1983 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

Men's Individual Road Race
1983 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates4 September 1983
Stages1
Distance269.89 km (167.7 mi)
Winning time7h 01' 21"
Results
  Winner  Greg LeMond (USA) (United States)
  Second  Adri van der Poel (NED) (Netherlands)
  Third  Stephen Roche (IRL) (Ireland)

The men's road race at the 1983 UCI Road World Championships was the 50th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 4 September 1983 in Altenrhein, Switzerland, over a distance of 269.89 km (167.7 mi).[1] The race was won by Greg LeMond of the United States.[2]

117 riders started, there were 46 classified finishers, and the winner's average speed was 38.31 km/h (23.80 mph).[2]

Final classification

General classification (1–10)[3]
Rank Rider Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Greg LeMond (USA) 7h 01' 21"
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Adri van der Poel (NED) + 1' 11"
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Stephen Roche (IRL) + 1' 11"
4  Faustino Rupérez (ESP) + 1' 11"
5  Claude Criquielion (BEL) + 1' 11"
6  Erich Maechler (SUI) + 1' 33"
7  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) + 1' 33"
8  Sean Kelly (IRL) + 1' 36"
9  Phil Anderson (AUS) + 1' 36"
10  Stefan Mutter (SUI) + 1' 36"

References

  1. ^ "1983 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "50ème Championnat du monde sur route 1983". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004.
  3. ^ "1983 World Championship". First Cycling. Retrieved 10 December 2017.


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