1948 UCI Road World Championships

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1948 UCI Road World Championships
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Valkenburg
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Coordinates 50°50′59″N5°49′59″E / 50.84972°N 5.83306°E / 50.84972; 5.83306
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The 1948 UCI Road World Championships was the 21st edition of the UCI Road World Championships

It took place on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August 1948 in Valkenburg, Netherlands. [1]

For the first time, six riders per country were allowed to participate in the professional race. [2] The Cauberg had to be climbed every lap. Briek Schotte became the winner in the professional cyclists' road race after 266.8 kilometres of cycling (27 laps). Only 10 of the 50 riders who started rode out the race. [3]

In the same period, the 1948 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in the Olympic Stadium of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Newsreel of the 1948 Professional Road World Championship (in Dutch)

Events Summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race
details 		Briek Schotte
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium		7h 28' 17" Apo Lazaridès
Flag of France.svg France		+ 1" Lucien Teisseire
Flag of France.svg France		+ 3' 41"
Amateur Road Race Harry Snell
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden		- Liévin Lerno
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium		- Olle Wänlund
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden		-

[4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "World Championship RR 1948". FirstCycling.com. 1 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "15ème Championnat du monde sur route 1948". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 1 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1948". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1948: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  5. ↑ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-30.


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