The men's road race at the

1949 UCI Road World Championships The 1949 UCI Road World Championships was the 22nd edition of the UCI Road World Championships. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark between 20–21 August 1949. Dutchman Henk Faanhof became world champion among the amateurs on Saturday. He defe ...

was the 16th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 21 August 1949 in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

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. The race was won by

Rik Van Steenbergen Hendrik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgium, Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists. Early life Van Steenbergen was born in Arendonk into ...

of Belgium.

Final classification

References

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