UCI Road World Championships 1933

The 1933 UCI Road World Championships took place in Montlhéry (France) on August 12th and 14th .

Race course

On August 12, 1933, the amateurs started over 125 kilometers. There was a Swiss double victory by Paul Egli and Kurt Stettler . The new world champion Egli needed 37.1 km / h to win and won with a lead of 51 seconds over his compatriot. The chasing field crossed the finish line almost three minutes later. The French celebrated a double victory with the professional drivers who had to drive 250 kilometers. The 26-year-old Georges Speicher won ahead of his team mate Antonin Magne , who was five minutes behind at the finish. The hourly average for storage was 35.0 km / h.

Results

Amateurs
space	athlete	country	time
1	Paul Egli	SUI	3:21:48 h
2	Kurt Stettler	SUI	+ 51 s
3	Jef Lowagie	BEL	+ 2.43 min
4th	Marcel Schneider	LUX	+ 2.43 min
5	Fritz Scheller	GER
6th	René Debenne	FRA
7th	André Deforge	FRA
8th	Josy Mersch	LUX
9	Georg Stach	GER
10	Hans Martin	SUI
11	Remigo Saavedra	ARG	+ 5:07 min

Professionals
space	athlete	country	time
1	Georges Speicher	FRA	7:08:58 h
2	Antonin Magne	FRA	+ 5:03
3	Marinus Valentijn	NED	+ 5:04
4th	Alfred Hamerlinck	BEL	+ 11:03
5	Alfons Schepers	BEL
6th	Alfredo Binda	ITA
7th	Mariano Canardo	ESP
8th	Albert Büchi	SUI
9	Gerrit van de Ruit	NED
10	Ludwig Geyer	GER
11	Josy Kraus	LUX	+ 18:02
12	Karl Thallinger	AUT	+ 21:00
13	Antonio Escuriet	ESP	+ 21:00

Web links

• UCI Road World Championships 1933 in the database of Radsportseiten.net
• www.cyclingfever.com