1946 UCI Road World Championships
The 1946 UCI Road World Championships was the nineteen edition of the UCI Road World Championships. It took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 31 August and 1 September 1946.
It was the third time the championships were organized in Zürich, after the 1923 and 1929 editions.
The course, with Zürich as both start and finish place, was around 189km for the amateurs and 270km for professional cyclists. Winner Hans Knecht finished with an average speed of 36.448 km/h.
In the same period, the 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Oerlikon Velodrome in Zürich.
Events Summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race |
Hans Knecht Switzerland |
7h 24' 28" | Marcel Kint Belgium |
+ 10" | Rik Van Steenbergen Belgium |
+ 59" |
| Amateur Road Race | Henry Aubry France |
- | Ernst Stettler Switzerland |
- | Henri van Kerckhoven Belgium |
- |
See also
References
- ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1946". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "World Championship RR 1929". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "13ème Championnat du monde sur route 1946". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1946: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
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