1932 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

Men's Individual Road Race

1932 UCI Road World Championships
Later picture of Binda with his third rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates	31 August 1932
Stages	1
Distance	206.1 km (128.1 mi)
Winning time	7h 01' 28"
Results
Winner  Alfredo Binda (ITA) (Italy)   Second  Remo Bertoni (ITA) (Italy)   Third  Nicolas Frantz (LUX) (Luxembourg)

The men's road race at the 1932 UCI Road World Championships was the sixth edition of the event. The race took place on Wednesday 31 August 1932 in Rome, Italy.^[1] The race was won by Alfredo Binda of Italy.

Race report

The professionals had to complete three laps of about 68 kilometres, totalling 206 kilometres.^[2] There were 21 participants. Still, only a maximum of three cyclists per country were allowed to participate. The strong Italian team was the favourite and took the first two places. Alfredo Binda became world champion for the third time ahead of his compatriot Remo Bertoni. They were well ahead of Luxembourger Nicolas Frantz.^[3]

Final classification

General classification (1–10)[4] Rank Rider Time  Alfredo Binda (ITA) 7h 01' 28"  Remo Bertoni (ITA) + 15"  Nicolas Frantz (LUX) + 4' 52" 4  Ricardo Montero (ESP) + 5' 15" 5  Learco Guerra (ITA) + 5' 39" 6  Marinus Valentijn (NED) + 6' 20" 7  Janus Braspennincx (NED) + 6' 20" 8  Alfred Haemerlinck (BEL) + 6' 56" 9  André Godinat (FRA) + 9' 44" 10  Romain Gijssels (BEL) + 9' 44"

References

1. "1932 World Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
2. "World Championship RR 1932". FirstCycling.com. 19 April 2024.
3. Mahau, Hector (2002). "DE WERELDKAMPIOENSCHAPPEN WIELRENNEN OP DE WEG 1927 - 2002". World Championship Cycling 75 Years (Complete Record) (in Dutch). De Eecloonaar. ISBN 9789074128841.
4. "6ème Championnat du monde sur route 1932". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004.