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1921 UCI Road World Championships

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1921 UCI Road World Championships
Copenhagen is located in Denmark
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
VenueCopenhagen, Denmark Denmark
Date(s) (1921-08-04)4 August 1921
Coordinates55°40′N 12°34′E / 55.667°N 12.567°E / 55.667; 12.567
Nations participating5
Events1

The 1921 UCI Road World Championships (the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale) took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Thursday 4 August 1921. It was the first official World Championships organized by the UCI. The championships were only for amateur men. Four men per nation could participate.[1]

From 30 July to 8 August, the 1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized on the velodrome of Ordrup, near Copenhagen.

Events summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
Men's amateur road race
details
Gunnar Sköld
 Sweden
6 h. 18 min. 17 sec. Willum Nielsen
 Denmark
+ 4 min. 53 sec. Charles Davey
 Great Britain
+ 5 min. 28 sec.

Sweden won the nations classification (total time of the first four riders per nation) ahead of France and Denmark.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden (SWE)1001
2 Denmark (DEN)0101
3 Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Results

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The course was 190 km with the finish in Glostrup.[2]

Place Rider Country Time
1 Gunnar Sköld  Sweden 6 h. 18 min. 17 sec.
2 Willum Nielsen  Denmark 6 h. 23 min. 10 sec.
3 Charles Davey  Great Britain 6 h. 23 min. 45 sec.
4 Fernand Canteloube  France 6 h. 28 min. 9 sec. 4/5
5 Ragnar Malm  Sweden 6 h. 29 min. 24 sec.
6 Marcel Huot  France 6 h. 32 min. 0 sec.
7 Frederik Ahrensborg Clausen  Denmark 6 h. 36 min. 13 sec. 2/5
8 Algot Persson  Sweden 6 h. 39 min. 6 sec.
9 Marcel Gobillot  France 6 h. 39 min. 17 sec. 1/5
10 Henrik Morén  Sweden 6 h. 41 min. 15 sec.
11 Orla Larsen  Denmark 6 h. 44 min. 17 sec.
12 Dave Marsh  Great Britain 6 h. 45 min. 48 sec.
13 Jack Rossiter  Great Britain 6 h. 47 min. 29 sec.
14 Henri George  Belgium +37'31"
15 Albert Cantou  France +48'34"
16 Edmund Hansen  Denmark +56'40"
17 Arie Krijgsman (P-B) +1h 17'04"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1921". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ Wereldkampioenschap, Op de weg, Amateurs 1921 dewielersite.net