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Cycling championship held in Zürich, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| |
  Zürich | |
| Venue | Zürich, Switzerland  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 31 August & 1 September 1946 |
| Coordinates | 47°22′28″N 08°32′28″E |
| Events | 2 |
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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race |
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 | - |
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