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1949 UCI Road World Championships

Field	Value
pushpin_map	Denmark
pushpin_label	Copenhagen
venue	Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark
coordinates
date	20–21 August 1949
events	2
previous	Valkenburg 1948
next	Moorslede 1950

The 1949 UCI Road World Championships was the 22nd edition of the UCI Road World Championships.

It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark between 20–21 August 1949.

Dutchman Henk Faanhof became world champion among the amateurs on Saturday. He defeated his fellow escapee Henri Kass from Luxembourg in the sprint.

Belgian Rik Van Steenbergen won his first world title among the professionals. He defeated the Swiss Ferdi Kübler and the Italian Fausto Coppi in a sprint with three.

Following the road world championships, the 1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships took place in the Ordrup velodrome, near Copenhagen, from 22 to 28 August 1949.

Events Summary

References

(1 May 2024). "World Championship RR 1949".
(20 April 2024). "World Champ. (Amateur) 1949".
(1 May 2024). "16ème Championnat du monde sur route 1949". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu.
"Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1949: Road Race".
"Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs".

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