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1946 UCI Road World Championships

Coordinates: 47°22′28″N 08°32′28″E / 47.37444°N 8.54111°E / 47.37444; 8.54111
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1946 UCI Road World Championships
Zürich is located in Switzerland
Zürich
Zürich
VenueZürich, Switzerland Switzerland
Date(s)31 August & 1 September 1946
Coordinates47°22′28″N 08°32′28″E / 47.37444°N 8.54111°E / 47.37444; 8.54111
Events2

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.[1]

The course, with Zürich as both start and finish place, was around 189km for the amateurs and 270km for professional cyclists.[2] Winner Hans Knecht finished with an average speed of 36.448 km/h.[3]

In the same period, the 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Oerlikon Velodrome in Zürich.

Events Summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race
details
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
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1946". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "World Championship RR 1929". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "13ème Championnat du monde sur route 1946". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1946: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  5. ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-30.