Japan Cycling Federation
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The Japan Cycling Federation (in Japanese
: 日本自転車競技連盟), abbreviated to JCF is the national governing body
of cycle racing
in Japan
. It was established in 1995 to cover both amateur and professional cycle racing.
It is a member of the UCI
and the Asian Cycling Confederation
.
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
: 日本自転車競技連盟), abbreviated to JCF is the national governing body
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
of cycle racing
Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It was established in 1995 to cover both amateur and professional cycle racing.
It is a member of the UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale
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and the Asian Cycling Confederation
Asian Cycling Confederation
The national federations of the UCI form confederations by continent. In Asia, this body is the Asian Cycling Confederation, also shortened to ACC.- Presidents of the Asian Cycling Confederation :-Member Federations:- External links :*...
.
History
- 1908 - Japan's first cycling umbrella organization, the "Tokyo Wheel Association" was established.
- 1931 - The first full cycling championships (the Amateur Cycling Championships) was held in Osaka.
- 1934 - Umbrella organization for amateur sport, "Japan Cycle Sports Federation" was established.
- 1936 - Became UCI member, renamed "Japanese Bicycle Federation".
- 1943 - Bicycle Federation absorbed into "Japan Olympic Committee Bicycle Committee".
- 1945 - Japanese Bicycle Federation reformed.
- 1948 - Racing started.
- 1949 - Japanese Bicycle Federation renamed to "Japan Cycling Federation" (JKR), and re-joins UCI. Japan Amateur Sports Association rules will not be responsible for the Pro League.
- 1957 - Japanese Cycling Federation (FJC: Federation Japonaise du Cyclisme) was established. UCI member. The traditional Japanese Cycling Federation reorganised into "Japanese Amateur Cycling Federation" (JACF). "Japan Professional Cycling Federation" (JPCF) founded. Both groups part of FJC. Cycling World Championships hosted.
- 1965 - Following International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendations, UCI umbrella "International Amateur Cycling Federation (FIAC)" and "International Professional Cycling Federation (FICP)" were established. The Japanese amateur and professional cycling federations affiliated themselves respectively. FJC took the role of representation to other international organizations.
- 1975 - Japanese Amateur Cycling Federation separated.
- 1988 - FJC dissolved.
- 1992 - FIAC/FICP remerged into UCI.
- 1995 - Japanese Amateur Cycling Federation and Japanese Professional Cycling Federation merge, "Japan Cycling Federation" (JCF) launched.
- 1996 - World Masters Championships hosted.
- 1998 - First Japanese National Cycling Championships held (Japan's national open championship).