This five-day championship featuring road cycling and mountain biking events for women and men started with a time trial through the city, with the victories being won by Tereza Korvasová, of the Czech Republic, and Australia’s Liam Magennis.

More than 50 athletes from all over the world took part in the opening day’s events at this International University Sports Federation (FISU) competition.

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

Male athletes covered three laps, totalling 27km, and female riders two laps, totalling 18km.

Korvasova made the podium first in a race where silver went to Marta Lach of Poland and Germany's Jaqueline Dietrich took bronze.  

In the men's race, Magennis finished more than 40 seconds ahead of Piotr Konwa, of Poland.

The bronze medal went to Andreas Miltiadis of Cyprus.

The protocol ceremony was attended by the President of the Organising Committee, Nuno Reis, FISU’s Member of the Medical Commission and the vice president of the Academic University Sports Federation,

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

The event 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.