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Men's Individual Road Race
1931 UCI Road World Championships
	Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates	26 August 1931
Stages	1
Distance	170 km (105.6 mi)
Winning time	4h 53' 43"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
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The men's road race at the 1931 UCI Road World Championships was the fifth edition of the event. The race was held as an individual time trial rather than a mass start. The championship took place on Wednesday 26 August 1931 in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[1] The race was won by Learco Guerra of Italy.

Race report

The professional riders had to cover a distance of 170 kilometres, on the Copenhagen-Ringsted-Bårse-Kuge-Copenhagen route. They started every five minutes. Of the 17 riders who started, 13 finished the race. Italy's Learco Guerra won in 4 h 53 min 43 s, more than four minutes ahead of Ferdinand Le Drogo of France and Swiss cyclist Albert Büchi.^[2]

Final classification

General classification (1–10)^[3]^[4]

Rank	Rider	Time
	Learco Guerra (ITA)	4h 53' 43"
	Ferdinand Le Drogo (FRA)	+ 4' 37"
	Albert Büchi (SUI)	+ 4' 48"
4	Fabio Battesini (ITA)	+ 5' 57"
5	Max Bulla (AUT)	+ 6' 23"
6	Alfredo Binda (ITA)	+ 8' 42"
7	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	+ 9' 59"
8	Jules Vanhevel (BEL)	+ 13' 46"
9	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	+ 14' 21"
10	Ludwig Geyer (GER)	+ 14' 46"