1928 UCI Road World Championships

1928 UCI Road World Championships

Budapest
Venue	Budapest, Hungary
Date(s)	(1928-08-16)16 August 1928
Coordinates	47°29′33″N19°03′05″E / 47.49250°N 19.05139°E / 47.49250; 19.05139
Events	2
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The 1928 UCI Road World Championships was the eight edition of the UCI Road World Championships. ^[1]

The championship took place in Hungary on Thursday 16 August 1928. ^{[2] [3]} The course, with Budapest as both start and finish place, was around 190km. ^[4] Only 8 of the professional cyclists finished, with winner Georges Ronsse reaching an average speed of 30.255 km/h. ^[5]

In the same period, the 1928 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Millenáris Sporttelep in Budapest.

Events summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race details	Georges Ronsse   Belgium	6h 20' 10"	Herbert Nebe Germany	+ 19' 43"	Bruno Wolke Germany	s.t.
Amateur Road Race	Allegro Grandi   Italy	-	Michele Mara   Italy	-	Jean Aerts   Belgium	-

See also

• 1928 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

References

1. "World Champ. (Amateur) 1928". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
2. "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1928: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
3. "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
4. "World Championship RR 1928". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
5. "2ème Championnat du monde sur route 1928". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 16 April 2024.