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1938 UCI Road World Championships

Valkenburg
Venue	Valkenburg, Netherlands
Date(s)	3 and 5 September 1938
Coordinates	50°50′59″N 5°49′59″E / 50.84972°N 5.83306°E / 50.84972; 5.83306
Events	2
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The 1938 UCI Road World Championships was the eighteenth edition of the UCI Road World Championships. It took place in Valkenburg, Netherlands on 2 and 5 September 1938.

Belgian Marcel Kint became the winner in the professional road race. It was the last edition before World War II and Kint thus remained world champion for eight years.

In the same period, the 1938 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in the Olympic Stadium of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Events Summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race details	Marcel Kint  Belgium	7h 53' 25"	Paul Egli  Switzerland	s.t.	Leo Amberg  Switzerland	s.t.
Amateur Road Race	Hans Knecht  Switzerland	-	Josef Wagner  Switzerland	-	Joop Demmenie  Netherlands	-

References

1. "World Championship RR 1938". FirstCycling.com. 1 May 2024.
2. "World Champ. (Amateur) 1938". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
3. "11ème Championnat du monde sur route 1938". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 1 May 2024.
4. "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1938: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
5. "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-29.

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