1952 UCI Road World Championships

1952_UCI_Road_World_Championships_poster.png Luxembourg, Luxembourg Luxembourg 23–24 August 1952 2 Varese 1951 Lugano 1953 200 Luxembourg 49 36 N 6 7 E inline,title Luxembourg city The 1952 UCI Road World Championships was the 25th edition of the UCI Road World Championships.1 May 2024 World Championship RR 1952 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=26&y=1952 FirstCycling.com en It took place on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 August 1952 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.1 May 2024 19ème Championnat du monde sur route 1952 http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/chp_monde/mondial1952.php Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu fr 12 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210112120211/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/chp_monde/mondial1952.php dead The race for amateurs was ridden on Saturday, August 23.sports123 Resources and Information. http://sports123.com/rcy/mw-rra.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040814043803/http://sports123.com/rcy/mw-rra.html 2004-08-14 2020-09-17 sports123.com It was 175 kilometres long (10 laps) and was decided in a sprint of a group of 17 riders, which ended in a big confusion. Dutchman Piet van den Brekel and Italian Luciano Ciancola crossed the finish line almost at the same time. Even the finish photo could not show a clear difference. First, Van den Brekel received the flowers, but moments later the Italian was declared world champion. Van den Brekel was disqualified in the evening because he had accepted a spectator's spare bike on the way. André Noyelle thus came second and Luxembourger Roger Ludwig third20 April 2024 World Champ. (Amateur) 1952 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=354&y=1952 FirstCycling.com en The professional road race was held on Sunday, August 24. 48 riders from nine countries participated. The race was 280 kilometres long and covered 16 laps of 17.5 kilometres. The race was surprisingly won by German outsider Heinz Müller who thus became the first German world champion among professional cyclists.Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1952: Road Race http://sports123.com/rcy/results/mw-rr-1952.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192125/http://sports123.com/rcy/results/mw-rr-1952.html 2011-06-16 2010-07-30 In the same period, the 1952 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Parc des Princes in Paris, France. Events Summary Men's EventsProfessional Road Race1952 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road raceHeinz Müller 7h 49' 54"Gottfried Weilenmann, Jr. s.t.Ludwig Hörmann s.t.Amateur Road RaceLuciano Ciancola -André Noyelle -Roger Ludwig - References Category:UCI Road World Championships by year W R R Category:Sports competitions in Luxembourg City Category:1950s in Luxembourg City UCI Road World Championships