| Men's Individual Road Race | |
| Series: | 1961 UCI Road World Championships |
| Date: | 3 September 1961 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 285.2 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 7h 46' 35" |
| First: | Rik Van Looy |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| First Team: | Belgium |
| Second: | Nino Defilippis |
| Second Nat: | ITA |
| Second Team: | Italy |
| Third: | Raymond Poulidor |
| Third Nat: | FRA |
| Third Team: | France |
| Previous: | 1960 |
| Next: | 1962 |
The men's road race at the 1961 UCI Road World Championships was the 28th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 3 September 1961 in Bern, Switzerland.[1] The race was won by Rik Van Looy of Belgium.
General classification (1–10)[2] [3]
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