1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Rocourt, Belgium
Date(s)	(1957-08-10 - 1957-08-15)10–15 August 1957
Velodrome	Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt
Events	5
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The 1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Rocourt, Belgium from 10 to 15 August 1957. ^[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

Sprint between Jan Derksen and Antonio Maspes

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Jan Derksen   Netherlands	Arie van Vliet   Netherlands	Roger Gaignard   France
Men's individual pursuit details	Roger Rivière   France	Albert Bouvet   France	Guido Messina   Italy
Men's motor-paced details	Paul Depaepe   Belgium	Walter Bucher   Switzerland	Graham French   Australia
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Michel Rousseau   France	Guglielmo Pesenti   Italy	Valentino Gasparella   Italy
Men's individual pursuit details	Carlo Simonigh   Italy	Franco Gandini   Italy	Albertus Geldermans   Netherlands

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France  (FRA)	2	1	1	4
2	Italy  (ITA)	1	2	2	5
3	Netherlands  (NED)	1	1	1	3
4	Belgium  (BEL)	1	0	0	1
5	Switzerland  (SUI)	0	1	0	1
6	Australia  (AUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		5	5	5	15

See also

• 1957 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893