# Royal Dutch Cycling Union

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National governing body of cycle racing in the Netherlands

The **Royal Dutch Cycling Union** or **KNWU** (in [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): *Koninklijke Nederlandsche Wielren Unie*) is the national [governing body](/source/Sport_governing_body) of [cycle racing](/source/Bicycle_racing) in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands).

The aim of the KNWU is to give adequate support for all types of cycling in the Netherlands.

The KNWU is a member of the [UCI](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale) and the [UEC](/source/Union_Europ%C3%A9enne_de_Cyclisme).

## Events organized by the KNWU

- Dutch Cycling Championships - [Dutch National Road Race Championships](/source/Dutch_National_Road_Race_Championships) - [Dutch National Time Trial Championships](/source/Dutch_National_Time_Trial_Championships) - [Dutch National Track Championships](/source/Dutch_National_Track_Championships)

- [UCI Road World Championships](/source/UCI_Road_World_Championships) for professionals in [1938](/source/1938_UCI_Road_World_Championships), [1948](/source/1948_UCI_Road_World_Championships), [1959](/source/1959_UCI_Road_World_Championships), [1967](/source/1967_UCI_Road_World_Championships), [1979](/source/1979_UCI_Road_World_Championships), [1998](/source/1998_UCI_Road_World_Championships) and [2012](/source/2012_UCI_Road_World_Championships)

- [UCI Track World Championships](/source/UCI_Track_World_Championships) for professionals in [1938](/source/1938_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), [1948](/source/1948_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), [1959](/source/1959_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), [1967](/source/1967_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), [1979](/source/1979_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), [2011](/source/2011_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships) and [2018](/source/2018_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships)

## External links

- [Royal Dutch Cycling Union official website](http://www.knwu.nl/)

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