1950 UCI Road World Championships

Moorslede
Venue	Moorslede, Belgium
Date(s)	(1950-08-19 - 1950-08-20)19-20 August 1950
Coordinates	50°53′N 03°04′E / 50.883°N 3.067°E / 50.883; 3.067
Events	2
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The 1950 UCI Road World Championships was the 23rd edition of the UCI Road World Championships.^[1] It took place between 19-20 August 1950 in Moorslede, Belgium.^[2]

The professionals' championship was held on Sunday, August 20, 1950. There were 40 participants. Top cyclists who did not finish the race including Hugo Koblet, Rik Van Steenbergen and Gino Bartali. Belgian Briek Schotte escaped from an eight-man leading group towards the end and became world champion for the second time.^[3]

In the same period, the 1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt, near Liège, Belgium.

Events Summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race details	Briek Schotte  Belgium	7h 49' 54"	Theo Middelkamp  Netherlands	+ 1' 01"	Ferdinand Kübler  Switzerland	+ 1' 48"
Amateur Road Race	Jack Hoobin  Australia	-	Robert Varnajo  France	-	Alfio Ferrari  Italy	-

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