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  Villach Location within Austria  Villach Villach (Austria) | |
| Venue | Villach, Austria |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°37′N13°51′E / 46.617°N 13.850°E |
| Events | 5 |
The 1987 UCI Road World Championships took place in Villach, Austria. Stephen Roche completed the rare Triple Crown of Cycling, winning the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France before winning the Men's Road Race, and was only the second cyclist to achieve it following Eddy Merckx in 1974.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race | Stephen Roche  Ireland | 6h 50' 02" | Moreno Argentin  Italy | + 1" | Juan Fernández  Spain | s.t. |
| Team Time Trial | Italy | - |  Soviet Union | - |  Austria | - |
| Amateur Road Race | Richard Vivien  France | - | Hartmut Bölts  West Germany | - | Alex Pedersen  Denmark | - |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Road Race | Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli France | 1h 46' 40" | Heleen Hage  Netherlands | + 12" | Connie Meijer Netherlands | s.t. |
| Team Time Trial | Soviet Union Nadezhda Kibardina Alla Jakovleva Tamara Poliakova Lyubov Pugovichnikova | - |  United States | - | Italy | - |
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