1960 UCI Road World Championships

The 1960 UCI Road World Championships was the 33rd edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1]

1960 UCI Road World Championships
Hohenstein-Ernstthal is located in East Germany
Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Hohenstein-Ernstthal
VenueSachsenring, East Germany East Germany
Date(s) (1960-08-13 - 1960-08-14)13–14 August 1960
Coordinates50°48′N 12°43′E / 50.800°N 12.717°E / 50.800; 12.717

It took place on from 13 to 14 August 1960 on the Sachsenring for the two men's races, and in Leipzig for the women's race, in East Germany. It was the only time that the Cycling World Championships were organized in the German Democratic Republic.[2]

The road race among professional cyclists (279,3 km or 32 rounds) was won by the Belgian Rik Van Looy, who defeated last year's world champion André Darrigade in a group sprint. In the 61,1 km women's race, Britain's Beryl Burton won.[3] East German Bernhard Eckstein became world amateur champion after a race of 174,6 km (20 rounds).[4]

In the same period, the 1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Alfred-Rosch-Kampfbahn in Leipzig and the Chemnitz Velodrome in Chemnitz, East Germany.

Results

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20 Pfennig Stamp of the German Democratic Republic for the Championships
Race: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze : Time
Men's race
Men's road race
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Rik Van Looy
  Belgium
7 h 47 min 27s André Darrigade
  France
m.t. Pino Cerami
  Belgium
m.t.
Amateurs' road race Bernhard Eckstein
  East Germany
- Gustav-Adolf Schur
  East Germany
- Willy Vanden Berghen
  Belgium
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Women
Women's road race Beryl Burton
  Great Britain
- Rosa Sels
  Belgium
- Elisabeth Kleinhaus
  East Germany
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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Belgium (BEL)1124
2  East Germany (DDR)1113
3  Great Britain (GBR)1001
4  France (FRA)0101
Totals (4 entries)3339

References

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  1. ^ "World Championship RR 1960". FirstCycling.com. 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "27ème Championnat du monde sur route 1960". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships 1960: Women: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  4. ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1960". FirstCycling.com. 11 May 2024.
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