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  Copenhagen | |
| Venue | Copenhagen, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | August 25-26, 1956 |
| Coordinates | 55°40′N12°34′E / 55.667°N 12.567°E |
| Events | 2 |
The 1956 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on a circuit measuring 12.960 km near Ballerup.
The 1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships took place in the Ordrup Velodrome, near Copenhagen, from 27 August to 2 September 1956.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race | Rik Van Steenbergen  Belgium | 7h 26' 15" | Rik Van Looy Belgium | s.t. | Gerrit Schulte  Netherlands | s.t. |
| Amateur Road Race | Frans Mahn Netherlands | - | Norbert Veroughstraete Belgium | - | Jan Buis Netherlands | - |
The 1928 UCI Road World Championships took place in Budapest, Hungary.
The 1929 UCI Road World Championships took place in Zürich, Switzerland.
The 1930 UCI Road World Championships took place in Liège, Belgium.
The 1931 UCI Road World Championships took place on Wednesday, August 26 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Unusually, the race was not run as a traditional road race, but rather as an individual time-trial.
The 1932 UCI Road World Championships took place in Rome, Italy.
The 1934 UCI Road World Championships took place in Leipzig, Germany.
The 1935 UCI Road World Championships took place in Floreffe, Belgium.
The 1936 UCI Road World Championships took place in Zürich and Bern, Switzerland.
The 1937 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Only eight riders finished the professional road race.
The 1938 UCI Road World Championships took place in Valkenburg, the Netherlands.
The 1946 UCI Road World Championships took place in Zürich, Switzerland.
The 1948 UCI Road World Championships took place in Valkenburg, the Netherlands.
The 1949 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark between 20–21 August 1949.
The 1950 UCI Road World Championships took place between 19-20 August 1950 in Moorslede, Belgium.
The 1951 UCI Road World Championships took place on 2 September in Varese, Italy.
The 1953 UCI Road World Championships took place from 29-30 August 1953 in Lugano, Switzerland.
The 1954 UCI Road World Championships took place in Solingen, West Germany.
The 1955 UCI Road World Championships took place in Frascati, Italy.
The 1957 UCI Road World Championships took place on 18 August 1957 in Waregem, Belgium.
The 1958 UCI Road World Championships took place from 30-31 August 1958 in Reims, France.
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