1972 UCI Road World Championships

1972 UCI Road World Championships

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Venue	Gap, France
Date	(1972-08-05 - 1972-08-06)5-6 August 1972
Coordinates	44°33′34″N6°4′43″E / 44.55944°N 6.07861°E / 44.55944; 6.07861
Events	2
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The 1972 UCI Road World Championships took place from 5-6 August 1972 in Gap, France. ^[1] Only two professional races took place due to the Munich Olympics. ^{[2] [3]}

In the same period, the 1972 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in Marseille.

Results

Race:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze :	Time
Men's race
Men's road race details	Marino Basso   Italy	7 h 05 min 59s	Franco Bitossi   Italy	-	Cyrille Guimard   France	-
Women's race
Women's road race	Geneviève Gambillon   France	-	Lubov Zadoroznaya   Soviet Union	-	Anna Konkina   Soviet Union	-

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy  (ITA)	1	1	0	2
2	France  (FRA)	1	0	1	2
3	Soviet Union  (URS)	0	1	1	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

External links

• Sports portal

• Men's road cycling results
• Women's road cycling results
• (in Italian) Results at sportpro.it

References

1. "World Championship 1972". FirstCycling.com. 25 December 2025.
2. "1972  » UCI World Championship". procyclingstats.com. 17 May 2024.
3. "World Championship RR - Women". FirstCycling.com. 25 December 2025.