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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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German Sprinter Takes a Dull Race
LEUDELANGE (Luxembourg), 280 km |
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Average Speed: 39.499 km/h
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Racecourse: 16 laps x 17.5 km Circuit around the City of Leudelange presented a relatively easy course. |
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The 1952 World Championship Road Race was held in Leudelange, Luxembourg. The 280 km race course around the City of Leudelange presented a relatively easy course.
The race was rather dull until the final kilometers. A 34 rider peloton rode into the finish. German track rider Heinz Muller launched a brilliant sprint to narrowly defeat Swiss sprinter Gottfried Wellenmann.
UCI WCRR 1952 Podium |
1.
Heinz MULLER (Ger) 7h05'51” |
2.
Gottfried Weilenmann (Sui) |
3.
Ludwig Hoermann (Ger) |
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WCRR 1951  WCRR 1953
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