1929 UCI Road World Championships
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  Zürich | |
| Venue | Zürich, Switzerland  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 16 August 1929 |
| Coordinates | 47°22′28″N 08°32′28″E / 47.37444°N 8.54111°E |
| Events | 2 |
The 1929 UCI Road World Championships, organized on Friday 16 August 1929, was the ninth edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1][2]
It was the second time the championships took place in Zürich, Switzerland after the 1923 edition.[3]
The course, with Zürich as both start and finish place, was around 200km.[4] All 16 professional cyclists finished, with Georges Ronsse -succeeding himself as world champion- reaching an average speed of 29.405 km/h.[5]
In the same period, the 1929 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Oerlikon Velodrome in Zürich.
Events summary[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race |
Georges Ronsse Belgium |
6h 48' 05" | Nicolas Frantz Luxembourg |
s.t. | Alfredo Binda Italy |
s.t. |
| Amateur Road Race | Piero Bertolazzo Italy |
- | Remo Bertoni Italy |
- | René Brossy France |
- |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1929: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1929". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "World Championship RR 1929". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "3ème Championnat du monde sur route 1929". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 16 April 2024.
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