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1957 UCI Road World Championships

Coordinates: 50°53′N 03°25′E / 50.883°N 3.417°E / 50.883; 3.417
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1957 UCI Road World Championships
Waregem is located in Belgium
Waregem
Waregem
VenueWaregem, Belgium Belgium
Date(s) (1957-08-18)18 August 1957
Coordinates50°53′N 03°25′E / 50.883°N 3.417°E / 50.883; 3.417
Events2

The 1957 UCI Road World Championships was the 30th edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1] It took place in Waregem, Belgium on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August 1957.

Among the amateurs, who had to ride 190.4 kilometres, the title went to 22-year-old Belgian Louis Proost.[2] In the final kilometres he overtook Italian Arnaldo Pambianco, who had been riding alone in the lead for 30 kilometres. Dutchman Schalk Verhoef came third.[3]

The race for professional cyclists organized on Sunday, was 12 laps long, totalling 285.6 kilometres.[4] 70 riders took part. Rik Van Steenbergen, in the presence of King Baudouin, became world champion for the third time, now in his country.[5]

Professional road race

In the same period, the 1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt near Liège, Belgium.

Events Summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race
details
Rik Van Steenbergen
 Belgium
7h 43' 10" Louison Bobet
 France
s.t. André Darrigade
 France
s.t.
Amateur Road Race Louis Proost
 Belgium
- Arnaldo Pambianco
 Italy
- Schalk Verhoef
 Netherlands
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References

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  1. ^ "World Championship RR 1957". FirstCycling.com. 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  3. ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1957". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1957: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  5. ^ "23ème Championnat du monde sur route 1957". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 1 May 2024.