1965 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | 5 September 1965 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 267.4 km (166.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 6h 39' 19" | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Gold | Tom Simpson (GBR) | (Great Britain) | |
Silver | Rudi Altig (GER) | (Germany) | |
Bronze | Roger Swerts (BEL) | (Belgium) |
The Men's Individual Road Race of the 1965 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 5 September in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain.
The race was won by Great Britain's Tom Simpson, outsprinting Germany's Rudi Altig after the two had broken away with 40 km (24.9 mi) to go.
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