1966 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

Cycling race

Men's Individual Road Race

1966 UCI Road World Championships

Eddy Merckx near the finish line of the 1966 World Road Race Championship at the Nürburgring

Race details

Dates

28 August 1966

Stages

Distance

263.7 km (163.9 mi)

Winning time

7h 21' 10"

Results

Winner	Rudi Altig (FRG)	(West Germany)
Second	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)	(France)
Third	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	(France)

← 1965 1967 →

The men's road race at the 1966 UCI Road World Championships was the 33rd edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 28 August 1966 in Adenau, West Germany. The race was won by Rudi Altig of West Germany.

Martin Van Den Bossche and Lucien Aimar near the end of the race

Final classification

General classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Time
	Rudi Altig (FRG)	7h 21' 10"
	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)	+ 0"
	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	+ 0"
4	Gianni Motta (ITA)	+ 8"
5	Jean Stablinski (FRA)	+ 10"
6	Italo Zilioli (ITA)	+ 13"
7	Guido Reybrouck (BEL)	+ 35"
8	Jo de Roo (NED)	+ 35"
9	Lucien Aimar (FRA)	+ 35"
10	Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL)	+ 35"

References

"1966 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ "33ème Championnat du monde sur route 1966". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.

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