UCI Track World Championships 1973

The 63 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held from 22 to 27 August 1973 at the Spanish San Sebastian instead.

Despite a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Economic Community in Utrecht , according to which workers enjoy freedom of movement in their field, the World Cycling Federation UCI had drawn up new regulations, according to which pacemakers in stalker races had to be of the same nationality as cyclists (pacemakers are hired and paid for by the driver). As a result, the Dutchman Bruno Walrave was not allowed to act as the pacemaker for amateur stalker Horst Gnas as before ; the team had become world champions together in the two previous years. The pacemaker Hans Käb had to arrive from Germany literally at the last minute ; Despite this inconvenience, Gnas became world champion. Walrave and his colleague Norbert Koch later successfully challenged these regulations.

A serious incident occurred in the team pursuit : The German four-man with Günther Schumacher , Günter Haritz , Peter Vonhof and Hans Lutz drove towards victory in the final when a steward jumped onto the track 40 meters from the finish . All four drivers fell; Lutz and Schumacher suffered more serious injuries and had to be hospitalized. The competition jury initially declared the British team to be the winner of the race, but they refused to accept the gold medal. After a protest by the German team management, the West German foursome was finally declared world champion. For this behavior, the drivers of the British foursome and trainer Norman Sheil were awarded the “Fair Play Trophy” from the Association of German Sports Journalists .

Two days after his World Cup victory in San Sebastián, the wife of permanent world champion Horst Gnas and her girlfriend had a fatal accident; they were hit by a car on a bike ride.

Results women

discipline	space	country	athlete	time
sprint	1		Sheila Young
	2		Iva Zajíčková
	3		Galina Ermolaeva
One's pursuit	1		Tamara Garkuchina	4: 1.60 min
(3000 m)	2		Keetie van Oosten-Hage	4: 04.48 min
	3		Beryl Burton	4: 08.38

Results men

Professionals

discipline	space	country	athlete	time
sprint	1		Robert Van Lancker	12.09 (1st), 13.00 (2nd)
	2		Giordano Turrini
	3		Ezio Cardi	11, 85 (1st), 11.62 (3rd)
Single pursuit (5000 m)	1		Hugh Porter	6:02, 97 min.
	2		René Pijnen	6: 12.47 min
	3		Ferdinand Bracke	6:05, 94
Standing race (1 hour)	1		Cees Stam / Joop Stakenburg	68.580 km
(100 km)	2		Piet de Wit / Bruno Walrave	+ 1 m
	3		Christian Raymond / Goutorbe	+ 2 rounds and 225 m

Amateurs

discipline	space	country	athlete	time
sprint	1		Daniel Morelon
	2		Anatoly Yablunowskyj
	3		Giorgio Rossi
1000 m time trial	1		Janusz Kierzkowski	1.07.51 min
	2		Eduard Rapp	1: 08.08 min
	3		Herman Ponsteen	1: 08.33 min
Single pursuit (4000 m)	1		Knut Knudsen	4: 49.53 min
	2		Herman Ponsteen	4.54.40 min
	3		Rupert scratches	4: 53.99 min
Team pursuit (4000 m)	1		Günther Schumacher / Peter Vonhof / Hans Lutz / Günter Haritz	ranked first after falling
	2		Michael Bennett / Richard Evans / Ian Hallam / William Moore	4: 28.53 min
	3		Gerrie Fens / Peter Nieuwenhuis / Herman Ponsteen / Roy Schuiten	4: 28.17 min
Tandem race	1		Vladimír Vačkář / Miloslav Vymazal	10.84 (1st), 10.94 (2nd)
	2		Viktor Kopylov / Vladimir Semenets
	3		Jürgen Geschke / Werner Otto	10.72 (1st), 10.60 (2nd)
Standing race	1		Horst Gnas / Hans Käb
	2		Rainer Podlesch / Peter Schindler
	3		Gaby Minneboo / Joop Stakenburg

See also

• 1973 UCI Road World Championships

literature

• Cycling , August / September 1973

References and comments

1. ↑ 1973 - The fateful year for Horst Gnas on rcherpersdorf.de
2. ↑ On December 12, 1974, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Case 36-74 in favor of Walrave and Norbert Koch. The judgment is, among other things, the basis of the so-called “ Bosman decision ” from 1995. Decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of December 12, 1974 in the case 36-74
3. ↑ Through an eventful life by bike , accessed on June 22, 2011