1985 UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships 1985 were held until September 1, Giavera del Montello, Italy on 29 August.
Racing
On the easy to be handled WM- course, which only showed a slight increase with the L' Angelo Piccolo, the professional drivers had to travel 265.5 km. During the race itself formed a leading group for the next five Italians and the German driver Rolf Golz belonged. The World Cup debutants started at kilometer 225 a breakaway, with which he was able to break 20 km long from the other drivers. Two kilometers before the finish succeeded Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk, who now drive off 14 - man lead group. The other driver took this action of the 38 -year-olds apparently not serious enough, and so he managed to out down a lead of 100 meters before the finish. This was enough to finally cross over three seconds ahead of his pursuers the finish line. Rolf Golz was the only one of eight Germans launched through the race and finished 15th Overall, 66 riders reached the finish.
In the amateurs who had to drive 177 km, a field of 188 assets took to the race. 83 finished the race, the fastest was the 23- year-old Pole Lech Piasecki. The team time trial was won by the foursome of the Soviet Union, with the women, where 91 athletes took to the 73.8 km long track World Cup, the 25 -year-old Frenchwoman Jeannie Longo - Ciprelli new World Champion was. For the German Cycling Federation were six riders under 87 who had been through the race. Best German Sandra Schumacher was third.