The Pakistan Cycling Federation or PCF is the national governing body

Sport governing body

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 of cycle racing

Bicycle racing

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 in Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. PCF's main Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing

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 event is the Tour de Pakistan

Tour de Pakistan

The Tour de Pakistan is a bicycle race held in Pakistan roughly every two years over more than .It is modelled after the Tour de France. The race begins in Karachi and ends inPeshawar. It is the longest cycling race in Asia...

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It is a member of the UCI

Union Cycliste Internationale

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 and the Asian Cycling Confederation

Asian Cycling Confederation

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. There are four provincial associations: Balochistan Cycling Association, North-West Frontier Province Cycling Association, Punjab Cycling Association and Sindh Cycling Association.

History

The Pakistan Cycling Federation was formed in 1947 after Independence of Pakistan and the first National Cycling Championship was held in 1948 at the time of Pakistan's first Olympic Games at Karachi

Karachi

Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, which were declared open by Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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, founder of Pakistan.

Tour de Pakistan

The Tour de Pakistan International Cycling Race starts from Karachi and ends in Peshawar

Peshawar

Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....

, with about 150 domestic and international cyclists taking part every year. This race is among the longest in the world, covering a distance of 1,648 km in eleven stages with four days of rest en route. Teams from Water and Power Development Authority

Water and Power Development Authority

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, Pakistan Army

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, Pakistan Railways

Pakistan Railways

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 and Sui Southern Gas Company

Sui Southern Gas Company

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, along with teams of the four provinces regularly take part in domestic and international cycling tournaments.