# 2016 World University Cycling Championship

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 on March 16. It is the first FISU World University Cycling Championship to be held outside of Europe and the first in Asia.

## Race details

Four races was conducted in the Tagaytay–Batangas City route: Road Race spanning 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.
* Australia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Costa Rica
* Estonia
* Germany
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Netherlands
* Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Slovakia

## 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
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## Events summary
### Road cycling

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's events |||||||
| Criterium details | Ryan Cayubit Philippines | 19 pts | Alexander Weifenbach Germany | 18 pts | Cyrus Monk Australia | 11 pts |
| Road race details | Cyrus Monk Australia | 3:13:17 | Maral-Erdene Batmunkh Mongolia | 3:13:42 | Alexander Weifenbach Germany | 3:13:52 |
| Women's events |||||||
| Criterium details | Romy Kasper Germany | 23 pts | Nikol Płosaj Poland | 16 pts | Monika Brzeźna Poland | 11 pts |
| Road race details | Romy Kasper Germany | 2:42:48 | Nikol Płosaj Poland | 2:47:00 | Marella Salamat Philippines | 2:47:01 |

### Mountain biking

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's events |||||||
| Cross country eliminator details | Marcin Kawalec Poland | Marcin Kawalec Poland | Louis Wolf Germany | Louis Wolf Germany | Kohei Maeda Japan | Kohei Maeda Japan |
| Cross country details | Piotr Kurczab Poland | 1:31:20.60 | Marcin Kawalec Poland | 1:31:20.61 | Louis Wolf Germany | 1:32:48.64 |
| Women's events |||||||
| Cross country eliminator details | Sofia Wiedenroth Germany | Sofia Wiedenroth Germany | Marta Turobos Poland | Marta Turobos Poland | Seika Ainota Japan | Seika Ainota Japan |
| Cross country details | Sofia Wiedenroth Germany | 1:16:43.14 | Aleksandra Podgorska Poland | 1:19:12.21 | Marta Turobos Poland | 1:26:02.46 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 |