1947 UCI Road World Championships

1947 UCI Road World Championships

Reims
Venue	Reims, France
Date(s)	(1947-08-03)3 August 1947
Coordinates	49°15′46″N4°02′05″E / 49.26278°N 4.03472°E / 49.26278; 4.03472
Events	2
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The 1947 UCI Road World Championships was the twentieth edition of the UCI Road World Championships. ^[1] It took place on 3 August 1947 in Reims, France. ^[2]

The championships were held on a 7.8-kilometre circuit for the amateurs and professionals. ^[3]

In the same period, the 1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in the Parc des Princes in Paris, France.

Events summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race details	Theo Middelkamp   Netherlands	7h 28' 17"	Albert Sercu   Belgium	+ 10"	Sjefke Janssen   Netherlands	s.t.
Amateur Road Race	Adolfo Ferrari   Italy	-	Silvio Pedroni   Italy	-	Gerard van Beek   Netherlands	-

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References

1. "World Champ. (Amateur) 1947". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
2. "World Championship RR 1947". FirstCycling.com. 1 May 2024.
3. "14ème Championnat du monde sur route 1947". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 1 May 2024.
4. "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1947: Road Race". Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
5. "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2016.