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Cycling championship held in Frascati, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1955 UCI Road World Championships was the 28th edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1] It took place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August in Frascati, Italy.[2]
Venue | Frascati, Italy ![]() |
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Date(s) | 27 and 28 August |
Coordinates | 41°49′N 12°41′E |
Events | 2 |
The race for the amateurs was 188.442 km (or 9 laps).[3] The podium was all Italian.[4]
The race for professionals was 293.182 km (14 laps of almost 21 kilometres). Belgian Stan Ockers rode solo to the world title with more than a one-minute lead. Of the 65 participants, only 20 finished.[5]
In the same period, the 1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Stade Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan, Italy
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Events | ||||||
Professional Road Race |
Stan Ockers![]() | 8h 43' 29" | Jean-Pierre Schmitz![]() | + 1' 03" | Germain Derijcke![]() | + 1' 15" |
Amateur Road Race | Sante Ranucci![]() | - | Lino Grassi![]() | - | Dino Bruni![]() | - |