| 1931 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 26 August 1931 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 170 km (105.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 53' 43" | ||||||||||||
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The men's road race at the 1931 UCI Road World Championships was the fifth edition of the event. The race was held as an individual time trial rather than a mass start. The championship took place on Wednesday 26 August 1931 in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] The race was won by Learco Guerra of Italy.
The professional riders had to cover a distance of 170 kilometres, on the Copenhagen-Ringsted-Bårse-Kuge-Copenhagen route. They started every five minutes. Of the 17 riders who started, 13 finished the race. Italy's Learco Guerra won in 4 h 53 min 43 s, more than four minutes ahead of Ferdinand Le Drogo of France and Swiss cyclist Albert Büchi. [2]
General classification (1–10) [3] [4]
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