1978 UCI Road World Championships

The UCI Road World Championships 1978 were held on 23, 26 and 27 August. The individual races for professionals and amateurs were held at the Nürburgring in the Eifel and the race for the women and the team time trial on a trail in Brauweiler near Cologne.

From the perspective of the German hosts the most gratifying result was winning the title of a road world champion by the 17 -year-old Brauweilerin Beate Habetz who had also 4th place came in first few days earlier ended Track World Championships in the sprint and 6th place in the individual pursuit. It benefited from a duel between the strong Dutch and Italian riders and won the race in her hometown in the sprint for themselves.

In the professional drivers the German fans were hoping for Dietrich Thurau, who had a successful 1977 behind him, at the Nurburgring but was only 14, because he lost a lot of time due to a defect in the penultimate round. Pouring rain and the heavy course ensured that at half distance of 112 started drivers only half was there. The decision between the two winners Francesco Moser and Gerrie plasticine man was so scarce that Moser initially felt as a winner and only one goal Photo brought clarity.

The success of Beate Habetz the morning of the same day made ​​sure that more than 50 000 spectators attended the team time trial, as much as never before. A total of 27 teams took to the start, where a victory for the Soviet team was expected, but only reached number 2 behind the Netherlands. In third place came the team of Switzerland, three days later the driver Gilbert Glaus and Stefan mother gained from whose ranks in the individual race of the Amateur gold and bronze. Best German in the race of the amateurs was Uwe Bolten to 39th place

Results

Women

Street single race over 46.482 km (3 laps of 70.5 km )

Men ( professionals )

Street single race over 273.6 kilometers (12 laps of 22.8 km )

Men ( amateurs)

Street single race over 182.480 km (8 laps of 22.8 km )

Team time trial over 100 km of