1948_UCI_Road_World_Championships

1948 UCI Road World Championships

1948 UCI Road World Championships

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The 1948 UCI Road World Championships took place in Valkenburg, the Netherlands.

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For the first time, six riders per country were allowed to participate in the professional race. The Cauberg had to be climbed every lap. Briek Schotte became the winner in the professional cyclists' road race after 266.8 kilometres of cycling (27 laps). Only 10 of the 50 riders who started rode out the race.[1]

Newsreel of the 1948 Professional Road World Championship (in Dutch)

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References

  1. [1]
    "15ème Championnat du monde sur route 1948". Mémoire du Cyclisme.
  2. [2]
    "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1948: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  3. [3]
    "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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