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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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Belgian Sprinter Rockets to the Victory
The 1937 World Championship Road Race was held in Copenhagen , Denmark . The race course is 35 laps of the 8.5 km flat circuit. Five riders attacked from the start and escaped the peloton. Winner of the 1937 Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic Elio Meulenberg executed a brilliant sprint to win in front of German Emil Kijewski and Suisse rider Paul Egli. 1933 World Champion Georges Speicher finished in 5th place.
| WCRR August 23, 1937 |
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Copenhagen,
Denmark
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1.
Elio MEULENBERG (Bel) 7h59'48” |
2.
Emil Kijewski (Ger)
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3.
Paul Egli (Sui)
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| Starters: 34 |
| Finishers: 8 |
| Average Speed: 37.203 km/h |
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11th World Championship Road Race 1937
