1971 UCI Road World Championships

The UCI Road World Championships 1971 were held in Mendrisio in Switzerland on September 4 and 5.

The race of the professionals, the 16 times comprised a circular route of 16.8 kilometers, began with a minute of silence for the casualties in March of the same year Road World Champion of 1970, Jean -Pierre Monseré. There were 93 riders at the start, of which 57 arrived at the destination. Until the 13th round of a quartet to Joop Zoetemelk leading the race until Eddy Merckx with five other riders organized the persecution and finally just could not keep up Felice Gimondi. Merckx was thus for the second time after 1967 world champion.

Only six German drivers were at the start, since the German occupation Racers Association ( DBRV ) normally funded participation in such competitions, had informed the athletes, they would have to pay for travel and accommodation themselves. Hennes Junker man came to the only German at the finish and was 38th; the remaining five riders dropped out.

For amateurs, however, with Dieter Koslar from Cologne German driver was able to place on the fifth rank, which the magazine Cycling described as " hit".

Praise donated the cycling also Anna Konkina, the winner of the road race in the women who had become World Champion in the previous year: " It is not only the fastest, but also one of the prettiest. Your one likes to forgive, that it came too late for the ceremony. She had yet to make fine '. Finally, the femininity in a Cycling Championships should not be neglected. "

Results

Men ( professionals )

( 268.800 km )

Women

( 50.4 km )

Men ( amateurs)

(168 km)

Men - Team Time Trial ( amateurs) -

(100 km)