1921 UCI Road World Championships

The 1921 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 4 August 1921. It was the first official World Championships organized by the UCI. The championships were only for amateur men. Four men per nation could participate.

1921 UCI Road World Championships
VenueCopenhagen, Denmark
Date(s) (1921-08-04)4 August 1921
Events1

Events summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
Men's amateur road race
Gunnar Sköld
 Sweden
6 h. 18 min. 17 sec. Willum Nielsen
 Denmark
+ 4 min. 53 sec. Charles Davey
 Great Britain
+ 5 min. 28 sec.

Sweden won the nations classification (total time of the first four riders per nation) ahead of France and Italy.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden (SWE)1001
2 Denmark (DEN)0101
3 Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (3 nations)1113

Results

The course was 190 km with the finish in Glostrup.[1]

PlaceRiderCountryTime
1Gunnar Skoeld Sweden6 h. 18 min. 17 sec.
2Willum Nielsen Denmark6 h. 23 min. 10 sec.
3Charles Davey Great Britain6 h. 23 min. 45 sec.
4Fernand Canteloube France6 h. 28 min. 9 sec. 4/5
5Ragnar Malm  Sweden6 h. 29 min. 24 sec.
6Marcel Huot France6 h. 32 min. 0 sec.
7Frederik Ahrensborg Clausen Denmark6 h. 36 min. 13 sec. 2/5
8Algot Persson Sweden6 h. 39 min. 6 sec.
9Marcel Gobillot France6 h. 39 min. 17 sec. 1/5
10Henrik Morén Sweden6 h. 41 min. 15 sec.
11Orla Larsen Denmark6 h. 44 min. 17 sec.
12Dave Marsh Great Britain6 h. 45 min. 48 sec.
13Jack Rossiter Great Britain6 h. 47 min. 29 sec.
14Henri George Belgium+37'31"
15Albert Cantou France+48'34"
16Edmund Hansen Denmark+56'40"
17Arie Krijgsman(P-B)+1h 17'04"

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