1987 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

Men's Individual Road Race

1987 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Date		September 6, 1987
Distance		276 km (171.5 mi)
Winning time		6h 50' 02" (40.390 km/h or 25.097 mph)
Medalists
	Gold	Stephen Roche (IRL)	(Ireland)
	Silver	Moreno Argentin (ITA)	(Italy)
	Bronze	Juan Fernández (ESP)	(Spain)

The Men's Individual Road Race of the 1987 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on September 6 in Villach, Austria. The route consisted of twenty-three laps totaling to a length of 276 km (171 mi). Irishman Stephen Roche won the race, while Italian Moreno Argentin and Spaniard Juan Fernández finished second and third, respectively. By winning the race, Roche also completed the Triple Crown of Cycling, which consists of winning two Grand Tour races and the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in a calendar year.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

The Championship was won by the Irish rider Stephen Roche, who outsprinted the rest of a five-man group in the final 500 metres. Moreno Argentin took the silver medal and Juan Fernández captured third place for the bronze medal.

Results

Final placings (1–20)^[11][12]

Rank	Rider	Country	Time
	Stephen Roche	Ireland	6h 50' 02"
	Moreno Argentin	Italy	+ 1"
	Juan Fernández	Spain	s.t.
4	Rolf Gölz	Germany	s.t.
5	Sean Kelly	Ireland	s.t.
6	Steven Rooks	Netherlands	s.t.
7	Teun van Vliet	Netherlands	s.t.
8	Rolf Sørensen	Denmark	s.t.
9	Erik Breukink	Netherlands	s.t.
10	Claude Criquielion	Belgium	s.t.
11	Guido Winterberg	Switzerland	s.t.
12	Jorg Muller	Switzerland	s.t.
13	Steve Bauer	Canada	s.t.
14	Eric Vanderaerden	Belgium	+ 40"
15	Martial Gayant	France	s.t.
16	Paul Popp	Austria	s.t.
17	Andreas Kappes	Germany	s.t.
18	Adrie Van der Poel	Netherlands	s.t.
19	Mark Sergeant	Belgium	s.t.
20	Jeff Pierce	United States	s.t.

References

Citations

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3. Gino Sala (September 6, 1974). "Tanto azzurro nella verde Austria" [So much blue in Austria Green] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian) (PCI). p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
4. Dario Ceccarelli (September 6, 1974). "La task force del generale Martini" [The Task Force of the General Martini] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian) (PCI). p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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7. Gian Paolo Ormezzano (September 7, 1987). "Martini sereno: <<Niente rimproveri>>" [Martini weather: <<reproaches Nothing>>]. Stampa Sera (in Italian) (Editrice La Stampa). p. 17. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
8. "I Numeri di Gara Degli Azzurri" [The Race Numbers of Blue]. La Stampa (in Italian) (Editrice La Stampa). September 6, 1987. p. 27. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
9. Gian Paolo Ormezzano (September 6, 1987). "Non c'è piu Hinault, manca un faro" [There's more Hinault, missing a beacon]. La Stampa (in Italian) (Editrice La Stampa). p. 27. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
10. Gian Paolo Ormezzano (September 7, 1987). "Roche mondiale grande come Merckx" [Roche mondiale grande come Merckx]. Stampa Sera (in Italian) (Editrice La Stampa). p. 14. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
11. "Clasificacion" [Classification] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (El Mundo Deportivo S.A.). September 7, 1987. p. 49. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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