1987 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
| 1987 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | September 6, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 276 km (171.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 50' 02" | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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 Gold
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 Stephen Roche (IRL)
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 Silver
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 Moreno Argentin (ITA)
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 Bronze
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 Juan Fernández (ESP)
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(Spain) |
The Men's Individual Road Race of the 1987 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on September 6 in Villach, Austria. The route consisted of twenty-three laps totaling to a length of 276 km (171 mi). Irishman Stephen Roche won the race, while Italian Moreno Argentin and Spaniard Juan Fernández finished second and third, respectively. By winning the race, Roche also completed the Triple Crown of Cycling, which consists of winning two Grand Tour races and the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in a calendar year.
The Championship was won by the Irish rider Stephen Roche, who outsprinted the rest of a five-man group in the final 500 metres. Moreno Argentin took the silver medal and Juan Fernández captured third place for the bronze medal.
The race race contained 23 laps of 12 km (7.5 mi), equaling a total 276 km (171 mi) of racing in all. Each lap featured two climbs that were 100 m (330 ft) and 90 m (300 ft), respectively. The race started at 10:30 AM local time. Sportswriters found the course to be suited for sprinters, believing that the race would likely result in a sprint finish.
The race began with 168 riders from 26 different countries, of which 71 finished. The starting field featured the previous year's winner Moreno Argentin, who was seen as the race favorite by many journalists and the Austrian bookmakers. A writer for Amigoe believed the Dutch and Italian teams to be the best teams competing in the race. Cees Olsthoorn of Het vrije volk believed that Steven Rooks and Teun van Vliet were the Dutch riders with the best chances of winning.Avui writer F. Recuero named Guido Bontempi, Teun van Vliet, and Eric Vanderaerden as other riders capable of winning the race.La Stampa writer Gian Paolo Ormezzano believed an Italian rider would win the race, specifically Argentin or Bontempi, but stated the Dutch riders were a team to "fear."
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