This five-day International University Sports Federation (FISU) event has, for the last three editions, featured road cycling and mountain biking events for men and women.

Germany finished top of the medals table at the last version of these Championships, winning four golds at Tagaytay in The Phillippines.

Poland were the other dominant nation, and both countries will expect to make a similar impact in the Championships due to get underway tomorrow.

Competition is scheduled to start tomorrow with the individual time trial.

The race section of 8.63 kilometres is entirely in Braga between Rua José Afonso Machado and Variant do Fojo.

Male athletes will cover three laps, totalling 27km, and female riders will do two laps, totalling 18km.

On Wednesday (August 1) the XCO Cross Country competition will be the main focus of the day.

This time, the competition will take place in the city of Guimarães, in Santa Maria do Souto at the Centro de Ciclismo do Minho.

Athletes will cover a tough, 4.19km route.

Thursday (August 2) will be a day off as athletes and representatives of the delegations present will have the opportunity to get to know more about the Minho region, one of the most emblematic of Portugal.

Friday, the penultimate day of competition, on Friday (August 3), will feature the downhill race, consisting of a 1.28km section in the city of Fafe, in the Armil region.

The WUC Cycling 2018 will bid farewell to Braga on Saturday (August 4) with the road race and the Closing Ceremony.

The women’s road race will cover 93.91km, and the men’s 126.37km.