1937 UCI Road World Championships
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The 1937 UCI Road World Championships was the seventeenth edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1]
The championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2] The race for the professionals was the longest to date: 297.5 kilometers over a flat course of 8.5 kilometers, which the riders had to complete 35 times.[3] Only eight riders finished the professional road race.[4]
In the same period, the 1937 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized on the velodrome of Ordrup, near Copenhagen.
Events Summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race details | Éloi Meulenberg Belgium | 7h 59' 48" | Emil Kijewski Germany | s.t. | Paul Egli Switzerland | s.t. |
| Amateur Road Race | Adolfo Leoni Italy | - | Frode Sørensen Denmark | - | Fritz Scheller Germany | - |
Medals table
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
- ^ "World Championship RR 1937". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
- ^ "10ème Championnat du monde sur route 1937". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1937: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
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