1956 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The men's road race at the 1956 UCI Road World Championships was the 23rd edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 26 August 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[1] The race was won by Rik Van Steenbergen of Belgium.

Men's Individual Road Race

1956 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates	26 August 1956
Stages	1
Distance	285.1 km (177.2 mi)
Winning time	7h 26' 15"
Results
Winner  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (Belgium)   Second  Rik Van Looy (BEL) (Belgium)   Third  Gerrit Schulte (NED) (Netherlands)
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Final classification

General classification (1–10)[2][3] Rank Rider Time  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) 7h 26' 15"  Rik Van Looy (BEL) + 0"  Gerrit Schulte (NED) + 0" 4  Stan Ockers (BEL) + 0" 5  Fred De Bruyne (BEL) + 0" 6  Germain Derycke (BEL) + 0" 7  Gerrit Voorting (NED) + 0" 8  Louison Bobet (FRA) + 0" 9  Jacques Dupont (FRA) + 0" 10  Daan de Groot (NED) + 0"