1946 UCI Road World Championships
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  Zürich | |
| Venue | Zürich, Switzerland  |
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| Dates | 31 August & 1 September 1946 |
| Coordinates | 47°22′28″N 08°32′28″E / 47.37444°N 8.54111°E |
| Events | 2 |
The 1946 UCI Road World Championships was the nineteen edition of the UCI Road World Championships. It took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 31 August and 1 September 1946.
It was the third time the championships were organized in Zürich, after the 1923 and 1929 editions.[1]
The course, with Zürich as both start and finish place, was around 189km for the amateurs and 270km for professional cyclists.[2] Winner Hans Knecht finished with an average speed of 36.448 km/h.[3]
In the same period, the 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Oerlikon Velodrome in Zürich.
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