1966 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The men's road race at the 1966 UCI Road World Championships was the 33rd edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 28 August 1966 in Adenau, West Germany.^[1] The race was won by Rudi Altig of West Germany.^[2]

Martin Van Den Bossche and Lucien Aimar near the end of the race

Men's Individual Road Race

1966 UCI Road World Championships
Eddy Merckx near the finish line of the 1966 World Road Race Championship at the Nürburgring
Race details
Dates	28 August 1966
Stages	1
Distance	263.7 km (163.9 mi)
Winning time	7h 21' 10"
Results
Winner  Rudi Altig (FRG) (West Germany)   Second  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (France)   Third  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) (France)
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Final classification

General classification (1–10)[2] Rank Rider Time  Rudi Altig (FRG) 7h 21' 10"  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) + 0"  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) + 0" 4  Gianni Motta (ITA) + 8" 5  Jean Stablinski (FRA) + 10" 6  Italo Zilioli (ITA) + 13" 7  Guido Reybrouck (BEL) + 35" 8  Jo de Roo (NED) + 35" 9  Lucien Aimar (FRA) + 35" 10  Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) + 35"