The men's road race at the

1972 UCI Road World Championships The 1972 UCI Road World Championships took place from 5-6 August 1972 in Gap, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territor ...

was the 39th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 6 August 1972 in Gap,

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. The race was won by

Marino Basso Marino Basso (born 1 June 1945) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, considered one of the best sprinters of his generation. He won the World Cycling Championship in 1972. Basso was born at Rettorgole di Caldogno, in the Venet ...

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Final classification

References

Men's Road Race UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race 1972 Super Prestige Pernod {{UCIMen-race-stub