Venue: | Nürburgring, Germany |
Date: | 21 July 1927 |
Events: | 2 |
Next: | Budapest 1928 |
Coordinates: | 50.3833°N 62°W |
Pushpin Map: | Germany |
Pushpin Label: | Nürburg |
The 1927 UCI Road World Championships was the seventh edition of the UCI Road World Championships,[1] and the first for professional cyclists.[2]
The championship took place on the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany on Thursday 21 July 1927.[3]
Professional and amateur riders rode together (33 of the starters were amateurs).55 riders started and there were 18 classified finishers.[4] The course was 182.5 km, and winner Alfredo Binda finished with an average speed 27.55 km/h[5]
In the same period, the 1927 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Müngersdorf velodrome in Cologne and in the Stadion am Zoo in Elberfeld.
Men's Events | |||||||
Professional Road Race | Alfredo Binda | 6h 37m 29s | Costante Girardengo | +7m 16s | Domenico Piemontesi | + 10m 51s | |
Amateur Road Race | Jean Aerts | 6h 49m 20s | Rudolf Wolke Germany | + 2m 33s | Michele Orecchia | + 5m 59s |