UCI track world championships 1949

The 39th UCI Track World Championships took place from August 22 to 28, 1949 on the Velodrome in Ordrup near Copenhagen . It was the eighth time that Denmark hosted a World Track Championship. The cycling track from 1888 was made of cement, 370 meters long and was completely renovated for this World Cup. However, it was criticized that it was not suitable for the standing races because of its flat design.

Four years after the end of the Second World War , no German starters were allowed to compete in the World Cup.

Results of the professionals

discipline	space	country	athlete
sprint	1	United Kingdom	Reg Harris
	2	Netherlands	Jan Derksen
	3	Netherlands	Arie van Vliet
Standing race (100 km)	1	Italy	Elia Frosio
	2	Netherlands	Jan Pronk
	3	France	Raoul Lesueur
Single pursuit (5000 m)	1	Italy	Fausto Coppi
	2	Luxembourg	Lucien Gillen
	3	Netherlands	Wim van Est

Results of the amateurs

discipline	space	country	athlete
sprint	1	Australia	Sydney Patterson
	2	France	Jacques Bellenger
	3	United States	Jack Heid
Single pursuit (4000 m)	1	Denmark	Knud E. Andersen
	2	United Kingdom	Cyril Cartwright
	3	Italy	Aldo Gandini

literature

• Illustrated cycling express , August / September 1949

See also

• UCI Road World Championships 1949