1937 UCI Road World Championships

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1937 UCI Road World Championships
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Copenhagen
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Coordinates 55°40′N12°34′E / 55.667°N 12.567°E / 55.667; 12.567
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The 1937 UCI Road World Championships was the seventeenth edition of the UCI Road World Championships. [1]

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The championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. [2] The race for the professionals was the longest to date: 297.5 kilometers over a flat course of 8.5 kilometers, which the riders had to complete 35 times. [3] Only eight riders finished the professional road race. [4]

In the same period, the 1937 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized on the velodrome of Ordrup, near Copenhagen.

Events Summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's events
Professional Road Race
details 		Éloi Meulenberg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium		7h 59' 48" Emil Kijewski
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 		s.t. Paul Egli
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland		s.t.
Amateur Road Race Adolfo Leoni
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 		- Frode Sørensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 		- Fritz Scheller
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 		-

Medals table

PlaceNationGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium1001
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 1001
3Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 0112
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0101
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland0011
Total2226

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References

  1. ↑ "World Championship RR 1937". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "10ème Championnat du monde sur route 1937". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 20 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  4. ↑ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1937: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-26.


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