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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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Hennie Kuiper
Yvoir, Belgium welcomed the 1975 World Road Race Championship. The Yvoir Circuit presented 266 km over 20 laps of a tough 13.3 km 'Wallonne' circuit.
Dutchman Hennie Kuiper attacked an elite 11 rider lead group in the closing kilometers and rode solo to a 17 second victory.
From the chasing group Roger de Vlaeminck (Bel) outsprinted Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra), Joop Zoetemelk (Ned), Eddy Merckx (Bel), and Francesco Moser (Ita) for second place.
SPECIAL NOTE: Hennie Kuiper became the third rider with Ercole Baldini (Olym- 1956, WC- 1958) and Paolo Bettini (Olym- 2004, WC- 2006, 2007) to have won both the Olympic Road Race and the World Professional Road Race Championship.
| WCRR August 31, 1975 |
| 266.0 Km [ Yvoir, Belgium ] |
1. Hennie KUIPER (Ned) 6h39'19" |
2.
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) +17" |
3.
Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) +17" |
| Starters: 79 |
| Finishers: 28 |
| Average Speed: 39.968 km/h |
WCRR 1974
WCRR 1976
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42nd World Championship Road Race 1975
