1987 UCI Road World Championships

1987 UCI Road World Championships

Host city	Villach, Austria
Events	5
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The 1987 UCI Road World Championships took place in Villach, Austria. Stephen Roche completed the rare Triple Crown of Cycling, meaning he won the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, before winning the Men's Road Race. Before this was only achieved by Eddy Merckx in 1974.

Events summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Professional Road Race	Stephen Roche  Ireland	6h 50' 02"	Moreno Argentin  Italy	+ 1"	Juan Fernández  Spain	s.t.
Team Time Trial	Italy	-	Soviet Union	-	Austria	-
Amateur Road Race	Richard Vivien  France	-	Hartmut Bölts  West Germany	-	Alex Pedersen  Denmark	-
Women's Events
Road Race	Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli  France	1h 46' 40"	Heleen Hage  Netherlands	+ 12"	Connie Meijer  Netherlands	s.t.
Team Time Trial	Soviet Union Nadesja Kibardina Alla Jakovleva Tamara Poliakova Liubova Pogovitchaikova	-	United States	-	Italy	-

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References

3. "Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Sports 123. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
4. "Road Cycling: World Championships: Women: Team Time Trial". Sports 123. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
5. "Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Team Time Trial". Sports 123. Retrieved 2013-10-21.