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1956 UCI Road World Championships
Copenhagen is located in Denmark
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
VenueCopenhagen, Denmark
Date(s) (1956-08-25 - 1956-08-26)25–26 August 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 12.96 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

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
-

See also

References

  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.