1938 UCI Road World Championships

The 1938 UCI Road World Championships was the eighteenth edition of the UCI Road World Championships.^[1] It took place in Valkenburg, Netherlands on 2 and 5 September 1938.^[2]

1938 UCI Road World Championships

Valkenburg
Venue	Valkenburg, Netherlands
Date(s)	3 and 5 September 1938
Coordinates	50°50′59″N 5°49′59″E
Events	2
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Belgian Marcel Kint became the winner in the professional road race. It was the last edition before World War II and Kint thus remained world champion for eight years.^[3]

In the same period, the 1938 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in the Olympic Stadium of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

World Champion Marcel Kint with the rainbow yersey

Newsreel of the 1938 Professional Road World Championship (in Dutch)

Events Summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race details	Marcel Kint  Belgium	7h 53' 25"	Paul Egli  Switzerland	s.t.	Leo Amberg  Switzerland	s.t.
Amateur Road Race	Hans Knecht  Switzerland	-	Josef Wagner  Switzerland	-	Joop Demmenie  Netherlands	-

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