1987 UCI Road World Championships
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The 1987 UCI Road World Championships
took place in Villach
, Austria
. Stephen Roche
completed the rare Triple Crown of Cycling
, meaning he won the Giro d'Italia
and the Tour de France
, before winning the Men's Road Race. Before this was only achieved by Eddy Merckx
in 1974.
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 in Villach
Villach
Villach is the second largest city in the Carinthia state in the southern Austria, at the Drava River and represents an important traffic junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. , the population is 58,480.-History:...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. Stephen Roche
Stephen Roche
Stephen Roche is a retired professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming only the second cyclist to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia stage races, plus the World road race championship...
completed the rare Triple Crown of Cycling
Triple Crown of Cycling
The Triple Crown of Cycling is considered the greatest achievement in cycling. Although more definitions for the term are used, mostly it means winning the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Road World Cycling Championship in one year, although occasionally a broader definition where one...
, meaning he won the Giro d'Italia
1987 Giro d'Italia
The 1987 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 70th running of the race, was held from 21 May to 13 June 1987, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by Stephen Roche.The defending champion Roberto Visentini returned with a strong team to win his second Giro...
and the Tour de France
1987 Tour de France
The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 26, 1987. It consisted of 25 stages over 4231 km, ridden at an average speed of 36.645 km/h...
, before winning the Men's Road Race. Before this was only achieved by Eddy Merckx
Eddy Merckx
Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
in 1974.
Events summary
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race 1987 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race The 1987 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Road Race took place on September , 1987 in Villach, Austria. The Championship was won by the Irish rider Stephen Roche, who outsprinted the rest of a five-man group in the final 500 metres... |
Stephen Roche Stephen Roche Stephen Roche is a retired professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming only the second cyclist to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia stage races, plus the World road race championship... |
6h 50' 02" | Moreno Argentin Moreno Argentin Moreno Argentin is an Italian former professional cyclist .Born in San Donà di Piave , he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de Suisse. Known as Il Capo , he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège four times, the La Flèche Wallonne three times and the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Giro... |
+ 1" | Juan Fernández |
s.t. |
| Team Time Trial | - | - | - | |||
| Amateur Road Race | Richard Vivien |
- | Hartmut Bölts |
- | Alex Pedersen |
- |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Road Race | Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli |
1h 46' 40" | Heleen Hage Heleen Hage Heleen Hage is a Dutch former road racing cyclist who was active from 1983 to 1989. In her career, she achieved second place overall 1984 Grande Boucle , winning stages 4, 13 and 15... |
+ 12" | Connie Meijer |
s.t. |
| Team Time Trial | - | - | - | |||