1968 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The men's road race at the 1968 UCI Road World Championships was the 35th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 1 September 1968 in Imola, Italy.^[1] The race was won by Vittorio Adorni of Italy after a successful 90 km breakaway from the leading group on the 4th lap.^[2]

Men's Individual Road Race

1968 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates	1 September 1968
Stages	1
Distance	277.3 km (172.3 mi)
Winning time	7h 27' 39"
Results
Winner  Vittorio Adorni (ITA) (Italy)   Second  Herman Van Springel (BEL) (Belgium)   Third  Michele Dancelli (ITA) (Italy)
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Final classification

General classification (1–10)[2] Rank Rider Time  Vittorio Adorni (ITA) 7h 27' 39"  Herman Van Springel (BEL) + 9' 50"  Michele Dancelli (ITA) + 10' 18" 4  Franco Bitossi (ITA) + 10' 18" 5  Vito Taccone (ITA) + 10' 18" 6  Felice Gimondi (ITA) + 10' 18" 7  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) + 10' 18" 8  Eddy Merckx (BEL) + 10' 18" 9  Jean Jourden (FRA) + 10' 18" 10  Lucien Aimar (FRA) + 10' 18"