2006 World University Cycling Championship

2006 World University Cycling Championship logo.png 125 Antwerp and Herentals, Belgium March 22–26, 2006 17 5 previous next The 2006 World University Cycling Championship is the 4th Word University Cycling Championship sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Cycling made his comeback after a 16-year absence as a university sport. The championship took place in Antwerp (for the road race events) and Herentals (for the cyclo-cross event), Belgium from March 22 to March 26, 2006. The city of Herentals is located in the geographic region of Campine, which is well known for cyclo-cross. The championship included 119 athletes (86 men, 33 women) and 54 officials from 17 countries. Athletes contested in a cyclo-cross race for men and four road cycling disciplines: a road race and an individual time trial for both men and women.http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=287&tp=n&allcomm=1 International sport press association C. Pierre and K. Gjeloshaj FISU - 2006 shaping up to be a championship year for FISU 2012-09-12 2013-10-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061204/http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=287&tp=n&allcomm=1 dead Participation Each country was allowed to enter a maximum of twelve competitors: 4 men and women in the road race events and 4 men in the Cyclo-cross race. A person was allowed to participate as a competitor if he/she was born between January 1, 1978, and December 31, 1988, and was a full-time student at a university or similar institute or had obtained their academic degree in the year preceding the event.http://cyclingulster.com/?p=1995 Cycling Cluster World University Cycling Championship 2005-11-21 2012-09-12http://www.fisu.net/en/FISU-Cycling-3568.html International University Sports Federation Cycling 2012-09-12 2012-07-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20120727101957/http://www.fisu.net/en/FISU-Cycling-3568.html dead Road cycling The road race events were held in Antwerp, Belgium. Time Trial The men’s and women’s time trials were held at March 23, consisted of 4 laps of 6.8 km for men (27.2) and 2 laps (13.6 km) for women. The men’ s race included 27 cyclists and the women’ s race 23. Both men’s and women’s time trials were dominated by Dutch cyclists with Loes Gunnewijk winning women’s gold and Malaya van Ruitenbeek taking home the men’s gold medal. Women’s silver was won by Ellen van Dijk and bronze went to Germans Verena Jooss. Tobias Erler won the silver medal in the men’s event and the host country was represented with Michiel van Aelbroeck winning bronze.http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=96996 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205438/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=96996 usurped March 3, 2016 World Championship, Road, ITT, Univ. 2006 Cyclingarchives.com 2005-03-23http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=96994 https://archive.today/20130120035750/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=96994 usurped January 20, 2013 World Championship, Road, ITT, Univ. (F) 2006 Cyclingarchives.com 2005-03-23 Road race The road race events took place at 25 May on the same left hand circuit as that of the time trial and consisted of 21 laps (142.8 km) for men and 13 laps (88.4 km) for women. The men’s race started at 2pm and included 71 cyclists. The women’s road race competed in a field of 33 athletes.http://www.ucd.ie/sport/news_2703061_cusai.html CUSAI News - World University Cycling Championships UCD Dublin 2006-03-27 After winning silver in the time trial, the Dutch Ellen van Dijk won gold in the women's road race leaving the silver to Eva Lutz from Germany and the bronze to Ludivine Henrion from. In the men’s road race the gold medal went to Yvo Kusters from the Netherlands leaving the silver for Belgian time trial bronze medallist Michiel van Aelbroeck and bronze to the Dutch Malaya van Ruitenbeek Time Trial gold medallist.http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=96995#first https://archive.today/20130122021610/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=96995%23first usurped January 22, 2013 World Championship, Road, Univ. 2006 Cyclingarchives.com 2005-03-25http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=96993 https://archive.today/20130121062245/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=96993 usurped January 21, 2013 World Championship, Road, Univ. (F) 2006 Cyclingarchives.com 2005-03-25 Cyclo cross The men’s cyclo cross race was held in Herentals, Belgium at 26 May. Sebastian Hannover from Germany won the gold and the silver went to Axel Bult from the Netherlands. It was a tight race between Hannover and Bult with a little sprint at the end. Belgian Tom van den Bosch was in fourth position for most of the race, but with three laps to go he took advantage of a gap left by René Birkenfelt and raced past the German and never gave up that spot for the rest of the race.http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=96997#first https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002843/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=96997#first usurped March 4, 2016 World Championship, Cyclo-cross, Univ. 2006 Cyclingarchives.com 2005-03-24 Schedule Wednesday 22 March 2006 Opening ceremony Thursday 23 March 2006 Road cycling: women's time trial, 13.6 km Road cycling: men's time trial, 27.2 km Friday 24 March 2006 Cyclo-cross: Men's race Saturday 25 March 2006 Road cycling women's road race, 88.4 km 14:00 - Road cycling: men's road race, 142.8 km Events summary Road cycling Men's eventsRoad RacedetailsYvo KustersNED3h 08' 00"Michiel Van AelbroeckBEL s.t.Malaya van RuitenbeekNED s.t.Time trialdetailsMalaya van RuitenbeekNED32' 39.55"Tobias ErlerGER+ 1.13"Michiel Van AelbroeckBEL+ 41.79" Women's eventsRoad Race2006 World University Cycling Championship – Women's road raceEllen van DijkNED2h 21' 00"Eva LutzGERs.t.Ludivine HenrionBELs.t.Time trial2006 World University Cycling Championship – Women's time trialLoes GunnewijkNED18' 11.66"Ellen van DijkNED+ 28.50"Verena JoosGER+ 43.62" Cyclo-cross Men's eventCyclo-cross racedetailsSebastian HannöverGER48' 46"Axel BultNED + 1"Tom van den BoschBEL + 13" Medal table 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 See also 2006 World University Championships References External links International University Sports Federation - Cycling https://web.archive.org/web/20120727101957/http://www.fisu.net/en/FISU-Cycling-3568.html 2012-07-27 Category:World University Cycling Championships World Championships World Championships World Championships Category:International cycle races hosted by Belgium Category:Sports competitions in Antwerp Cycling Category:2006 in cycle racing Category:March 2006 sports events in Europe Category:2000s in Antwerp