| Venue: | Varese, Italy  |
| Date: | 1 and 2 September 1951 |
| Events: | 2 |
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| Pushpin Map: | Italy |
| Pushpin Label: | Varese |
| Coordinates: | 45.8167°N 58°W |
The 1951 UCI Road World Championships was the 24th edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1] It took place on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 September 1951 in Varese, Italy.[2]
The amateurs had to complete 7 laps of about 24.6 kilometres on Saturday for a total distance of 172 km, the professionals on Sunday 12 laps or about 295 kilometres.[3]
Swiss rider Ferdi Kübler became world champion in a group sprint, ahead of Italians Fiorenzo Magni and Antonio Bevilacqua.[4] In the amateurs' race, the Italians celebrated a double success with Gianni Ghidini beating his compatriot Rino Benedetti and Dutchman Jan Plantaz in a bunch sprint.[5]
In the same period, the 1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Stade Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan, Italy
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race | Ferdinand Kübler | 7h 49' 54" | Fiorenzo Magni | s.t. | Antonio Bevilacqua | s.t. |
| Amateur Road Race | Gianni Ghidini | - | Rino Benedetti | - | Johannes Plantaz | - |