1955 UCI Road World Championships

1955 UCI Road World Championships

Frascati
Venue	Frascati, Italy
Date(s)	27 and 28 August
Coordinates	41°49′N12°41′E / 41.817°N 12.683°E / 41.817; 12.683
Events	2
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The 1955 UCI Road World Championships was the 28th edition of the UCI Road World Championships. ^[1] It took place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August in Frascati, Italy. ^[2]

The race for the amateurs was 188.442 km (or 9 laps). ^[3] The podium was all Italian. ^[4]

The race for professionals was 293.182 km (14 laps of almost 21 kilometres). Belgian Stan Ockers rode solo to the world title with more than a one-minute lead. Of the 65 participants, only 20 finished. ^[5]

In the same period, the 1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Stade Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan, Italy

Events Summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race details	Stan Ockers   Belgium	8h 43' 29"	Jean-Pierre Schmitz   Luxembourg	+ 1' 03"	Germain Derijcke   Belgium	+ 1' 15"
Amateur Road Race	Sante Ranucci   Italy	-	Lino Grassi   Italy	-	Dino Bruni   Italy	-

References

1. "World Championship RR 1955". FirstCycling.com. 1 May 2024.
2. "22ème Championnat du monde sur route 1955". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 1 May 2024.
3. "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
4. "World Champ. (Amateur) 1955". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
5. "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1955: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-02.