1922 UCI Road World Championships

1922 UCI Road World Championships
Liverpool is located in England
Liverpool
Liverpool
Location within England
VenueLiverpool, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Date (1922-08-03)3 August 1922
Coordinates53°24′34″N 2°58′43″W / 53.4094°N 2.9785°W / 53.4094; -2.9785
Nations participating
5
Events1

The 1922 UCI Road World Championships was the second edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. The championships took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Thursday 3 August 1922.[1]

In the only race, the men's amateur championship, Great Britain swept the podium with David Marsh taking home the gold medal with fellow British riders in Bill Burkill and Charles Davey claiming the silver and bronze medal respectively.

The qualifications of the 1922 UCI Track Cycling World Championships took place across the Mersey at the Tower Athletic Ground in New Brighton, Merseyside. However, due to persistent rain, the finals were organized in Paris, France on 17 September 1922.

Events summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
Men's amateur road race
Dave Marsh
 Great Britain
5 u. 7 min. 27 sec. Bill Burkill
 Great Britain
+ 1 min. 20 sec. Charles Davey
 Great Britain
+ 5 min. 27 sec.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)1113
Totals (1 entries)1113

Results

The course was 100 miles (161 km) long.[2]

PlaceRiderCountryTime
1Dave Marsh Great Britain5 u. 7 min. 27 sec.
2Bill Burkill Great Britain+1'20"
3Charles Davey Great Britain+5'27"
4Gunnar Skoeld Sweden+6'25"
5F. Dredge Great Britain+6'33"
6René Paul Maronnier France+8'27"
7Henry-Peter Hansen Denmark+12'03"
8Sigfrid Lundberg Sweden+13'13"
9Jan Maas Netherlands+15'27"
10Ragnar Malm Sweden+18'40"
11Fernand Coldeboeuf France+22'22"

See also

References

  1. ↑ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1922". FirstCycling.com. 16 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Wereldkampioenschap, Op de weg, Amateurs 1922 dewielersite.net