1946 UCI Road World Championships

1946 UCI Road World Championships
Zürich
VenueZürich, Switzerland
Date(s)31 August & 1 September 1946
Coordinates47°22′28″N 08°32′28″E / 47.37444°N 8.54111°E / 47.37444; 8.54111
Events2

The 1946 UCI Road World Championships was the nineteen edition of the UCI Road World Championships. It took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 31 August and 1 September 1946.

It was the third time the championships were organized in Zürich, after the 1923 and 1929 editions.

The course, with Zürich as both start and finish place, was around 189km for the amateurs and 270km for professional cyclists. Winner Hans Knecht finished with an average speed of 36.448 km/h.

In the same period, the 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Oerlikon Velodrome in Zürich.

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