1954 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The men's road race at the 1954 UCI Road World Championships was the 21st edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 22 August 1954 in Solingen, West Germany.[1] The race was won by Louison Bobet of France.

Men's Individual Road Race
1954 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates22 August 1954
Stages1
Distance240 km (149.1 mi)
Winning time7h 24' 36"
Results
  Winner  Louison Bobet (FRA) (France)
  Second  Fritz Schär (SUI) (Switzerland)
  Third  Charly Gaul (LUX) (Luxembourg)

Final classification
General classification (1–10)[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
 Louison Bobet (FRA) 7h 24' 36"
 Fritz Schär (SUI) + 12"
 Charly Gaul (LUX) + 2' 12"
4  Michele Gismondi (ITA) + 3' 03"
5  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) + 3' 03"
6  Fausto Coppi (ITA) + 3' 20"
7  Robert Varnajo (FRA) + 7' 35"
8  Jean Forestier (FRA) + 11' 03"
9  Fred De Bruyne (BEL) + 11' 03"
10  Pasquale Fornara (ITA) + 11' 03"

References
  1. "1954 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. "21ème Championnat du monde sur route 1954". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.
  3. "1954 World Championship". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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