The 1970 UCI Road World Championships for professional riders were held on 16 August 1970 in Leicester, England. It was the 37th edition of the event. 95 professionals took the start on Sunday 16 August for a race covering 271.96 kilometres. At the age of 21 in his first season as a professional, Jean-Pierre Monseré won at an average speed of 41.42 km/h.
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| Jean-Pierre Monseré at the finish |
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| Jean-Pierre Monseré receiving the rainbow jersey |
Halfway through the race, Monseré was at the head of a seven-man breakaway that included four Italians: Felice Gimondi, Michele Dancelli, Gianni Motta and Giacinto Santambrogio. Eddy Merckx, the great favourite of the year, remained in the main field and, with 15 kilometres to go, was still a minute behind the breakaway. His attempt to bridge the gap came to nothing. At the finish, he was one of the first to congratulate his young compatriot on winning the title.
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| Leif Mortensen, Jean-Pierre Monseré and Felice Gimondi |
The crowd of around 10,000 warmly applauded the Englishman Les West, who finished fourth. Strong winds made the race exceptionally hard. At one point, the wind threatened to carry away the journalists’ tent, which had to be abandoned. The circuit included two moderate climbs, with both the start and finish at Mallory Park motor racing circuit.
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| Leif Mortensen, Jean-Pierre Monseré and Felice Gimondi |
Complete Results:
Rnk |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Monseré Jean-Pierre |
Belgium |
6:33:58 |
2 |
Mortensen Leif |
Denmark |
0:02 |
3 |
Gimondi Felice |
Italy |
,, |
4 |
West Les |
Great Britain |
0:03 |
5 |
Rouxel Charly |
France |
0:05 |
6 |
Vasseur Alain |
France |
0:09 |
7 |
Godefroot Walter |
Belgium |
0:18 |
8 |
Verbeeck Frans |
Belgium |
,, |
9 |
Bitossi Franco |
Italy |
,, |
10 |
Vianen Gerard |
Netherlands |
,, |
11 |
De Vlaeminck Roger |
Belgium |
,, |
12 |
Wolfshohl Rolf |
Germany |
,, |
13 |
Krekels Jan |
Netherlands |
,, |
14 |
Guimard Cyrille |
France |
,, |
15 |
Altig Rudi |
Germany |
,, |
16 |
Janssen Jan |
Netherlands |
,, |
17 |
Basso Marino |
Italy |
,, |
18 |
Dancelli Michele |
Italy |
,, |
19 |
Tschan Jürgen |
Germany |
,, |
20 |
Ottenbros Harm |
Netherlands |
,, |
21 |
Lasa Miguel María |
Spain |
,, |
22 |
Pijnen René |
Netherlands |
,, |
23 |
Raymond Christian |
France |
,, |
24 |
Barras Sid |
Great Britain |
,, |
25 |
Simonetti Mauro |
Italy |
,, |
26 |
Dolman Evert |
Netherlands |
,, |
27 |
Spahn Erich |
Switzerland |
,, |
28 |
Kisner Peter |
Netherlands |
,, |
29 |
Merckx Eddy |
Belgium |
,, |
30 |
Pettersson Sture |
Sweden |
,, |
31 |
Pettersson Gösta |
Sweden |
,, |
32 |
Wright Michael |
Great Britain |
,, |
33 |
Riotte Raymond |
France |
,, |
34 |
van Katwijk Jan |
Netherlands |
,, |
35 |
Pfenninger Louis |
Switzerland |
,, |
36 |
Rebillard Daniel |
France |
,, |
37 |
Poulidor Raymond |
France |
,, |
38 |
Saéz Ramón |
Spain |
,, |
39 |
Motta Gianni |
Italy |
,, |
40 |
Ritter Ole |
Denmark |
,, |
41 |
Bernardino Firmino |
Portugal |
,, |
42 |
Pettersson Tomas |
Sweden |
,, |
43 |
González José Antonio |
Spain |
,, |
44 |
Santambrogio Giacinto |
Italy |
,, |
45 |
Jolly Brian |
Great Britain |
,, |
46 |
Vifian Bernard |
Switzerland |
,, |
47 |
Puschel Dieter |
Germany |
,, |
48 |
Streng Ernst |
Germany |
,, |
49 |
Gandarias Andrés |
Spain |
,, |
50 |
Adorni Vittorio |
Italy |
,, |
51 |
Wagtmans Rini |
Netherlands |
,, |
52 |
Zoetemelk Joop |
Netherlands |
,, |
53 |
Horton Danny |
Great Britain |
,, |
54 |
Rub Kurt |
Switzerland |
,, |
55 |
Glemser Peter |
Germany |
,, |
56 |
Aranzabal Jesús |
Spain |
,, |
57 |
Delisle Raymond |
France |
,, |
58 |
Thalmann Erwin |
Switzerland |
,, |
59 |
Van Springel Herman |
Belgium |
,, |
60 |
Azevedo José Silva Gonçalves |
Portugal |
,, |
61 |
Berland Roland |
France |
,, |
62 |
Pettersson Erik |
Sweden |
,, |
63 |
Perurena Domingo |
Spain |
,, |
64 |
Porter Hugh |
Great Britain |
,, |
65 |
Huysmans Jos |
Belgium |
,, |
66 |
Zilioli Italo |
Italy |
,, |
67 |
Pacheco José Luis Oliveira |
Portugal |
,, |
68 |
Pintens Georges |
Belgium |
,, |
69 |
Bölke Winfried |
Germany |
,, |
DNF |
Gilmore Graeme |
Australia |
|
DNF |
Kelliher Toni |
Australia |
|
DNF |
Maloney Gordon |
Australia |
|
DNF |
Lawrie Bill |
Australia |
|
DNF |
Johnson Gordon |
Australia |
|
DNF |
Jiménez Giovanni José |
Colombia |
|
DNF |
Frey Mogens |
Denmark |
|
DNF |
Kunde Karl-Heinz |
Germany |
|
DNF |
Peffgen Wilfried |
Germany |
|
DNF |
Head Peter |
Great Britain |
|
DNF |
Hoban Barry |
Great Britain |
|
DNF |
Wiles Geoffrey |
Great Britain |
|
DNF |
Lewis Colin |
Great Britain |
|
DNF |
Pereira José Machado |
Portugal |
|
DNF |
Leite Joaquim Magalhães |
Portugal |
|
DNF |
Moreira Joaquim |
Portugal |
|
DNF |
Lasa José Manuel |
Spain |
|
DNF |
Tamames Agustín |
Spain |
|
DNF |
Jiménez Nemesio |
Spain |
|
DNF |
Ocaña Luis |
Spain |
|
DNF |
Zandegù Dino |
Italy |
|
DNF |
Van Lancker Alain |
France |
|
DNF |
Bruyère Joseph |
Belgium |
|
DNF |
Spruyt Jos |
Belgium |
|
DNF |
Schutz Edy |
Luxembourg |
|
DNF |
Miller Leonard |
Bahamas |
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