1958 UCI Road World Championships

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1958 UCI Road World Championships
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Reims
Venue Reims, France Flag of France.svg
Date(s) (1958-08-30 - 1958-08-31)30-31 August 1958
Coordinates 49°15′46″N4°02′05″E / 49.2628°N 4.0347°E / 49.2628; 4.0347
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The 1958 UCI Road World Championships was the 31st edition of the UCI Road World Championships. [1]

It took place from 30-31 August 1958 in Reims, France. The course partly ran over the Reims-Gueux circuit. [2]

For the first time, a women's world championship was on the program. [3] The race, with a couse of 59 km (3 rounds), was won by Elsy Jacobs from Luxembourg with almost a three-minute lead. There were 29 participants.

The world title among the amateurs, who also rode on Saturday, went to the East German Gustav-Adolf Schur. He was the first German to become world amateur champion. [4]

The men's professional road race had a course of 276 km (14 rounds). [5] It was won by Italian Ercole Baldini. [6]

In the same period, the 1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Parc des Princes, Paris, France.

Elsy Jacobs after winning the woman's amateur road race Elsy Jacobs 1958.jpg
Elsy Jacobs after winning the woman's amateur road race

Events summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's events
Professional road race
details 		Ercole Baldini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		7h 29' 32" Louison Bobet
Flag of France.svg  France 		+ 2' 09" André Darrigade
Flag of France.svg  France 		+ 3' 47"
Amateur road race Gustav-Adolf Schur
Flag of Germany.svg  East Germany 		- Valere Paulissen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		- Henri Dewolf
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		-
Women's events
Road race Elsy Jacobs
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 		1h 50' 05" Tamara Novikova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		+ 2' 51" Mariya Lukshina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		s.t.

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References

  1. ↑ "World Championship RR 1958". FirstCycling.com. 11 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "25ème Championnat du monde sur route 1958". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 11 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships 1958: Women: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  5. ↑ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1958". FirstCycling.com. 11 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships 1958: Men: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-04.


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