1949 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The men's road race at the 1949 UCI Road World Championships was the 16th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 21 August 1949 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] The race was won by Rik Van Steenbergen of Belgium.

Men's Individual Road Race
1949 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates21 August 1949
Stages1
Distance290 km (180.2 mi)
Winning time7h 34' 44"
Results
  Winner  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (Belgium)
  Second  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (Switzerland)
  Third  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (Italy)

Final classification
General classification (1–10)[2]
Rank Rider Time
 Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) 7h 34' 44"
 Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) + 0"
 Fausto Coppi (ITA) + 0"
4  Briek Schotte (BEL) + 3' 02"
5  Gerrit Schulte (NED) + 3' 25"
6  Ernst Stettler (SUI) + 3' 28"
7  Bim Diederich (LUX) + 3' 31"
8  Camille Danguillaume (FRA) + 4' 18"
9  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) + 4' 18"
10  Maurice Diot (FRA) + 4' 18"

References
  1. "1949 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. "16ème Championnat du monde sur route 1949". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.
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