1979 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The men's road race at the 1979 UCI Road World Championships was the 46th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 26 August 1979 in Valkenburg, the Netherlands.[1] The race was won by Jan Raas of the Netherlands.

Men's Individual Road Race
1979 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates26 August 1979
Stages1
Distance274.8 km (170.8 mi)
Winning time7h 03' 09"
Results
  Winner  Jan Raas (NED) (Netherlands)
  Second  Dietrich Thurau (FRG) (West Germany)
  Third  Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) (France)

Final classification
General classification (1–10)[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
 Jan Raas (NED) 7h 03' 09"
 Dietrich Thurau (FRG) + 0"
 Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) + 0"
4  André Chalmel (FRA) + 5"
5  Henk Lubberding (NED) + 12"
6  Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) + 23"
7  Knut Knudsen (NOR) + 52"
8  Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) + 4' 37"
9  Sean Kelly (IRL) + 4' 37"
10  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) + 4' 37"

References
  1. "1979 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. "46ème Championnat du monde sur route 1979". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.
  3. "1979 World Championship". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 December 2017.


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