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28th World Championship Road Race 1961

 
   
 

By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rik (2) Van Looy Time x 2

Defending World Champion Rik Van looy sprinted past Italian Nino Defilippis and Raymond Poulidor (Fra) to claim the 1961 World Championship victory.


WCRR September 3, 1961
285.2 Km [ Berne, Switzerland ]

1. Rik VAN LOOY (Bel) 7h46’35”

2. Nino Defilippis (Ita)

3. Raymond Poulidor (Fra)

Starters: 71
Finishers: 32
Average Speed: 35.860 km/h

WCRR 1960

WCRR 1962

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