1961 World Pro Road Cycling Championships
28th edition: Sunday, September 3, 1961
Berne, Switzerland
World Road Cycling Championships podium history | 1962 edition | 1960 edition |
71 riders started, 32 classified finishers.
285.2 km. Winner's average speed: 36.68 km/hr
Rik van Looy
Complete Results:
- Rik van Looy (Belgium) 7hr 46min 35sec
- Nino Defilippis (Italy) s.t.
- Raymond Poulidor (France) s.t.
- José Bernardez (Spain) s.t.
- Jo de Roo (Netherlands) s.t.
- Jean Stablinski (france) s.t.
- Joseph Planckaert (Belgium) s.t.
- Gastone Nencini (Italy) s.t.
- Tom Simpson (Great Britain) s.t.
- Hans Junkermann (Germany) s.t.
- Piet Rentmeester (Netherlands) s.t.
- Angelo Conterno (Italy) s.t.
- Jacques Anquetil (France) s.t.
- Imerio Massignan (Italy) s.t.
- Mies Stolker (Netherlands) @ 33sec
- Diego Ronchini (Italy) s.t.
- Federico Bahamontes (Spain) @ 37sec
- Ercole Baldini (Italy) s.t.
- Frans de Mulder (Belgium) s.t.
- Kurt Gimmi (Switzerland) s.t.
- Robert Cazala (France) s.t.
- Arnaldo Pambianco (Italy) s.t.
- Bastian Maliepaard (Netherlands) s.t.
- Willy Schroeders (Belgium) @ 52sec
- Sigi Renz (Germany) @ 19min 14sec
- Michel van Aerde (Belgium) s.t.
- Niels Baunsoe (Denamrk) s.t.
- Wilfried Thaler (Austria) s.t.
- Freddy Ruegg (Switzerland) s.t.
- Attilio Moresi (Switzerland) s.t.
- Rolf Maurer (Switzerland) s.t.
- Rolf Graf (Switzerland) s.t.