1989 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Men's Individual Road Race
1989 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates27 August 1989
Stages1
Distance259.35 km (161.2 mi)
Winning time6h 45' 59"
Medalists
   Gold  Greg LeMond (USA) (United States)
   Silver  Dimitri Konyshev (URS) (Soviet Union)
   Bronze  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Ireland)
← 1988
1990 →

The men's road race at the 1989 UCI Road World Championships was the 56th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 27 August 1989, in Chambéry, France over a distance of 259.35 kilometres (161.15 mi).[1]

190 riders started, there were 42 classified finishers, and the winner's average speed was 38.33 km/h (23.82 mph).[2]

The race was won by Greg LeMond of the United States. By winning the race, LeMond achieved two cycling doubles: This was his second World Championship road race win, following his victory at the 1983 event. He was also the World Championship road race and a Grand Tour winner in the same year, after his success at the 1989 Tour de France.[citation needed]

Final classification

General classification (1–10)[3]
Rank Rider Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Greg LeMond (USA) 6h 45' 59"
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Dimitri Konyshev (URS) + 0"
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sean Kelly (IRL) + 0"
4  Steven Rooks (NED) + 0"
5  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) + 3"
6  Laurent Fignon (FRA) + 3"
7  Martin Earley (IRL) + 10"
8  Gianni Bugno (ITA) + 10"
9  Rolf Sørensen (DEN) + 10"
10  Claude Criquielion (BEL) + 10"

References

  1. ^ "1989 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ "56ème Championnat du monde sur route 1989". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.
  3. ^ "1989 World Championship". First Cycling. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

Further reading