Tuesday, 24 February 2026

1967, Sport: UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The 1967 UCI Road World Championships for professional riders were held on 3 September in Heerlen, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The Bergseweg at Ubachsberg proved to be the decisive climb, which the riders had to tackle 20 times.

Eddy Merckx
Jan Janssen, Eddy Merckx and Ramón Saéz

Seventy professionals took the start on Sunday 3 September for a race covering 265.18 kilometres. At the age of 22, Eddy Merckx—world amateur champion in 1964—claimed his first world title among the professionals. He won at an average speed of 39.32 km/h, defeating Jan Janssen in a sprint finish by half a wheel.

Jan Janssen, Eddy Merckx and Ramón Saéz

Complete Results:

Rnk

Rider

Team

Time

1

Merckx Eddy

Belgium

6:44:42

2

Janssen Jan

Netherlands

,,

3

Saéz Ramón

Spain

,,

4

Motta Gianni

Italy

,,

 5 

Van der Vleuten Jos

Netherlands

,,

6

Lasa José Manuel

Spain

2:05

7

Van Ryckeghem Daniel

Belgium

,,

8

Dancelli Michele

Italy

,,

9

Boons Jos

Belgium

,,

10

Hagmann Robert

Switzerland

,,

11

Post Peter

Netherlands

,,

12

Foucher André

France

,,

13

Wolfshohl Rolf

Germany

8:03

14

Altig Rudi

Germany

8:25

15

Karstens Gerben

Netherlands

,,

16

Basso Marino

Italy

,,

17

Steevens Harry

Netherlands

,,

18

Riotte Raymond

France

,,

19

Leméteyer Paul

France

,,

20

Harings Jan

Netherlands

,,

21

López Rodríguez José Manuel

Spain

,,

22

Schepers Wim

Netherlands

,,

23

Momeñe José Antonio

Spain

,,

24

Poulidor Raymond

France

,,

25

Junkermann Hans

Germany

,,

26

Schleck Johny

Luxembourg

,,

27

Claes Jean-Baptiste

Belgium

,,

28

Santamarina Luis Pedro

Spain

,,

29

Gimondi Felice

Italy

,,

30

Balmamion Franco

Italy

,,

31

Hoban Barry

Great Britain

,,

32

Vifian Bernard

Switzerland

,,

33

Gabica Francisco

Spain

,,

34

Schutz Edy

Luxembourg

,,

35

Zandegù Dino

Italy

,,

36

Pingeon Roger

France

,,

37

Guyot Bernard

France

,,

38

Monty Willy

Belgium

,,

39

Stablinski Jean

France

,,

40

Abt Peter

Switzerland

,,

41

De Pra Tommaso

Italy

,,

42

Aimar Lucien

France

,,

43

Ritter Ole

Denmark

,,

44

In 't Ven Willy

Belgium

,,

45

Wilde Herbert

Germany

14:03

DNF

Panter Bob

Australia


DNF

Lawrie Bill

Australia


DNF

Vogels Henk

Australia


DNF

Puschel Dieter

Germany


DNF

Bölke Winfried

Germany


DNF

Wiedemann Dieter

Germany


DNF

Oldenburg Horst

Germany


DNF

Goodman Richard

Great Britain


DNF

Addy Robert Charles

Great Britain


DNF

Lewis Colin

Great Britain


DNF

Claridge Roger

Great Britain


DNF

Hitchen Albert

Great Britain


DNF

Wright Michael

Great Britain


DNF

Denson Vin

Great Britain


DNF

Maurer Rolf

Switzerland


DNF

Brand Karl

Switzerland


DNF

Pfenninger Louis

Switzerland


DNF

Binggeli René

Switzerland


DNF

Spuhler Willy

Switzerland


DNF

Vélez Eusebio

Spain


DNF

Gómez Antonio

Spain


DNF

Adorni Vittorio

Italy


DNF

de Roo Jo

Netherlands


DNF

Vandenberghe Georges

Belgium


DNF

Reybrouck Guido

Belgium


Jos Van der Vleuten was disqualified for a positive dope test. 

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