1931 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

Men's Individual Road Race

1931 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates	26 August 1931
Stages	1
Distance	170 km (105.6 mi)
Winning time	4h 53' 43"
Results
Winner Learco Guerra (ITA) (Italy)   Second Ferdinand Le Drogo (FRA) (France)   Third Albert Büchi (SUI) (Switzerland)

The men's road race at the 1931 UCI Road World Championships was the fifth edition of the event. The race was held as an individual time trial rather than a mass start. The championship took place on Wednesday 26 August 1931 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The race was won by Learco Guerra of Italy.

Race report

The professional riders had to cover a distance of 170 kilometres, on the Copenhagen-Ringsted-Bårse-Kuge-Copenhagen route. They started every five minutes. Of the 17 riders who started, 13 finished the race. Italy's Learco Guerra won in 4 h 53 min 43 s, more than four minutes ahead of Ferdinand Le Drogo of France and Swiss cyclist Albert Büchi.

Final classification

General classification (1–10) Rank Rider Time Learco Guerra (ITA) 4h 53' 43" Ferdinand Le Drogo (FRA) + 4' 37" Albert Büchi (SUI) + 4' 48" 4 Fabio Battesini (ITA) + 5' 57" 5 Max Bulla (AUT) + 6' 23" 6 Alfredo Binda (ITA) + 8' 42" 7 Gaston Rebry (BEL) + 9' 59" 8 Jules Vanhevel (BEL) + 13' 46" 9 Maurice De Waele (BEL) + 14' 21" 10 Ludwig Geyer (GER) + 14' 46"