1966 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

Cyclo-cross championship UCI Cyclo-1966-poster.png ESP Beasain, Spain 27 February 1966 34 1 Cavaria 1965 Zürich 1967 200 Spain Beasain 43 02 45 N 2 11 22 W region:ES inline,title The 1966 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Beasain, in the Basque Country of Spain on Sunday February 27 1966. It was the 17th edition of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.21 December 2025 World Championship 1966 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=4251&y=1966 FirstCycling.com en The race took place in front of 20,000 to 25,000 spectators in good weather conditions. At the start, a leading trio formed, consisting of the world champions of the past seven years, Renato Longo and Rolf Wolfshohl, along with Erik De Vlaeminck, whom the Italian coach had previously identified as Longo's most dangerous competitor.1 December 2022 UCI World Championships Cyclocross 1966 - Results https://cyclocross24.com/race/8128 cyclocross24.com At the beginning of the third lap, Longo broke his front wheel due to a riding error and had to walk a long way to the pit stop. This caused him to fall irretrievably behind and he retired. When the cooperation between Wolfshohl and De Vlaeminck faltered towards the end of the fifth lap, the reigning Swiss champion Hermann Gretener caught up with the two and attacked on a steep climb. De Vlaeminck immediately countered, while Wolfshohl, who was using too high a gear ratio, lost contact with the leaders. Gretener suffered from a slow leak in one tire on the final lap but managed to hold onto second place.17 May 2024 1966 » UCI World Championship (WC) https://cx.procyclingstats.com/race/world-championship-cx/1966/result/result/result procyclingstats.com De Vlaeminck, just shy of his 21st birthday, became the youngest world champion and also the first Belgian in the history of the World Championships.2 February 2025 Hoe goed was Erik De Vlaeminck, de enige veldrijder met meer WK-titels dan Van der Poel? https://nos.nl/artikel/2554197-hoe-goed-was-erik-de-vlaeminck-de-enige-veldrijder-met-meer-wk-titels-dan-van-der-poel nos.nl nl All riders except Longo finished the race. The team classification, calculated from the finishing positions of the three best riders from each nation, was won by Belgium, followed by Italy, Germany, and Spain.21 December 2025 World Championschip Cyclo-Cross https://www.wielerflits.be/wielerkalender/world-championship-cyclocross-1966/result wielerflits.be nl Men's Elite RANK 1966 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSTIME15pxErik De Vlaeminck BEL01:02:5715pxHermann Gretener SUI+ 0:1215pxRolf Wolfshohl BRD+ 0:174.Huub Harings NED+ 1:165.Luciano Luciani ITA+ 1:326.Amerigo Severini ITA+ 1:367.Freddy Nijs BELs.t.8.Karl Stähle BRD+ 1:549.Antonio Barrutia ESP+ 1:5810.Michel Pelchat FRAs.t. Notes Sports Spain 1960s Category:UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Category:1966 in Spanish sport Cyclo-cross Category:International cycle races hosted by Spain Category:Cycle racing in the Basque Country (autonomous community) UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Category:Goierri Category:1960s in the Basque provinces Category:1966 in cycle racing