1970 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

Men's Individual Road Race
1970 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates16 August 1970
Stages1
Distance271.96 km (169.0 mi)
Winning time6h 33' 58"
Results
  Winner  Jean-Pierre Monseré (BEL) (Belgium)
  Second  Leif Mortensen (DEN) (Denmark)
  Third  Felice Gimondi (ITA) (Italy)
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The men's road race at the 1970 UCI Road World Championships was the 37th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 16 August 1970 in Leicester, England.[1] The race was won by Jean-Pierre Monseré of Belgium.[2]

Final classification

General classification (1–10)[2]
Rank Rider Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Jean-Pierre Monseré (BEL) 6h 33' 58"
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Leif Mortensen (DEN) + 2"
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Felice Gimondi (ITA) + 2"
4  Les West (GBR) + 3"
5  Charles Rouxel (FRA) + 5"
6  Alain Vasseur (FRA) + 9"
7  Walter Godefroot (BEL) + 18"
8  Frans Verbeeck (BEL) + 18"
9  Franco Bitossi (ITA) + 18"
10  Gerard Vianen (NED) + 18"

References

  1. ^ "1970 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "37ème Championnat du monde sur route 1970". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.


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