The 1921 UCI Road World Championships (the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale) took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Thursday 4 August 1921. It was the first official World Championships organized by the UCI. The championships were only for amateur men. Four men per nation could participate.
From 30 July to 8 August, the 1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized on the velodrome of Ordrup, near Copenhagen.
Events summary Men's eventsGunnar Sköld6 h. 18 min. 17 sec.Willum Nielsen+ 4 min. 53 sec.Charles Davey+ 5 min. 28 sec.
Sweden won the nations classification (total time of the first four riders per nation) ahead of France and Denmark.
Medal table
Results The course was 190 km with the finish in Glostrup.Wereldkampioenschap, Op de weg, Amateurs 1921 dewielersite.net PlaceRiderCountryTime1Gunnar Sköld6 h. 18 min. 17 sec.2Willum Nielsen6 h. 23 min. 10 sec.3Charles Davey6 h. 23 min. 45 sec.4Fernand Canteloube6 h. 28 min. 9 sec. 4/55 Ragnar Malm 6 h. 29 min. 24 sec.6 Marcel Huot6 h. 32 min. 0 sec.7 Frederik Ahrensborg Clausen6 h. 36 min. 13 sec. 2/58 Algot Persson6 h. 39 min. 6 sec.9 Marcel Gobillot6 h. 39 min. 17 sec. 1/510 Henrik Morén6 h. 41 min. 15 sec.11 Orla Larsen6 h. 44 min. 17 sec.12 Dave Marsh6 h. 45 min. 48 sec.13 Jack Rossiter6 h. 47 min. 29 sec.14 Henri George +37'31"15 Albert Cantou +48'34"16 Edmund Hansen +56'40"17 Arie Krijgsman +1h 17'04"
See also 1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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