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Cycling championship held in Sachsenring, East Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1960 UCI Road World Championships was the 33rd edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1]
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  Hohenstein-Ernstthal | |
| Venue | Sachsenring, East Germany  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 13–14 August 1960 |
| Coordinates | 50°48′N 12°43′E |
It took place on from 13 to 14 August 1960 on the Sachsenring for the two men's races, and in Leipzig for the women's race, in East Germany. It was the only time that the Cycling World Championships were organized in the German Democratic Republic.[2]
The road race among professional cyclists (279,3 km or 32 rounds) was won by the Belgian Rik Van Looy, who defeated last year's world champion André Darrigade in a group sprint. In the 61,1 km women's race, Britain's Beryl Burton won.[3] East German Bernhard Eckstein became world amateur champion after a race of 174,6 km (20 rounds).[4]
In the same period, the 1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Alfred-Rosch-Kampfbahn in Leipzig and the Chemnitz Velodrome in Chemnitz, East Germany.
| Race: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze : | Time |
| Men's race | ||||||
| Men's road race |
Rik Van Looy Belgium | 7 h 47 min 27s | André Darrigade France | m.t. | Pino Cerami Belgium | m.t. |
| Amateurs' road race | Bernhard Eckstein East Germany | - | Gustav-Adolf Schur East Germany | - | Willy Vanden Berghen Belgium | - |
| Women | ||||||
| Women's road race | Beryl Burton Great Britain | - | Rosa Sels Belgium | - | Elisabeth Kleinhaus East Germany | - |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | East Germany (DDR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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