  Tolosa | |
| Venue |  Tolosa, Spain |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 February 1960 |
| Coordinates | 43°8′N2°5′W / 43.133°N 2.083°W |
| Cyclists participating | 31 |
| Events | 1 |
The 1960 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Tolosa, Spain on Sunday February 21, 1960. [1] It was the 11th edition of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.
About 50,000 spectators lined a course of just over three kilometers that had to be completed seven times, bringing the total distance this edition to 21.66 kilometers. [2] The 31 participants came from eight countries, including Portugal, which sent a team for the first time. [3]
After the French Jean Robic (1950), Roger Rondeaux (1951–1953), André Dufraisse (1954–1958) and the Italian Renato Longo (1959), the West German Rolf Wolfshohl became the fifth cyclo-cross world champion in his fourth participation. It was his third consecutive podium finish. [4]
