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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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World #1 Wins World Championships
The 1991 edition of the UCI World Championship Road Race was held in Stuttgart, Germany on a 252.8 km race course. The race was 16 laps of a 15.8 km loop with a climb of 7.6 km per lap. A huge number of fans greeted 191 starters under ideal weather conditions.
The World’s number one rider Gianni Bugno (Ita) came with grand ambitions. The final breakaway had 4 riders, Bugno, Dutchman Steven Rooks, Miguel Indurain, and talented Columbian Alvaro Mejia. The breakaway held a 15 second lead going into the final 5 kms. Bugno started the lead out on the final 300 meters and held off Rooks and Indurain for the 1991 World Championship!!!
| WCRR August 25, 1991 |
| 252.8 Km [ Stuttgart, Germany ] |
1.
Gianni BUGNO (Ita) 6h20’23” |
2.
Steven Rooks (Ned) |
3.
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
| Starters: 191 |
| Finishers: 96 |
| Average Speed: 38.880 km/h |
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58th World Championship Road Race 1991
