The men's road race at the

1948 UCI Road World Championships The 1948 UCI Road World Championships was the 21st edition of the UCI Road World Championships It took place on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August 1948 in Valkenburg, Netherlands. For the first time, six riders per country were allowed to partici ...

was the 15th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 22 August 1948 in

Valkenburg Valkenburg means ''falcon castle'' in Dutch and can refer to: * Valkenburg aan de Geul, a town and municipality in the province of Limburg ** Valkenburg Castle, ruined castle near Valkenburg aan de Geul * Valkenburg, South Holland, a village in the ...

, the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. The race was won by

Briek Schotte Alberic "Briek" Schotte (7 September 1919 – 4 April 2004) was a Belgium, Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron Briek" (''IJzeren Briek''). He was World ...

of Belgium.

Final classification

References

Men's Road Race UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race {{UCIMen-race-stub