The 1948 UCI Road World Championships was the 21st edition of the

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...

It took place on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August 1948 in Valkenburg, Netherlands. For the first time, six riders per country were allowed to participate in the professional race. The

Cauberg The Cauberg is a hill in Valkenburg aan de Geul, a town in the South Limburg region of the Netherlands. The hill played an important role in the early development of tourism in Valkenburg. Today, several major tourist attractions are situated on ...

had to be climbed every lap.

Briek Schotte Alberic "Briek" Schotte (7 September 1919 – 4 April 2004) was a Belgium, Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron Briek" (''IJzeren Briek''). He was World ...

became the winner in the professional cyclists' road race after 266.8 kilometres of cycling (27 laps). Only 10 of the 50 riders who started rode out the race. In the same period, the 1948 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in the Olympic Stadium of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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