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.
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| Eddy Merckx |
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| 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.
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| 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 |
,, |
|
|
|
|
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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