1921 UCI Road World Championships

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1921 UCI Road World Championships
Denmark adm location map.svg
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Copenhagen
Venue Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg
Date(s) (1921-08-04)4 August 1921
Coordinates 55°40′N12°34′E / 55.667°N 12.567°E / 55.667; 12.567
Nations participating5
Events1

The 1921 UCI Road World Championships (the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale) took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Thursday 4 August 1921. It was the first official World Championships organized by the UCI. The championships were only for amateur men. Four men per nation could participate. [1]

Contents

From 30 July to 8 August, the 1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized on the velodrome of Ordrup, near Copenhagen.

Events summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's events
Men's amateur road race
details
Gunnar Sköld
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
6 h. 18 min. 17 sec. Willum Nielsen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
+ 4 min. 53 sec. Charles Davey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
+ 5 min. 28 sec.

Sweden won the nations classification (total time of the first four riders per nation) ahead of France and Italy.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1001
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0101
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Results

The course was 190 km with the finish in Glostrup. [2]

PlaceRiderCountryTime
1 Gunnar Sköld Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6 h. 18 min. 17 sec.
2 Willum Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6 h. 23 min. 10 sec.
3 Charles Davey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6 h. 23 min. 45 sec.
4 Fernand Canteloube Flag of France.svg  France 6 h. 28 min. 9 sec. 4/5
5 Ragnar Malm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6 h. 29 min. 24 sec.
6 Marcel Huot Flag of France.svg  France 6 h. 32 min. 0 sec.
7 Frederik Ahrensborg Clausen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6 h. 36 min. 13 sec. 2/5
8 Algot Persson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6 h. 39 min. 6 sec.
9 Marcel Gobillot Flag of France.svg  France 6 h. 39 min. 17 sec. 1/5
10 Henrik Morén Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6 h. 41 min. 15 sec.
11 Orla Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6 h. 44 min. 17 sec.
12 Dave Marsh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6 h. 45 min. 48 sec.
13 Jack Rossiter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6 h. 47 min. 29 sec.
14 Henri George Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium +37'31"
15 Albert Cantou Flag of France.svg  France +48'34"
16 Edmund Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark +56'40"
17 Arie Krijgsman (P-B)+1h 17'04"

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References

  1. "World Champ. (Amateur) 1921". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
  2. Wereldkampioenschap, Op de weg, Amateurs 1921 dewielersite.net