The 1927 UCI Road World Championships was the seventh edition of the UCI Road World Championships,[1] and the first for professional cyclists.[2]
  Nürburg | |
| Venue | Nürburgring, Germany  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 21 July 1927 |
| Coordinates | 50°23′N 6°56′E / 50.383°N 6.933°E |
| Events | 2 |
The championship took place on the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany on Thursday 21 July 1927.[3]
Professional and amateur riders rode together (33 of the starters were amateurs). 55 riders started and there were 18 classified finishers.[4] The course was 182.5 km, and winner Alfredo Binda finished with an average speed 27.55 km/h[5]
In the same period, the 1927 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Müngersdorf velodrome in Cologne and in the Stadion am Zoo in Elberfeld.
Events summary edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race |
Alfredo Binda Italy |
6h 37m 29s | Costante Girardengo Italy |
+7m 16s | Domenico Piemontesi Italy |
+ 10m 51s |
| Amateur Road Race | Jean Aerts Belgium |
6h 49m 20s | Rudolf Wolke Germany |
+ 2m 33s | Michele Orecchia Italy |
+ 5m 59s |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1927". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
- ^ http://www.the-sports.org/cycling-world-championships-results-1927-men-epm15653.html (same time listed for 6th to 18th place probably wrong)
- ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "1er Championnat du monde sur route 1927". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 16 April 2024.
- ^ http://bikeraceinfo.com/worlds/worlds-1927.html (same time listed for 13th to 18th place could be incorrect)
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