1952 UCI Road World Championships

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1952 UCI Road World Championships
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Luxembourg city
Venue Luxembourg, Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Date(s) (1952-08-23 - 1952-08-24)23–24 August 1952
Coordinates 49°36′N6°7′E / 49.600°N 6.117°E / 49.600; 6.117
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The 1952 UCI Road World Championships was the 25th edition of the UCI Road World Championships. [1] It took place on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 August 1952 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. [2]

The race for amateurs was ridden on Saturday, August 23. [3] It was 175 kilometres long (10 laps) and was decided in a sprint of a group of 17 riders, which ended in a big confusion. Dutchman Piet van den Brekel and Italian Luciano Ciancola crossed the finish line almost at the same time. Even the finish photo could not show a clear difference. First, Van den Brekel received the flowers, but moments later the Italian was declared world champion. Van den Brekel was disqualified in the evening because he had accepted a spectator's spare bike on the way. André Noyelle thus came second and Luxembourger Roger Ludwig third [4]

The professional road race was held on Sunday, August 24. 48 riders from nine countries participated. The race was 280 kilometres long and covered 16 laps of 17.5 kilometres. The race was surprisingly won by German outsider Heinz Müller who thus became the first German world champion among professional cyclists. [5]

In the same period, the 1952 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Parc des Princes in Paris, France.

Events Summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race
details 		Heinz Müller
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 		7h 49' 54" Gottfried Weilenmann, Jr.
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 		s.t. Ludwig Hörmann
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 		s.t.
Amateur Road Race Luciano Ciancola
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		- André Noyelle
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		- Roger Ludwig
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 		-

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References

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  2. ↑ "19ème Championnat du monde sur route 1952". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 1 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "sports123 Resources and Information". sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  4. ↑ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1952". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1952: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
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