1926 UCI Road World Championships

The 1926 UCI Road World Championships was the sixth edition of the UCI Road World Championships. The championship took place in Milan, Italy on Thursday 29 July 1926 and consisted of 1 race for amateur cyclists.[1]

1926 UCI Road World Championships
Milan is located in Italy
Milan
Milan
VenueMilan, Italy Italy
Date(s) (1926-07-29)29 July 1926
Coordinates45°28′01″N 09°11′24″E / 45.46694°N 9.19000°E / 45.46694; 9.19000
Events1

In the same period, the 1926 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Velódromo Sempione in Milan and in the Motovelodromo di Corso Casale in Turin.

Events summary edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
Men's amateur road race
details
Octave Dayen
  France
6h 15min Jules Merviel
  France
s.t. Pierre Polano
  Italy
s.t.

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France (FRA)1102
2  Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (2 entries)1113

Results edit

The course was 183 km from Milan to Torino. There were 44 participants.[2]

Place Rider Country Time
1 Octave Dayen   France 6 u. 15 min.
2 Jules Merviel   France same time
3 Piero Polano   Italy s.t.
4 Karl Bohrer   Czechoslovakia s.t.
5 Allegro Grandi   Italy s.t.
6 René Brossy   France s.t.
7 Hans Hang   Netherlands s.t.
8 Otto Gugau   Germany s.t.
9 Giovanni Balla   Italy s.t.
10 Max Gunther   Germany s.t.
11 Frank Southall   United Kingdom s.t.
12 Fritz Koblassa   Australia s.t.
13 Renato Zanone   Italy s.t.
14 Eugene Schlegel   Switzerland 3:00 min.
15 Otto Cap   Australia s.t.
16 Piet Van der Horst   Netherlands s.t.
17 Frederick-Henry Wyld   United Kingdom s.t.
18 Marcel Clocquet   Belgium s.t.
19 Elemer Holzl   Hungary s.t.
20 Henry Hansen   Denmark s.t.
21 André Aumerlé   France s.t.
22 Rezo Bouska   Hungary s.t.
23 Antonin Honig   Czechoslovakia s.t.
24 Karel Cervenka   Czechoslovakia s.t.
25 Erik Andersen   Denmark s.t.
26 Blob Harbour   United Kingdom s.t.
27 Nandor Velvart   Hungary s.t.
28 Henry Jorgensen   Denmark s.t.
29 Koloman Sović   Yugoslavia s.t.
30 Autun Banek   Yugoslavia s.t.
31 Willi Meyer   Germany s.t.
32 László Vida   Hungary s.t.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1926". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ Wereldkampioenschap, Op de weg, Amateurs 1926 dewielersite.net