1951 UCI Road World Championships

1951 UCI Road World Championships
Varese is located in Italy
Varese
Varese
VenueVarese, Italy Italy
Date(s)1 and 2 September 1951
Coordinates45°49′N 08°50′E / 45.817°N 8.833°E / 45.817; 8.833
Events2

The 1951 UCI Road World Championships was the 24th edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1] It took place on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 September 1951 in Varese, Italy.[2]

The amateurs had to complete 7 laps of about 24.6 kilometres on Saturday for a total distance of 172 km, the professionals on Sunday 12 laps or about 295 kilometres.[3]

Swiss rider Ferdi Kübler became world champion in a group sprint, ahead of Italians Fiorenzo Magni and Antonio Bevilacqua.[4] In the amateurs' race, the Italians celebrated a double success with Gianni Ghidini beating his compatriot Rino Benedetti and Dutchman Jan Plantaz in a bunch sprint.[5]

In the same period, the 1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Stade Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan, Italy

  1. ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1951". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "18ème Championnat du monde sur route 1951". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  4. ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1951: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  5. ^ "World Championship RR 1951". FirstCycling.com. 1 May 2024.