1960 UCI Road World Championships
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The 1960 UCI Road World Championships
took place on 14 August 1960 in Sachsenring
for the two men's races, and in Leipzig
for the women's race, in East Germany.
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
took place on 14 August 1960 in Sachsenring
Sachsenring
The Sachsenring racing circuit is located in Hohenstein-Ernstthal near Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany. Among other events, it features the annual German motorcycle Grand Prix of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship.- History :...
for the two men's races, and in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
for the women's race, in East Germany.
Results
| Race: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze : | Time |
| Men's race | ||||||
| Men's road race | Rik Van Looy Rik Van Looy Henri van Looy is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post-war period, nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals... |
7 h 47 min 27s | André Darrigade André Darrigade André Darrigade was a French professional road bicycle racer between 1951 and 1966. Darrigade, a road sprinter won the 1959 World Championship and 22 stages of the Tour de France. Five of those were on the first day. The record has never been equalled.-Origins:André Darrigade was born at Narosse,... |
m.t. | Pino Cerami Pino Cerami Giuseppe 'Pino' Cerami is a former Belgian road bicycle racer. He joined the professional peloton in 1946 as an independent. He was naturalised as a Belgian on 16 March 1956.... |
m.t. |
| Amateurs' road race | Bernhard Eckstein |
- | Gustav-Adolf Schur Gustav-Adolf Schur Gustav-Adolf "Täve" Schur is a former German cyclist and one of the most popular sportspeople in East Germany. He was the first German to win the amateur competition of the World Cycling Championships and the Peace Race... |
- | Willy Vanden Berghen |
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| Women | ||||||
| Women's road race | Beryl Burton Beryl Burton Beryl Burton, MBE OBE was an English racing cyclist and one of Britain's greatest ever athletes.She dominated women’s cycle racing in the UK, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles, and setting numerous national records... |
- | Rosa Sels |
- | Elisabeth Kleinhaus |
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Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|