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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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Strong Belgian’s Shining Moment
FRASCATI (Italy), 293.13 km |
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Average Speed: 33.593 km/h
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Racecourse:14 laps around a 20.93 km circuit in Frascati, Italy. |
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The 1955 World Champion Road Race was contested under a very hot August sun in Frascati, Italy. The race course was 293 kms in length with 14 laps of 20.93 km.
The race saw strong Belgian Stan Ockers bridge a 10 minute gap to an elite breakaway containing Gaston Nencini (Ita), Raphael Geminiani (Fra), Miguel Poblet (Spa) and Jacques Anquetil (Fra).
Wasting little time he attacked the group and rode solo to the victory 1 minute and 3 seconds ahead of Jean-Pierre Schmitz for the World Championship victory..
UCI WCRR 1955 Podium |
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Stan OCKERS (Bel) 8h43’33” |
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Jean-Pierre Schmitz (Lux) +1’03” |
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Germain Derijcke ( Bel) +1’15” |
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WCRR 1954  WCRR 1956
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