The Portuguese Cycling Federation or UVP-FPC (in Portuguese: '' nião Velocipédica Portuguesa Federação Portuguesa de Ciclismo'') is the national governing body of cycle racing in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

. It is the oldest sports federation in Portugal, created in December 14, 1899. The UVP-FPC is a member of the

Union Cycliste Internationale The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing ...

and the

Union Européenne de Cyclisme 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 continen ...

External links

Portuguese Cycling Federation official website
National members of the European Cycling Union

Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

Cycle racing in Portugal {{portugal-sport-stub