1922 UCI Road World Championships

The 1922 UCI Road World Championships was the second edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. The championships took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Thursday 3 August 1922.[1]

1922 UCI Road World Championships
Liverpool is located in England
Liverpool
Liverpool
VenueLiverpool, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Date(s) (1922-08-03)3 August 1922
Coordinates53°24′34″N 2°58′43″W / 53.4094°N 2.9785°W / 53.4094; -2.9785
Nations participating5
Events1

In the only race, the men's amateur championship, Great Britain swept the podium with David Marsh taking home the gold medal with fellow British riders in Bill Burkill and Charles Davey claiming the silver and bronze medal respectively.

The qualifications of the 1922 UCI Track Cycling World Championships took place in the Liverpool velodrome. However, due to persistent rain, the finals were organized in Paris, France on September 17, 1922.

Events summary edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
Men's amateur road race
details
Dave Marsh
  Great Britain
5 u. 7 min. 27 sec. Bill Burkill
  Great Britain
+ 1 min. 20 sec. Charles Davey
  Great Britain
+ 5 min. 27 sec.

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain (GBR)1113
Totals (1 entries)1113

Results edit

The course was 100 miles (161 km) long.[2]

Place Rider Country Time
1 Dave Marsh   Great Britain 5 u. 7 min. 27 sec.
2 Bill Burkill   Great Britain +1'20"
3 Charles Davey   Great Britain +5'27"
4 Gunnar Skoeld   Sweden +6'25"
5 F. Dredge   Great Britain +6'33"
6 René Paul Maronnier   France +8'27"
7 Henry-Peter Hansen   Denmark +12'03"
8 Sigfrid Lundberg   Sweden +13'13"
9 Jan Maas   Netherlands +15'27"
10 Ragnar Malm   Sweden +18'40"
11 Fernand Coldeboeuf   France +22'22"

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1922". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ Wereldkampioenschap, Op de weg, Amateurs 1922 dewielersite.net