1987 UCI Road World Championships

The 1987 UCI Road World Championships took place in Villach, Austria. Stephen Roche completed the rare Triple Crown of Cycling, winning the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France before winning the Men's Road Race, and was only the second cyclist to achieve it following Eddy Merckx in 1974.

1987 UCI Road World Championships
VenueVillach, Austria
Events5

Events summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race
 Stephen Roche
 Ireland		6h 50' 02" Moreno Argentin
 Italy		+ 1" Juan Fernández
 Spain		s.t.
Team Time Trial  Italy-  Soviet Union-  Austria-
Amateur Road Race Richard Vivien
 France		- Hartmut Bölts
 West Germany		- Alex Pedersen
 Denmark		-
Women's Events
Road Race Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
 France		1h 46' 40" Heleen Hage
 Netherlands		+ 12" Connie Meijer
 Netherlands		s.t.
Team Time Trial
  Soviet Union
Nadezhda Kibardina
Alla Jakovleva
Tamara Poliakova
Lyubov Pugovichnikova		 -  United States-  Italy-

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References
  3. "Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Sports 123. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  4. "Road Cycling: World Championships: Women: Team Time Trial". Sports 123. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  5. "Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Team Time Trial". Sports 123. Retrieved 2013-10-21.


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