1957 Waregem
| 1957 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | August 18, 1957 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 285.6 km (177.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7h 43' 10" | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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 Gold
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 Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
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 Silver
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 Louison Bobet (FRA)
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(France) | |
 Bronze
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André Darrigade (FRA)
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(France) |
The men's road race at the 1957 UCI Road World Championships took place in Waregem. The course comprised 12 laps around 23.8-kilometre route, making a total distance of 285.6 km.
Belgium: Marcel Janssens, Germain Derycke, Raymond Impanis, Julien Schepens, Leon Van Daele, Fred De Bruyne, Rik Van Looy, Rik Van Steenbergen.
France: Louison Bobet, Jacques Anquetil, André Darrigade, Bernard Gauthier, Huot, Jean Forestier, Dupont.
Italy: Gastone Nencini, Baldini, Boni, Defilippis, Padovan, Pierino Baffi.
Netherlands: Wim Van Est, Wout Wagtmans, Van de Pluym, Dejonghe.
Other countries: Gaul, Schmitz, Junkermann, Robinson, ...
In the penultimate lap Wout Wagtmans attacked. He had a gap of 1 minute at it maximum. Then Marcel Janssens reacted, together with Rik Van Looy they closed the gap. Van Looy and Janssens left Wagtmans behind. In the final lap the duo had a gap op 30 secondes. At that time, it looked like Rik II (Rik Van Looy) would become the new World Champion, but Janssens got cramps.
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