1988 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

October 2021 Men's Individual Road Race Jersey_rainbow.svg Rainbow jersey 150 1988 UCI Road World Championships 28 August 1988 1 km 7h 02' 11" medals Maurizio Fondriest ITA Italy Martial Gayant FRA France Juan Fernández ESP Spain 1987 1989 The 1988 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Road Race took place on 28 August 1988 in Ronse, Belgium. There was a crash during the final sprint. The exact reason for the crash is debatable, but it involved Steve Bauer and Claude Criquielion. As Bauer approached the line in the lead, the second rider (Claude Criquielion) attempted to pass through on the right. Bauer protected the lead by boxing in Criquielion towards the barriers. Criquielion fell, then slid into Bauer and slowed him down, allowing Maurizio Fondriest to come around for the easy win, with Bauer second. Bauer was sued by Criquielion for assault, seeking damages of $1.5 million. Bauer won the lawsuit.http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/02/news/belgian-world-champion-claude-criquielion-suffers-stroke_360945 Former world champion Claude Criquielion suffers stroke 17 February 2015 velonews 3 March 2015 13 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150313064127/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/02/news/belgian-world-champion-claude-criquielion-suffers-stroke_360945 dead Results General classification (1–10)http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=26&y=1988 1988 World Championship First Cycling 9 September 2018 Rank Rider Time Maurizio Fondriest ITA 7h 2' 11" Martial Gayant FRA + 27" Juan Fernández ESP + 41" 4 Hartmut Bölts GER + 41" 5 Mauro Gianetti SUI + 41" 6 Ronan Pensec FRA + 41" 7 Davide Cassani ITA + 41" 8 Laurent Fignon FRA + 41" 9 Jaanus Kuum NOR + 46" 10 Allan Peiper AUS + 55" References Uci Road World Championships - Mens Road Race, 1988 Category:UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race Category:1988 UCI Road World Championships