The men's road race at the

1961 UCI Road World Championships The 1961 UCI Road World Championships was the 34rd edition of the UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships. It took place on 2 and 3 September 1961 in Bern, Switzerland. It was the second time the championships were organized i ...

was the 28th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 3 September 1961 in

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. The race was won by

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Final classification

References

Men's Road Race UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race 1961 Super Prestige Pernod {{UCIMen-race-stub