The men's road race at the

1968 UCI Road World Championships The 1968 UCI Road World Championships took place from 31 August-1 September 1968 in Imola, Italy (for professionals), on a 75 km circuit starting and arriving at the "Enzo and Dino Ferrari" auto racing circuit. The amateur races were held f ...

was the 35th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 1 September 1968 in

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. The race was won by

Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni (14 November 1937 – 24 December 2022) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. Early life and amateur career Adorni was born in San Lazzaro di Parma on 14 November 1937.

of Italy after a successful 90 km breakaway from the leading group on the 4th lap.

Final classification

References

Men's Road Race UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race 1968 Super Prestige Pernod {{UCIMen-race-stub