Union Européenne de Cyclisme
European confederation of national cycling bodies
The Union Européenne de Cyclisme (abbreviation: UEC, English: European Cycling Union) is the European confederation of national cycling bodies; the national federations of the Union Cycliste Internationale form confederations by continent. It is headquartered in Lausanne.
In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UEC announced that Russia and Belarus officials will not be able to officiate at any UEC event, or attend or take part in any UEC meeting, committee, or forum.
European Cycling Championships
The federation organizes all the European Cycling Championships (such as the European Road Championships and the European Track Championships) for all cycling disciplines, including road cycling, track cycling, cyclo-cross, BMX, mountain biking and indoor cycling and awards the UEC European Champion jersey to the European Champions.
In 2018, as part of the multi-sport European Championships, the UEC brought its four main European championships - track, road, mountain bike and BMX - together for the first time as the 2018 European Cycling Championships.
Summary of events
UEC European Paracycling Championships
UCI Europe Tour
European Road Championships
UEC European Track Championships
UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)
UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships
European Mountain Bike Championships
European Gravel Championships
European BMX Championships
European Indoor Cycling Championships (Artistic and Cycleball)
European Junior Indoor Cycling Championships (Artistic and Cycleball)
European Masters Cycling Championships
European Para Cycling Cup
UEC Gravel European Championships
Member Federations
As of 2025, the UEC counts 51 member federations and one associated federation, the Faroese Sersambandið fyri Súkkling og Triathlon.
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