1956 UCI Road World Championships
Venue | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Date(s) | August 25-26, 1956 |
Coordinates | 55°40′N 12°34′E / 55.667°N 12.567°E |
Events | 2 |
The 1956 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on a circuit measuring 12.960 km near Ballerup.
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 | |||
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Men's Events | ||||||
Professional Road Race |
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
References
- "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)