1972 UCI Road World Championships
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The 1972 UCI Road World Championships
took place on the 6 August 1972 in Gap
, France
. Only two professional races took place due to the Munich Olympics
.
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
took place on the 6 August 1972 in Gap
Gap
-General:* Gap , a spacing between large trees in a forest* Gap , a mountain pass, often carved by a river* Gap year, a prolonged period between a life stage-Places:* Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France* Gap, Pennsylvania, United States...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Only two professional races took place due to the Munich Olympics
Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...
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Results
| Race: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze : | Time |
| Men's race | ||||||
| Men's road race | Marino Basso Marino Basso Marino Basso is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who won the World Cycling Championship in 1972.Basso was born at Rettorgole di Caldogno, in the Veneto... |
7 h 05 min 59s | Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi is an Italian former professional cyclist. He was born in Camaioni di Carmignano.Bitossi cycled for three years as an amateur and became a professional in October 1961, after he had reached the required age of 21... |
- | Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard is a French former professional road racing cyclist who became a directeur sportif and then a television commentator... |
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| Women's race | ||||||
| Women's road race | Geneviève Gambillon |
- | Lubov Zadoroznaya |
- | Anna Konkina |
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Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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