1974 UCI Road World Championships

1974 UCI Road World Championships
Montreal is located in Quebec
Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is located in Canada
Montreal
Montreal
VenueMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Date(s) (1974-08-25)25 August 1974
Coordinates45°30′32″N 73°33′42″W / 45.50889°N 73.56167°W / 45.50889; -73.56167
Events4
Freddy Maertens, 1974 World Championship Road Race, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Felice Gimondi and Eddy Merckx in action on the climb of Voie Camillien Houde.

The 1974 UCI Road World Championships took place on 25 August 1974 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal and the 1976 Summer Olympics follows a similar course to this World Championship.[2] It was the 47th edition of the tournament and the first to be hosted outside Europe.

  1. ^ Dick Chapman (August 26, 1974). "Cycling titan Eddy Merckx winner of 'formidable' Mount Royal Marathon". The Montreal Gazette. p. 14. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Montréal bring WorldTour to Canada". CyclingNews. 7 September 2012.