1932 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

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Men's Individual Road Race
1932 UCI Road World Championships
Alfredo Binda 2.jpg
Later picture of Binda with his third rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates31 August 1932
Stages1
Distance206.1 km (128.1 mi)
Winning time7h 01' 28"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Alfredo Binda  (ITA) (Italy)
  SecondFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Remo Bertoni  (ITA) (Italy)
  ThirdFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Nicolas Frantz  (LUX) (Luxembourg)
  1931
1933  

The men's road race at the 1932 UCI Road World Championships was the sixth edition of the event. The race took place on Wednesday 31 August 1932 in Rome, Italy. [1] The race was won by Alfredo Binda of Italy.

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Race report

The professionals had to complete three laps of about 68 kilometres, totalling 206 kilometres. [2] There were 21 participants. Still, only a maximum of three cyclists per country were allowed to participate. The strong Italian team was the favourite and took the first two places. Alfredo Binda became world champion for the third time ahead of his compatriot Remo Bertoni. They were well ahead of Luxembourger Nicolas Frantz. [3]

Final classification

General classification (1–10) [4]
RankRiderTime
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Alfredo Binda  (ITA)7h 01' 28"
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Remo Bertoni  (ITA)+ 15"
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Nicolas Frantz  (LUX)+ 4' 52"
4Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Ricardo Montero  (ESP)+ 5' 15"
5Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Learco Guerra  (ITA)+ 5' 39"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marinus Valentijn  (NED)+ 6' 20"
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Janus Braspennincx  (NED)+ 6' 20"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alfred Haemerlinck  (BEL)+ 6' 56"
9Flag of France.svg  André Godinat  (FRA)+ 9' 44"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Romain Gijssels  (BEL)+ 9' 44"

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