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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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Eddy Merckx
The 1967 World Road Race Championship was held in Heerlen, Netherlands. The race presented 265.2 km over 20 laps of a 13.26 km circuit.
Eddy Merckx driving the pace of the breakaway
Young Belgian Eddy Merckx, winner of the 1967 Milan-San Remo, Gent-Wevelgem and Fleche Wallonne, sprinted past 1964 World Champion Jan Janssen to win his first World Champion Road Race.
Eddy Merckx (C) beat Jan Janssen (R)
| WCRR September 3, 1967 |
| 265.18 Km [ Heerlen, Netherlands ] |
1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 6hr44’42” |
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Jan Janssen (Ned) |
3. Ramon Saez (Spa) |
| Starters: 70 |
| Finishers: 45 |
| Average Speed: 39.315 km/h |
WCRR 1966
WCRR 1968
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34th World Championship Road Race 1967
