The 1921 UCI Road World Championships (the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the
Union Cycliste Internationale
The Union Cycliste Internationale (; UCI; ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.
The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces di ...
) took place in
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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on Thursday 4 August 1921. It was the first official
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...
organized by the UCI. The championships were only for amateur men. Four men per nation could participate.
From 30 July to 8 August, the
1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized on the velodrome of
Ordrup
Ordrup is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located circa north of the city centre.
History
Ordrup was originally a small village which only consisted of eight farms and a forge. The area ...
, near Copenhagen.
Events summary
Sweden won the nations classification (total time of the first four riders per nation) ahead of France and Denmark.
Medal table
Results
The course was 190 km with the finish in
Glostrup
Glostrup is a Denmark, Danish town in Capital Region of Denmark, Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the Western suburbs (Copenhagen), western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality, with an estimated populati ...
.
Wereldkampioenschap, Op de weg, Amateurs 1921
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See also
* 1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
References
UCI Road World Championships by year
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International sports competitions in Copenhagen
International cycle races hosted by Denmark
August 1921 sports events in Europe
Cycling in Copenhagen
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