1957 UCI Road World Championships

1957_UCI_Road_World_Championships_poster.png Waregem, Belgium Belgium 18 August 1957 2 Copenhagen 1956 Reims 1958 200 Belgium Waregem 50 53 N 03 25 E region:BE inline,title The 1957 UCI Road World Championships was the 30th edition of the UCI Road World Championships.1 May 2024 World Championship RR 1957 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=26&y=1957 FirstCycling.com en 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.Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs http://sports123.com/rcy/mw-rra.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040814043803/http://sports123.com/rcy/mw-rra.html 2004-08-14 2010-08-04 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.20 April 2024 World Champ. (Amateur) 1957 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=354&y=1957 FirstCycling.com en The race for professional cyclists organized on Sunday, was 12 laps long, totalling 285.6 kilometres.Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1957: Road Race http://sports123.com/rcy/results/mw-rr-1957.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192735/http://sports123.com/rcy/results/mw-rr-1957.html 2011-06-16 2010-08-04 70 riders took part. Rik Van Steenbergen, in the presence of King Baudouin, became world champion for the third time, now in his country.1 May 2024 23ème Championnat du monde sur route 1957 http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/chp_monde/mondial1957.php Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu fr 12 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210112120213/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/chp_monde/mondial1957.php dead thumb|260px|Professional road race In the same period, the 1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in the Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt near Liège, Belgium. Events Summary Men's EventsProfessional Road Race1957 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road raceRik Van Steenbergen 7h 43' 10"Louison Bobet s.t.André Darrigade s.t.Amateur Road RaceLouis Proost -Arnaldo Pambianco -Schalk Verhoef - References Sports Belgium 1950s Category:UCI Road World Championships by year W R R Category:Waregem Category:Sports competitions in West Flanders UCI Road World Championships