1956 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

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Men's Individual Road Race
1956 UCI Road World Championships
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Race details
Dates26 August 1956
Stages1
Distance285.1 km (177.2 mi)
Winning time7h 26' 15"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Van Steenbergen  (BEL) (Belgium)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Van Looy  (BEL) (Belgium)
  ThirdFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Gerrit Schulte  (NED) (Netherlands)
  1955
1957  

The men's road race at the 1956 UCI Road World Championships was the 23rd edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 26 August 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] The race was won by Rik Van Steenbergen of Belgium.

Final classification

General classification (1–10) [2] [3]
RankRiderTime
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Van Steenbergen  (BEL)7h 26' 15"
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Van Looy  (BEL)+ 0"
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Gerrit Schulte  (NED)+ 0"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Stan Ockers  (BEL)+ 0"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Fred De Bruyne  (BEL)+ 0"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Germain Derycke  (BEL)+ 0"
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gerrit Voorting  (NED)+ 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Louison Bobet  (FRA)+ 0"
9Flag of France.svg  Jacques Dupont  (FRA)+ 0"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Daan de Groot  (NED)+ 0"

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