1968 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

Men's Individual Road Race
1968 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates1 September 1968
Stages1
Distance277.3 km (172.3 mi)
Winning time7h 27' 39"
Results
  Winner  Vittorio Adorni (ITA) (Italy)
  Second  Herman Van Springel (BEL) (Belgium)
  Third  Michele Dancelli (ITA) (Italy)
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The men's road race at the 1968 UCI Road World Championships was the 35th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 1 September 1968 in Imola, Italy.[1] The race was won by Vittorio Adorni of Italy after a successful 90 km breakaway from the leading group on the 4th lap.[2]

Final classification

General classification (1–10)[2]
Rank Rider Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Vittorio Adorni (ITA) 7h 27' 39"
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Herman Van Springel (BEL) + 9' 50"
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Michele Dancelli (ITA) + 10' 18"
4  Franco Bitossi (ITA) + 10' 18"
5  Vito Taccone (ITA) + 10' 18"
6  Felice Gimondi (ITA) + 10' 18"
7  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) + 10' 18"
8  Eddy Merckx (BEL) + 10' 18"
9  Jean Jourden (FRA) + 10' 18"
10  Lucien Aimar (FRA) + 10' 18"

References

  1. ^ "1968 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "35ème Championnat du monde sur route 1968". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.


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