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1961 UCI Road World Championships

Coordinates: 46°56′53″N 7°26′51″E / 46.94806°N 7.44750°E / 46.94806; 7.44750
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1961 UCI Road World Championships
Bern is located in Switzerland
Bern
Bern
VenueBern, Switzerland Switzerland
Date(s)2 and 3 September 1961
Coordinates46°56′53″N 7°26′51″E / 46.94806°N 7.44750°E / 46.94806; 7.44750

The 1961 UCI Road World Championships was the 34rd edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1]

It took place on 2 and 3 September 1961 in Bern, Switzerland. It was the second time the championships were organized in Bern, after the 1936 UCI Road World Championships.[2]

The women's race took place on 10 August on the Isle of Man. Belgian Yvonne Reynders won her second of four world titles on the road.[3]

The amateurs rode 181.5 kilometers on Saturday, September 2, 1961. It was a triumph for the French amateurs, who won gold, silver and bronze. The three Frenchmen escaped together on a climb after about 145 kilometers. In the final lap, Jean Jourden defeated his two compatriots.[4]

The professional cyclists rode on Sunday, September 3, 1961, over a distance of 285.252 kilometers. Belgian Rik Van Looy extended his world title; he narrowly defeated the Italian Nino Defilippis in a sprint. Frenchman Raymond Poulidor came third.

In the same period, the 1961 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Oerlikon Velodrome in Zürich, Switzerland.

Results

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Race: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze : Time
Men
Men's road race
details
Rik Van Looy
 Belgium
7 h 46 min 35s Nino Defilippis
 Italy
m.t. Raymond Poulidor
 France
m.t.
Amateurs' road race Jean Jourden
 France
- Henri Belena
 France
- Jacques Gestraut
 France
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Women
Women's road race Yvonne Reynders
 Belgium
- Beryl Burton
 Great Britain
- Elsy Jacobs
 Luxembourg
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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Belgium (BEL)2002
2 France (FRA)1124
3 Great Britain (GBR)0101
 Italy (ITA)0101
5 Luxembourg (LUX)0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

References

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  1. ^ "World Championship RR 1961". FirstCycling.com. 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "28ème Championnat du monde sur route 1961". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships 1961: Women: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  4. ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1961". FirstCycling.com. 11 May 2024.
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