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1956 UCI Road World Championships

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1956 UCI Road World Championships
Copenhagen is located in Denmark
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
VenueCopenhagen, Denmark Denmark
Date(s)August 25-26, 1956
Coordinates55°40′N 12°34′E / 55.667°N 12.567°E / 55.667; 12.567
Events2

The 1956 UCI Road World Championships was the 29th edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1] It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday 25 (amateurs) and Sunday 26 August (professionals) on a circuit measuring 12.960 km near Ballerup.

The title race among the professionals was dominated by the Belgian riders, who occupied five of the first six places. "Rik I" (Rik Van Steenbergen) made it through in a group sprint from "Rik II" (Rik Van Looy). Forty-year-old Gerrit Schulte finished third. For Van Steenbergen, it was the second world title, seven years after his first, which he had also won in Copenhagen.[2]

Among the amateurs, Dutchman Frans Mahn triumphed in a bunch sprint.[3]

The 1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships took place in the Ordrup velodrome, near Copenhagen, from 27 August to 2 September 1956.

Events Summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race
details
Rik Van Steenbergen
 Belgium
7h 26' 15" Rik Van Looy
 Belgium
s.t. Gerrit Schulte
 Netherlands
s.t.
Amateur Road Race Frans Mahn
 Netherlands
- Norbert Veroughstraete
 Belgium
- Jan Buis
 Netherlands
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See also

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  • "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1956: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  • "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  • "Verdensmesterskabsløbene i Danmark 1956". (film about the races)

References

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  1. ^ "World Championship RR 1956". FirstCycling.com. 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "23ème Championnat du monde sur route 1956". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1954". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.