1987 UCI Road World Championships

The 1987 UCI Road World Championships took place in Villach, Austria. Stephen Roche completed the rare Triple Crown of Cycling, winning the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France before winning the Men's Road Race, and was only the second cyclist to achieve it following Eddy Merckx in 1974.

1987 UCI Road World Championships
Villach is located in Kärnten
Villach
Villach
Location within Austria
Villach is located in Austria
Villach
Villach
Villach (Austria)
VenueVillach, Austria
Coordinates46°37′N 13°51′E / 46.617°N 13.850°E / 46.617; 13.850
Events5
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Events summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race
details
Stephen Roche
  Ireland
6h 50' 02" Moreno Argentin
  Italy
+ 1" Juan Fernández
  Spain
s.t.
Team Time Trial   Italy -   Soviet Union -   Austria -
Amateur Road Race Richard Vivien
  France
- Hartmut Bölts
  West Germany
- Alex Pedersen
  Denmark
-
Women's Events
Road Race Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
  France
1h 46' 40" Heleen Hage
  Netherlands
+ 12" Connie Meijer
  Netherlands
s.t.
Team Time Trial
details
  Soviet Union
Nadezhda Kibardina
Alla Jakovleva
Tamara Poliakova
Lyubov Pugovichnikova
-   United States -   Italy -

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References

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  1. ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships 1987: Women: Road Race". sports123.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  3. ^ "Road Cycling: World Championships: Women: Team Time Trial". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  4. ^ "Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Team Time Trial". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2013-10-21.