1958 UCI Road World Championships
Cycling championship held in Reims, France
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The 1958 UCI Road World Championships was the 31st edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1]
Official program | |
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| Venue | Reims, France  |
|---|---|
| Date | 30-31 August 1958 |
| Coordinates | 49°15′46″N 4°02′05″E |
| Events | 3 |
It took place from 30-31 August 1958 in Reims, France. The course partly ran over the Reims-Gueux circuit.[2]
For the first time, a women's world championship was on the program.[3] The race, with a course of 59 km (3 rounds), was won by Elsy Jacobs from Luxembourg with almost a three-minute lead. There were 29 participants.
The world title among the amateurs, who also rode on Saturday, went to the East German Gustav-Adolf Schur. He was the first German to become world amateur champion.[4]
The men's professional road race had a course of 276 km (14 rounds).[5] It was won by Italian Ercole Baldini.[6]
In the same period, the 1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in the Parc des Princes, Paris, France.
Events summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's events | ||||||
| Professional road race |
Ercole Baldini Italy | 7h 29' 32" | Louison Bobet France | + 2' 09" | André Darrigade France | + 3' 47" |
| Amateur road race | Gustav-Adolf Schur East Germany | - | Valere Paulissen Belgium | - | Henri Dewolf Belgium | - |
| Women's events | ||||||
| Road race | Elsy Jacobs Luxembourg | 1h 50' 05" | Tamara Novikova Soviet Union | + 2' 51" | Mariya Lukshina Soviet Union | s.t. |
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