The European Cycling Union (UEC) was founded on 7th April 1990 at the request of 18 countries. It now represents 51 affiliated nations in Europe. The UEC is one of the 5 continental confederations which are members of the International Cycling Union (UCI).
The UEC seeks to promote the interests of European cycling in all disciplines and to represent the interests of European cycling federations.
UEC's main aim is the development and encouragement of all cycling disciplines in Europe. It organises all the European Championships and European Cups.
Each year the UEC is organising more than 60 days of competition, including 20 European championships, in all cycling disciplines: road, track, cyclocross, BMX, mountainbike, trials and indoor cycling.
- 1868 : First European cycling race
- 1881 : Creation of the first National Federations in Europe: Denmark and France
- 1896 : Cycling became an Olympic sport
- 1900 : Creation of the International Cycling Union by Belgium, France, Italy, United States of America and Switzerland
- 1927 : First World Road Championships
- 1950 : First World Cyclo-cross Championships
- 1984 : First World Mountainbike Championships
- 1990 : Creation of the European Cycling Union
- 1993 : First World BMX Championships
- 1996 : Mountainbike became an Olympic sport
- 2008 : BMX became an Olympic sport
- 2010 : First Elite Track European Championships
- 2013 : David Lappartient became the 4th UEC President (2013 - 2017)
- 2014 : The UEC plans a four-year programme
- 2015 : First Elite Cyclo-Cross European Championships
- 2015 : First Women U23 Cyclo-Cross European Championships
- 2015: UEC is technical partnter of the EOC for the 1st European Games, Baku (Aze)
- 2016 : First European Elite Road Championships
- 2017 : David Lappartient confirmed his UEC Presidency (2017-2021)
- 2018 : First Multi-Sport European Championships
- 2018 : Rocco Cattaneo became the 5th UEC President after the Election of David Lappartient as UCI President
- 2019 : First BMX Freestyle European Championships
- 2019 : First Women Junior Cyclo-Cross European Championships
- 2020 : First Cycle-ball Women European Championships
- 2021 : First Paracycling European Championships
UEC Presidents
1990-2001 : Werner Göhner (Germany)
2001-2009 : Vladimir Holecek (Czech Republic)
2009-2013 : Wojciech Walkiewicz (Poland)
2013-2017 : David Lappartient (France)
2017-2021 : Rocco Cattaneo (Switzerland)
2021- : Enrico Della Casa (Italy)
UEC Honorary Presidents
Vladimír Holeček (Czech Republic)
Wojciech Walkiewicz (Poland)
David Lappartient (France)
Rocco Cattaneo (Switzerland)
UEC Honorary Vice Presidents
Agostino Omini (Italy)
Athanasios Tzimas (Greece)
UEC Honorary Members
Roland Hofer (Switzerland)
Daniel Ball (France)
Previous UEC Management Boards
Memories
Invitation first UEC Congress 07.03.1990
UEC letter to UCI Foundation 15.05.1990
UEC founding countries 07.04.1990
First UEC Constitution (german version)
First UEC Constitution (french version)
UEC General Archives
