1972 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

Men's Individual Road Race
1972 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates6 August 1972
Stages1
Distance272.5 km (169.3 mi)
Winning time7h 05' 59"
Results
  Winner  Marino Basso (ITA) (Italy)
  Second  Franco Bitossi (ITA) (Italy)
  Third  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (France)
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The men's road race at the 1972 UCI Road World Championships was the 39th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 6 August 1972 in Gap, France.[1] The race was won by Marino Basso of Italy.[2]

Final classification

General classification (1–10)[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Marino Basso (ITA) 7h 05' 59"
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Franco Bitossi (ITA) + 0"
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) + 0"
4  Eddy Merckx (BEL) + 0"
5  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) + 0"
6  Michele Dancelli (ITA) + 0"
7  Leif Mortensen (DEN) + 0"
8  Frans Verbeeck (BEL) + 0"
9  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) + 1' 07"
10  Felice Gimondi (ITA) + 1' 07"

References

  1. ^ "1972 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "39ème Championnat du monde sur route 1972". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.
  3. ^ "1972 World Championship". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 December 2017.


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