1949 UCI Road World Championships explained

The 1949 UCI Road World Championships was the 22nd edition of the UCI Road World Championships.

It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark between 20–21 August 1949.^[1]

Dutchman Henk Faanhof became world champion among the amateurs on Saturday. He defeated his fellow escapee Henri Kass from Luxembourg in the sprint.^[2]

Belgian Rik Van Steenbergen won his first world title among the professionals. He defeated the Swiss Ferdi Kübler and the Italian Fausto Coppi in a sprint with three.^[3]

Following the road world championships, the 1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships took place in the Ordrup velodrome, near Copenhagen, from 22 to 28 August 1949.

Events Summary

Men's Events
Professional Road Race	Rik Van Steenbergen	7h 34' 44"	Ferdinand Kübler	s.t.	Fausto Coppi	s.t.
Amateur Road Race	Henk Faanhof	-	Henri Kass	-	Hub Vinken	-

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See also

• 1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

References

1. Web site: 1 May 2024 . World Championship RR 1949 . FirstCycling.com . en.
2. Web site: 20 April 2024 . World Champ. (Amateur) 1949 . FirstCycling.com . en.
3. Web site: 1 May 2024 . 16ème Championnat du monde sur route 1949 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
4. Web site: Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1949: Road Race . 2010-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192017/http://sports123.com/rcy/results/mw-rr-1949.html . 2011-06-16 . dead .
5. Web site: Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs . 2010-07-30 . 2004-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040814043803/http://sports123.com/rcy/mw-rra.html . dead .