| Pakistan Cycling Federation PCF |
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| Sport | Cycle racing |
| Formation date | 1947 |
| Affiliation | UCI |
| Regional affiliation | ACC |
| President | Nouraiz Shakoor Khan |
| Secretary | Idrees Haider Khawaja |
The Pakistan Cycling Federation or PCF is the national governing body of cycle racing in Pakistan. PCF's main Road bicycle racing event is the Tour de Pakistan.
It is a member of the UCI and the Asian Cycling Confederation. There are four provincial associations: Balochistan Cycling Association, North-West Frontier Province Cycling Association, Punjab Cycling Association and Sindh Cycling Association.
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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, which were declared open by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan.[1]
The Tour de Pakistan International Cycling Race starts from Karachi and ends in Peshawar, 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[2]. Teams from Water and Power Development Authority, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Railways and Sui Southern Gas Company, along with teams of the four provinces regularly take part in domestic and international cycling tournaments.