1927 UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships 1927 took place at the Nurburgring in the Eifel on July 21. It was the first Road World Championships with the participation of pro racers, there was Cycliste up to this point in the International Cycling Union Union believes Internationale (UCI ) to a few road professionals. Road World Championships for Amateurs already existed since 1921. Forerunner of the professional World Cup was the Grand Prix Wolber to the since 1922 the racers have been loaded, come in the most important races in France, Italy, Belgium and Switzerland in the top three were.
Race course
55 riders were at the start, 33 amateurs and 22 professionals who traveled together, but counted separately. Only 15 riders finished the race, as the route - as was feared in advance - proved to be extremely challenging. It included a 20 percent slope that could only be tackled by two drivers, Binda and Girardengo, on the bike, because at the time there were no circuits at the wheel. The first holder of the occasion of this World Cup introduced rainbow jersey was the Italian Alfredo Binda. World and vice-champion of the amateurs, the Belgian Jean Aerts and the German Rudolf Cloud, came in fifth and sixth of the field to the finish.