2008 World University Cycling Championship

April 2026 2008 World University Cycling Championship logo.png 125 Nijmegen, Netherlands 21–25 May 2008 25 8 previous next 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.http://www.han.nl/gebied/sport-beweging/nieuws/nieuws/19-26-mei-world-universit/ 19 – 26 mei: World University Championship Cycling 23 April 2008 Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen 11 September 2012 https://archive.today/20130223064748/http://www.han.nl/gebied/sport-beweging/nieuws/nieuws/19-26-mei-world-universit/ 23 February 2013 dead dmy-allhttp://pedalmag.com/?p=13146 2008 World University Cycling Championships in Holland 17 April 2008 Canada's cycling Pedal Magazine 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.http://www.fisu.net/en/FISU-Cycling-3568.html International University Sports Federation Cycling 12 September 2012 27 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120727101957/http://www.fisu.net/en/FISU-Cycling-3568.html dead 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.http://sumbc.susu.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=505 Southampton University Cycling Club World University Championships Cycling 2008 18 June 2008 12 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407133312/http://sumbc.susu.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=505 7 April 2014 dead dmy-all The competitions took place in the wooded areas of Groesbeek, nearby the German Reichswald.http://www.hardfietsen.nl/tableaux/index.php?pageId=5&template=vasteroute&vasteroutesid=702 Hardfietsen.nl WUCC 2008 marathon 12 September 2012 7 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082332/http://www.hardfietsen.nl/tableaux/index.php?pageId=5&template=vasteroute&vasteroutesid=702 dead The mountain bike track was specially made for this championship.http://nieuws.nijmegenonline.nl/wuc-world-university-championship-cycling/ Nijmegen nieuws World University Championship Cycling 2008 23 May 2007 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 Men's eventsRoad Racehttp://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=111226 https://archive.today/20130120063457/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=111226 usurped 20 January 2013 World Championship, Road, Univ. 2008 Cyclingarchives.com 25 May 2008detailsRobin ChaigneauNED4h 03' 54"Michael SchweizerGER+ 57"Malaya Van RuitenbeekNED+ 57"Time trialhttp://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=111224#first https://archive.today/20130121060214/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=111224%23first usurped 21 January 2013 World Championship, Road, ITT, Univ. 2008 Cyclingarchives.com 23 May 2008detailsMalaya Van RuitenbeekNED45' 56.20"Andrei KrasilnikauBLR+ 29.02"Evaldas ŠiškevičiusLTU+ 34.24" Women's eventsRoad Racehttp://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=111227#first https://web.archive.org/web/20121109121623/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=111227#first usurped 9 November 2012 World Championship, Road, Univ. (F) 2008 Cyclingarchives.com 25 March 20052008 World University Cycling Championship – Women's road raceElise van HageNED2h 44'25"Chantal BlaakNED+ 1'01"Annemiek van VleutenNED+ 2'38"Time trialhttp://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=111225#first https://archive.today/20130121062038/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=111225%23first usurped 21 January 2013 World Championship, Road, ITT, Univ. (F) 2008 Cyclingarchives.com 23 March 2005detailsIris SlappendelNED51' 03.83"Annemiek van VleutenNED+ 6.97"Loes MarkerinkNED+ 50.96" Mountainbiking Men's eventsCross-countryhttp://img.bergleben.de/1211803869_104.pdf World University Championship Cycling 2008 Cross Country Men img.bergleben.de 22 May 2008 16 April 2013September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes detailsSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Till MarxSUI1h 52' 48"Jan SkarnitzlCZE+ 34"Niels WubbenNED+ 42"Marathonhttps://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/13112/World-University-Cycling-Championships---MTB-Marathon Event details British Cycling 24 May 2008 Women's eventsCross-countryhttp://img.bergleben.de/1211803885_104.pdf World University Championship Cycling 2008 Cross Country Women img.bergleben.de 22 May 2008 16 April 2013September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes detailsSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Caroline ManiFRA1h 27' 27"Maaris MeierEST s.t.Ingrid BosschaNED+ 49"Marathon Medal table The mountain bike marathon events are not included in the medal table. 4 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 References 30em External links International University Sports Federation – Cycling https://web.archive.org/web/20120727101957/http://www.fisu.net/en/FISU-Cycling-3568.html 27 July 2012 Category:World University Cycling Championships World Championships World Championships World Championships Category:International cycle races hosted by the Netherlands Category:Mountain biking events Cycling Category:2008 in mountain biking Category:Mountain biking events in the Netherlands Category:Cycling in Nijmegen