1946 UCI Road World Championships

The 1946 UCI Road World Championships was the nineteen edition of the UCI Road World Championships. It took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 31 August and 1 September 1946.

1946 UCI Road World Championships

Zürich
Venue	Zürich, Switzerland
Date(s)	31 August & 1 September 1946
Coordinates	47°22′28″N 08°32′28″E
Events	2
← Valkenburg 1938 Reims 1947 →

It was the third time the championships were organized in Zürich, after the 1923 and 1929 editions.^[1]

The course, with Zürich as both start and finish place, was around 189km for the amateurs and 270km for professional cyclists.^[2] Winner Hans Knecht finished with an average speed of 36.448 km/h.^[3]

In the same period, the 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Oerlikon Velodrome in Zürich.

Events Summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race details	Hans Knecht  Switzerland	7h 24' 28"	Marcel Kint  Belgium	+ 10"	Rik Van Steenbergen  Belgium	+ 59"
Amateur Road Race	Henry Aubry  France	-	Ernst Stettler  Switzerland	-	Henri van Kerckhoven  Belgium	-

^{[4] [5]}

See also

• 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships