European Union of Cyclotourism (UECT)
20th European Cycling Tourism Week
Heerenveen (Netherlands) from 11 to 18 July 2026

Web Pages : www.uect.org

Information on the registration form

Registration closes on 11 June 2026

Closing date for registration and payment : 11 June 2026, however, once the number of 1,500 participants has been reached, registration will close in order to ensure that we can welcome you in the best possible conditions.

On our website www.uect.org/uk >>> European Week >>> Heerenveen 2026, you will find practical information (programme, catering, excursions, entertainment, road cycling routes, list of accommodation) and general information about the organisation.

≡ How to fill in the registration form? Some indications to read carefully.

The UECT has set up this online registration form. It is up to you to complete it by following the input instructions and clicking on VALIDATE to confirm your registration for the SE.

1. Who can register ? : Any person who practices cycling tourism can register to the European Week (SE) of the UECT, whether she/he is licensed or not to a federation affiliated to the UECT. The online registration form allows you to enter data : of one or more single participants, of one or 2 couples, of a family with children. If more than 2 couples, several families or more than 5 people, you must draw up separate registration form in order to benefit from the announced rates.
   The participant responsible for the administrative aspects of the file is a participant who will act as the point of contact for the SE organiser and will be the only one to receive information relating to the SE.
   
   
2. Payment Method offered during online registration :
   
   ==> Credit Card :
   • Secure payment to the UECT bank account by entering a 3D Secure code sent by your bank (SMS/email/post).
   • Within one minute of payment, the participant responsible for the administrative aspects of the application will receive a confirmation email in PDF format containing the reference number and a summary of the registration.
   • Please print this final confirmation. It must be presented to the SE 2026 office in order to obtain your participation file
   • PLEASE NOTE: our confirmation emails may end up in your junk or spam folder, so please check there.
   • This method of payment is to be preferred: simplification, speed of processing and registration of the file, payment security.
   
   ==> Bank transfer :
   • The participant responsible for the administrative aspects of the application will receive immediate confirmation (or within one hour) at the email address provided, once the PRE-REGISTRATION application has been validated with the bank transfer payment option. This confirmation will include the reference number, a summary of the PRE-REGISTRATION in PDF format, and the amount to be paid.
   • PLEASE NOTE : our confirmation emails may end up in your junk or spam folder, so please check there.
   • Payment by bank transfer must be credited to the UECT bank account no later than the 10th day from the date of creation of the file. Please specify the file number when making your transfer.
   After this period, your registration will be automatically cancelled.
   • Upon receipt of payment, the participant responsible for the administrative aspects of the application will receive a confirmation of final registration in PDF format at the email address provided, including the reference number and a summary of the registration details.
   • PLEASE NOTE : our confirmation emails may end up in your junk or spam folder, so please check there.
   • Please print this final confirmation. It must be presented at the SE 2026 office in order to obtain your participation file. 
   
   
3. License Validity : SE participants who have declared that they hold a cycling tourism licence/insurance issued by a UECT member federation (FFCT – FECT – PTTK – FPCUB – FPC – F4DM), valid for the year 2026, must present it with the final confirmation of registration when registering at the permanent office. Otherwise, registration fees will be recalculated and increased according to the actual status of the participant (see rate below).
   
   
4. Insurance : SE participants who do not have a valid cycle tourism license/insurance for the year 2026, must take out civil liability and, where appropriate, a repatriation assistance insurance, with an insurer of their choice and present the certificate of this civil liability insurance (with a copy translated into French) with the final confirmation of registration at the UECT 2026 permanent office.
   
   
5. Email adress : for @gmail and @hotmail address holders, our confirmation e-mails may arrive in the spam folder, so please check.
   To ensure that our emails sent from info@uect.org are not automatically deleted by your Internet service provider, but can be consulted in your inbox and not in the spam/unwanted list, we invite you to put info@uect.org either in your favourites or in the "approved sender" module or in the "never block the sender" module.
   
   
6. Changes to your booking or stay : After validation your registration form, any changes to it can only be made to the SE registration referent by e-mail to info@uect.org indicating Reference File No.
   
   
7. Cancellation of the stay :
   
   ==> By the participant : (statement to be made by the administrative manager responsible for the file) : a request for cancellation due to personal force majeure (nominative), duly justified and submitted only electronically to info@uect.org , will be :
   a) admissible until 11 June 2026, the closing date for registrations, for a full refund of registration fees + camping services – meals – excursions – equipment listed on the registration form. The assessment of force majeure remains the exclusive responsibility of the organisers of SE 2026.
   b) for any cancellation after 11 June 2026 and up to and including 8 July 2026, only the registration fees will be retained in full by the organisation. The camping, meals, excursions and equipment services recorded on the registration form will be refunded.
   c) for all cancellations after 8 July 2026 and in the event of non-participation in SE 2026, the registration fees + camping, meals, excursions and equipment services recorded on the registration form will be retained in full by the organisation.
   
   ==> By the UECT : in case of cancellation of the "Week" due to force majeure (reference article 1218 of the French civil code) e.g. pandemic - border closures - economic crisis, etc … the decision on the feasibility or infeasibility of organizing the "Week" will be taken by the UECT.
   This total cancellation would result in a full refund to the participant of the registration fees and the services recorded on the registration form.
   This reimbursement will be made within 2 months maximum following the last day initially planned for the organisation of the "Week".
   In the event of a pandemic, the UECT cannot be held responsible for claiming a last-minute refund of the registration fees and services registered when registration the participants, if there are obligations and non-compliance with these obligations of :
   • vaccination to travel or circulate in the country organising the "Week".
   • providing to the border post an EU digital COVID certificate issued by a State body in the participant's country.
   In case of quarantine of the participant at the place of the "Week" or on his return to his country of origin, the UECT cannot be held responsible and will not grant any financial compensation.

8. Complaints : you have a period of fourteen clear days as from 13th July, 2026 to exercise your right of complaint, justifying the reason for it, the damage suffered, by sending an electronic complaint only to info@uect.org
   
   
9. Liability : the UECT and the local organisers do not assume any obligation of custody or preservation of goods and decline all responsibility in the event of loss, theft or damage to personal property, particularly bicycles and related accessories, which remain under the full responsibility of their owners.
   
   
10. 2026 Tariff : Below is the table of costs for registration to the SE 2026. Participants who have made their registration and the corresponding payment before 10 th May, 2026 will benefit from prices indicated in the table below. After this date the prices will be increased by €10 per person.

Important additional information 

≡ Federal UECT Campsites

1. The organisers remind that federal UECT campsites are ephemeral and, as such, they cannot offer the same accommodation and comfort services as private campsites.
   
   
2. After the registration closing date of 11 June 2026, the number of your zone and location will be sent to you by 14th June 2026 at the latest by e-mail from info@uect.org to the administrator responsible for the file. Check your inbox and/or spam folder for this information.
   
   
3. No access will be possible or accepted at the various UECT federal camping before Friday 10 th July, 2026 - 2:00 p.m.
   
   
4. Zone Camping/Electricity : The UECT federal campsite, located 1 km from the Sportstad Abe Lenstra Boulevard 23-Q Heerenveen (Netherlands) office, will be organised into five separate areas, depending on the situation.
   a) 4 areas motorhomes and caravans : with a total capacity of 482 pitches are planned mostly on grassy meadows, with a few pitches on gravel or tarmac.
   b) 1 area tents : with a capacity of 93 pitches are planned within the city (mostly on grassy meadows).
   c) The local organisers have opted for paid individual electrical hook-ups.
         • 250 hook-ups for motorhomes/caravans
         • 54 hook-ups for tents
   d) Reservations will close once these quotas for pitch capacity, individual electrical hook-ups been reached.
   e) Given the logistical constraints, it will not be possible to make cohabit ;
        • Motorhomes and caravans with individual electrical hook-ups and motorhomes and caravans without individual electrical hook-ups
        • Tents with individual electrical connections and tents without electrical connections
        • Motorhomes/caravans with tents, as the tent area is not accessible to motorhomes/caravans, and tents with motorhomes/caravans, as the pitch areas are not located in the same place.
        • The motorhomes over 7.50 m with other motorhomes/caravans and canvas tents
   f) Motorhomes with trailers must inform the UECT by email : info@uect.org, indicating their reference file number.

g) Groupings clubs or people on the UECT federal camping : For club or by affinity grouping on zones campsites UECT, send an email before 24th May, 2026 deadline to info@uect.org indicating your Reference File No and the Reference File No of the other person, satisfaction will be given to the extent of the logistical possibilities and constraints as indicated in paragraph e above.

≡ Withdrawal of files at the office UECT :

Sports Complex  Sportstad Abe Lenstra Boulevard 23-Q Heerenveen (Netherlands) >>>>>>>>>> coordonnées GPS 52°27'26.61’’N – 5°56'09.61’’E
• Friday, 10 th July, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm
• Saturday, 11 th July, 2026 from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm

≡ For all information concerning

• the registration and the UECT federal camping organisation : info@uect.org (answer in French/English)
• about the organization logistics in general in Heerenveen : Bart.Kattenberg@cegeka.com (answer in French/English)
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≡ Creating your registration file

In order to create your registration file without any problems, we recommend that you use one of the following web browsers: Mozilla Firefox - Internet Explorer (Microsoft) - Edge (Microsoft) – Safari – Opera as Google Chrome may sometimes block the creation process after you have entered your email address and password, which must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, one number and one special character from @ ! # $ % & *

Data Protection and Freedom Act
The personal information provided on this form will be processed electronically for the purpose of registering for European Cycle Tourism Week.
The recipients of the data are :
The European Cycle Tourism Union (UECT) Ivry/Seine France (hosted by PULSAR Agence Web/Tech ®)
Fiets4Daagse Meppel (F4DM) Netherlands, solely for names, surnames and services
You have the right to access and rectify information concerning you.
If you wish to exercise this right, please contact us at info@uect.org