1961 UCI Road World Championships

1961_UCI_Road_World_Championships_poster.jpg Bern, Switzerland Switzerland 2 and 3 September 1961 Sachsenring 1960 Salo 1962 200 Switzerland Bern 46 56 53 N 7 26 51 E type:city(134,000)_region:CH-BE inline,title The 1961 UCI Road World Championships was the 34th edition of the UCI Road World Championships.11 May 2024 World Championship RR 1961 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=26&y=1961 FirstCycling.com en It took place on 2 and 3 September 1961 in Bern, Switzerland. It was the second time the championships were organized in Bern, after the 1936 UCI Road World Championships.11 May 2024 28ème Championnat du monde sur route 1961 http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/chp_monde/mondial1961.php Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu fr 12 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210112120213/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/chp_monde/mondial1961.php dead The women's race took place on 10 August on the Isle of Man. Belgian Yvonne Reynders won her second of four world titles on the road.Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships 1961: Women: Road Race http://sports123.com/rcy/results/ww-rr-1961.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192917/http://sports123.com/rcy/results/ww-rr-1958.html 2011-06-16 2010-08-04 The amateurs rode 181.5 kilometers on Saturday, September 2, 1961. It was a triumph for the French amateurs, who won gold, silver and bronze. The three Frenchmen escaped together on a climb after about 145 kilometers. In the final lap, Jean Jourden defeated his two compatriots.11 May 2024 World Champ. (Amateur) 1961 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=354&y=1961 FirstCycling.com en The professional cyclists rode on Sunday, September 3, 1961, over a distance of 285.252 kilometers. Belgian Rik Van Looy extended his world title; he narrowly defeated the Italian Nino Defilippis in a sprint. Frenchman Raymond Poulidor came third. In the same period, the 1961 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in the Oerlikon Velodrome in Zürich, Switzerland. Results Race:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:Time MenMen's road race1961 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road raceRik Van LooyBelgium 7 h 46 min 35sNino DefilippisItaly m.t.Raymond PoulidorFrance m.t.Amateurs' road raceJean JourdenFrance -Henri BelenaFrance -Jacques GestrautFrance - WomenWomen's road raceYvonne ReyndersBelgium -Beryl BurtonGreat Britain -Elsy Jacobs - Medal table 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 References External links Sports Men's results Women's results it Results at sportpro.it Sports Switzerland 1960s Category:UCI Road World Championships by year UCI Road World Championships 1961 Uci Road World Championships, 1961 Category:Sports competitions in Bern Category:1961 in road cycling UCI