1962 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

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1962 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
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Esch-sur-Alzette
Venue Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Date (1962-02-18)18 February 1962
Coordinates 49°29′N5°59′E / 49.483°N 5.983°E / 49.483; 5.983
Cyclists participating36
Events1

The 1962 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg on Sunday February 18, 1962. [1] It was the 13th edition of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. [2]

The race started and finished at the Stade Émile Mayrisch. From there, participants had to complete six laps of an approximately 3.4 km long course through the city park and up the steep Dieswee to the pavilion on the Gaalgebierg. [3] The total distance of the course was 20.909 km. Italian Renato Longo, the 1959 World Champion won the rainbow jersey a second time. [4]

Men's Elite

RANK1962 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSTIME
Gold medal uci.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Renato Longo  (ITA)00:54:15
Silver medal uci.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Maurice Gandolfo  (ITA)+ 2:31
Bronze medal uci.svg Flag of France.svg  André Dufraisse  (FRA)+ 2:48
4.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger De Clercq  (BEL)+ 3:01
5.Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Charly Gaul  (LUX)+ 3:49
6.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pierre Kumps  (BEL)+ 4:04
7.Flag of France.svg  André Foucher  (FRA)+ 4:05
8.Flag of France.svg  Michel Pelchat  (FRA)+ 4:26
9.Flag of Spain.svg  Santos Ruíz  (ESP)+ 4:35
10.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Firmin Van Kerrebroeck  (BEL)+ 4:38

Notes

  1. "1962  » UCI World Championship (WC)". procyclingstats.com. 17 May 2024.
  2. "World Championship 1962". FirstCycling.com. 21 December 2025.
  3. "UCI World Championships Cyclocross 1962 - Results". cyclocross24.com. 1 December 2022.
  4. "UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Esch-sur-Alzette 1962". wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 23 December 2025.