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1972 UCI Road World Championships

Cycling competition

Field	Value
image	1972_UCI_Road_World_Championships_poster.jpg
pushpin_map	France Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#France
pushpin_label	Gap
venue	Gap, France France
coordinates
date	5-6 August 1972
events	2
previous	Mendrisio 1971
next	Montjuich 1973
image_size	200

The 1972 UCI Road World Championships took place from 5-6 August 1972 in Gap, France. Only two professional races took place due to the Munich Olympics.

In the same period, the 1972 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in Marseille.

Results

Race:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze :	Time
Men's race
Men's road race
Marino Basso
7 h 05 min 59s	Franco Bitossi
-	Cyrille Guimard
Women's race
Women's road race	Geneviève Gambillon
-	Lubov Zadoroznaya
-	Anna Konkina

Medal table

References

(25 December 2025). "World Championship 1972".
(17 May 2024). "1972 » UCI World Championship".
(25 December 2025). "World Championship RR - Women".

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