Back بطولة العالم لسباق الدراجات على الطريق 1956 Arabic بطولة العالم لسباق الدراجات على الطريق 1956 ARZ Campionats del món de ciclisme en ruta de 1956 Catalan Straßenradsport-Weltmeisterschaften 1956 German Campeonato Mundial de Ciclismo en Ruta de 1956 Spanish Championnats du monde de cyclisme sur route 1956 French Campionati del mondo di ciclismo su strada 1956 Italian Wereldkampioenschappen wielrennen 1956 Dutch VM i landeveissykling 1956 NB Mistrzostwa Świata w Kolarstwie Szosowym 1956 Polish
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| Venue | Copenhagen, Denmark  |
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| Date(s) | August 25-26, 1956 |
| Coordinates | 55°40′N 12°34′E / 55.667°N 12.567°E |
| Events | 2 |
The 1956 UCI Road World Championships was the 29th edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1] It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday 25 (amateurs) and Sunday 26 August (professionals) on a circuit measuring 12.960 km near Ballerup.
The title race among the professionals was dominated by the Belgian riders, who occupied five of the first six places. "Rik I" (Rik Van Steenbergen) made it through in a group sprint from "Rik II" (Rik Van Looy). Forty-year-old Gerrit Schulte finished third. For Van Steenbergen, it was the second world title, seven years after his first, which he had also won in Copenhagen.[2]
Among the amateurs, Dutchman Frans Mahn triumphed in a bunch sprint.[3]
The 1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships took place in the Ordrup velodrome, near Copenhagen, from 27 August to 2 September 1956.
- ^ "World Championship RR 1956". FirstCycling.com. 1 May 2024.
- ^ "23ème Championnat du monde sur route 1956". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 1 May 2024.
- ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1954". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.