1929 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race explained

Men's Individual Road Race
Series:1929 UCI Road World Championships
Date:16 August 1929
Stages:1
Distance:200
Unit:km
Time:6h 48' 05"
First:Georges Ronsse
First Nat:BEL
First Team:Belgium
Second:Nicolas Frantz
Second Nat:LUX
Second Team:Luxembourg
Third:Alfredo Binda
Third Nat:ITA
Third Natvar:1861
Third Team:Italy
Previous:1928
Next:1930

The men's road race at the 1929 UCI Road World Championships was the third edition of the event. The race took place on Friday 16 August 1929 in Zürich, Switzerland.[1] The race was won by Georges Ronsse of Belgium.

Race report

Among both professional and amateur cyclists, the race was decided in the sprint. In the professional cyclists, Georges Ronsse, who successfully defended his world title, won ahead of Luxembourger Nicolas Frantz and Italian former champion Alfredo Binda. Jef Dervaes was fourth. Swiss hope Heiri Suter suffered a puncture in the final part of the race and, despite help from his compatriots Ernst Hofer and Albert Meier, was unable to catch up with the leading group and finished 12th, more than 10 minutes behind the winner.[2]

Final classification

General classification (1–10)[3] [4]
RankRiderTime
+ 0"
+ 0"
4+ 1"
5+ 1"
6+ 1' 00"
7 + 1' 00"
8+ 3' 19"
9+ 4' 58"
10+ 4' 58"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1929 World Pro Road Cycling Championships. BikeRaceInfo. 14 December 2017.
  2. News: Mahau . Hector . 2002 . DE WERELDKAMPIOENSCHAPPEN WIELRENNEN OP DE WEG 1927 - 2002 . World Championship Cycling 75 Years (Complete Record) . De Eecloonaar . nl . 9789074128841.
  3. Web site: 3ème Championnat du monde sur route 1929. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20041103073712/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1929.php. 3 November 2004.
  4. Web site: 1929 World Championship. First Cycling. 14 December 2017.