The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships are the

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s for

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where athletes with a

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compete, organized by the

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(UCI). The Championships were earlier administered by the

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.Develop para-cycling together - Integration of Para-cycling within National Cycling Federations
,

(UCI)Model of Integration: USI Para-cycling
, csd.gob.es The 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2007 IPC World Championships combined track and road events. The UCI and the IPC organized the 2006

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. The first UCI Para-cycling World Championships took place in 2007. The UCI awards a gold medal and a

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to the winner and silver and bronze medals to the second and third.

Championships

References

External links

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uci Para-cycling Track World Championships Para-cycling Track Cycling World Championships Track cycling races Recurring sporting events established in 2007

Championships

See also

References

External links