1950 UCI Road World Championships

1950 UCI Road World Championships

Moorslede
Venue	Moorslede, Belgium
Date(s)	(1950-08-19 - 1950-08-20)19-20 August 1950
Coordinates	50°53′N03°04′E / 50.883°N 3.067°E / 50.883; 3.067
Events	2
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The 1950 UCI Road World Championships was the 23rd edition of the UCI Road World Championships. ^[1] It took place between 19-20 August 1950 in Moorslede, Belgium. ^[2]

The professionals' championship was held on Sunday, August 20, 1950. There were 40 participants. Top cyclists who did not finish the race including Hugo Koblet, Rik Van Steenbergen and Gino Bartali. Belgian Briek Schotte escaped from an eight-man leading group towards the end and became world champion for the second time. ^[3]

In the same period, the 1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt, near Liège, Belgium.

Events Summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race details	Briek Schotte   Belgium	7h 49' 54"	Theo Middelkamp   Netherlands	+ 1' 01"	Ferdinand Kübler   Switzerland	+ 1' 48"
Amateur Road Race	Jack Hoobin   Australia	-	Robert Varnajo   France	-	Alfio Ferrari   Italy	-

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References

1. "World Champ. (Amateur) 1950". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
2. "17ème Championnat du monde sur route 1950". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 1 May 2024.
3. "World Championship RR 1950". FirstCycling.com. 1 May 2024.
4. "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1950: 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.