1927 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

October 2021 Men's Individual Road Race De Italiaanse wielrenner Alfredo Binda geboren 11 augustus 1902-overleden 19 juli 1986, hier op 22, SFA222006881.jpg Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda drinking next to his bike 200 1927 UCI Road World Championships 21 July 1927 1 182.5 km 6h 37' 29" Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 Italy Costante Girardengo ITA 1861 Italy Domenico Piemontesi ITA 1861 Italy 1928 The men's road race at the 1927 UCI Road World Championships was the inaugural edition of the professional event.The peloton was formed of professionals and amateurs, and each were categorised accordingly. Previously, only amateur races had taken place since 1921. The race took place on Thursday 21 July 1927 in Adenau, Germany.http://bikeraceinfo.com/worlds/worlds-1927.html 1927 World Pro Road Cycling Championships BikeRaceInfo 14 December 2017 The race was won by Alfredo Binda of Italy. This was the first year a world champion was crowned among professional cyclists. Professional cyclists and amateurs rode together, but separate rankings were drawn up for the two categories. A total of 55 riders competed, including 22 professionals.http://www.the-sports.org/cycling-world-championships-results-1927-men-epm15653.html (same time listed for 6th to 18th place probably wrong) Race report Eight laps on the circuit of almost 23 km had to be covered, 182 km in total. The course was very tough because of the many climbs (the bikes did not have bike gears back then). The race was dominated by the Italians. Alfredo Binda escaped on the penultimate lap and became the first professional world champion with more than seven minutes advantage. Two of his compatriots completed the podium of the professionals. Belgian Jean Aerts was fifth and world amateur champion. In total, 18 riders would reach the finish.Mahau Hector 2002 DE WERELDKAMPIOENSCHAPPEN WIELRENNEN OP DE WEG 1927 - 2002 https://www.sportsmemories.be/Book.aspx?id=13679 World Championship Cycling 75 Years (Complete Record) De Eecloonaar nl 9789074128841 Final classification General classification (1–10)http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1927.php 1èr Championnat du monde sur route 1927 Memoire du cyclisme https://web.archive.org/web/20041103073516/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1927.php 3 November 2004http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=26&y=1927 1927 World Championship First Cycling 14 December 2017"nb" Those starred (*) were amateur at the time of the event. Rank Rider Time Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 6h 37' 29" Costante Girardengo ITA 1861 + 7' 16" Domenico Piemontesi ITA 1861 + 10' 51" 4 Gaetano Belloni ITA 1861 + 11' 11" 5 Jean Aerts* BEL + 11' 51" 6 Rudolf Wolke* GER Weimar + 14' 24" 7 Michele Orecchia* ITA 1861 + 17' 50" 8 Erik Bohlin* SWE + 18' 06" 9 René Brossy* FRA + 19' 33" 10 Herbert Nebe GER Weimar + 23' 03" Notes "nb" References Men's Road Race Category:UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race