1978 UCI Road World Championships
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  Nürburg | |
| Venue | Nürburg, Germany  |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 August 1978 |
| Coordinates | 50°20′32″N 6°57′8″E / 50.34222°N 6.95222°E |
The 1978 UCI Road World Championships took place on 27 August 1978 in Nürburg, West Germany.[1][2]
In the same period, the 1978 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in Munich.
Results
| Race: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze : | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| Men's road race |
Gerrie Knetemann Netherlands |
7.32'04" | Francesco Moser Italy |
- | Jørgen Marcussen Denmark |
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| Amateurs' road race | Gilbert Glaus.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
- | Krzysztof Sujka Poland |
- | Stefan Mutter Switzerland |
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| Team time trial | Netherlands Guus Bierings Bert Oosterbosch Bart van Est Jan van Houwelingen |
– |  Soviet Union Aavo Pikkuus Vladimir Kaminski Algimantas Guzevičius Vladimir Kouznetsov |
– | Switzerland Gilbert Glaus Stefan Mutter Richard Trinkler Kurt Ehrensperger |
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| Women | ||||||
| Women's road race | Beate Habetz West Germany |
- | Keetie van Oosten-Hage Netherlands |
- | Emanuela Lorenzon Italy |
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
External links
- Men's results
- Women's results
- (in Italian) Results at sportpro.it
References
- ^ "World Championship RR - Women". FirstCycling.com. 25 December 2025.
- ^ "1978 » UCI World Championship". procyclingstats.com. 17 May 2024.