1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Rocourt, Belgium from 10 to 15 August 1957.^[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

Sprint between Jan Derksen and Antonio Maspes

1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Rocourt, Belgium
Date(s)	(1957-08-10 - 1957-08-15)10–15 August 1957
Velodrome	Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt
Events	5
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Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Jan Derksen  Netherlands	Arie van Vliet  Netherlands	Roger Gaignard  France
Men's individual pursuit details	Roger Rivière  France	Albert Bouvet  France	Guido Messina  Italy
Men's motor-paced details	Paul Depaepe  Belgium	Walter Bucher  Switzerland	Graham French  Australia
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Michel Rousseau  France	Guglielmo Pesenti  Italy	Valentino Gasparella  Italy
Men's individual pursuit details	Carlo Simonigh  Italy	Franco Gandini  Italy	Albertus Geldermans  Netherlands

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	2	1	1	4
2	Italy (ITA)	1	2	2	5
3	Netherlands (NED)	1	1	1	3
4	Belgium (BEL)	1	0	0	1
5	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
6	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		5	5	5	15

See also

• 1957 UCI Road World Championships