1960 UCI Road World Championships

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1960 UCI Road World Championships
1960 UCI Road World Championships poster.jpg
East Germany location map.svg
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Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Venue Sachsenring, East Germany Flag of East Germany.svg
Date(s) (1960-08-13 - 1960-08-14)13–14 August 1960
Coordinates 50°48′N12°43′E / 50.800°N 12.717°E / 50.800; 12.717

The 1960 UCI Road World Championships was the 33rd edition of the UCI Road World Championships. [1]

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It took place on from 13 to 14 August 1960 on the Sachsenring for the two men's races, and in Leipzig for the women's race, in East Germany. It was the only time that the Cycling World Championships were organized in the German Democratic Republic. [2]

The road race among professional cyclists (279,3 km or 32 rounds) was won by the Belgian Rik Van Looy, who defeated last year's world champion André Darrigade in a group sprint. In the 61,1 km women's race, Britain's Beryl Burton won. [3] East German Bernhard Eckstein became world amateur champion after a race of 174,6 km (20 rounds). [4]

In the same period, the 1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Alfred-Rosch-Kampfbahn in Leipzig and the Chemnitz Velodrome in Chemnitz, East Germany.

Results

20 Pfennig Stamp of the German Democratic Republic for the Championships Stamp - GDR 20 Pfennig - Road Cycling World Championships 1960.jpg
20 Pfennig Stamp of the German Democratic Republic for the Championships
Race:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze :Time
Men's race
Men's road race
details 		Rik Van Looy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		7 h 47 min 27s André Darrigade
Flag of France.svg  France 		m.t. Pino Cerami
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		m.t.
Amateurs' road race Bernhard Eckstein
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 		- Gustav-Adolf Schur
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 		- Willy Vanden Berghen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		-
Women
Women's road race Beryl Burton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 		- Rosa Sels
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		- Elisabeth Kleinhaus
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 		-

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1124
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (DDR)1113
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1001
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0101
Totals (4 entries)3339

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References

  1. ↑ "World Championship RR 1960". FirstCycling.com. 11 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "27ème Championnat du monde sur route 1960". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 11 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships 1960: Women: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  4. ↑ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1960". FirstCycling.com. 11 May 2024.
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