, ITT, Univ. (F) 2008". Cyclingarchives.com.
(22 May 2008). "World University Championship Cycling 2008 Cross Country Men". img.bergleben.de.
(24 May 2008). "Event details". British Cycling.
(22 May 2008). "World University Championship Cycling 2008 Cross Country Women". img.bergleben.de.

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