1960 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Tolosa | |
| Venue | Tolosa, Spain |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 February 1960 |
| Coordinates | 43°8′N 2°5′W / 43.133°N 2.083°W |
| Cyclists participating | 31 |
| Events | 1 |
The 1960 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Tolosa, Spain on Sunday February 21, 1960.[1] It was the 11th edition of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.
About 50,000 spectators lined a course of just over three kilometers that had to be completed seven times, bringing the total distance this edition to 21.66 kilometers.[2] The 31 participants came from eight countries, including Portugal, which sent a team for the first time.[3]
After the French Jean Robic (1950), Roger Rondeaux (1951–1953), André Dufraisse (1954–1958) and the Italian Renato Longo (1959), the West German Rolf Wolfshohl became the fifth cyclo-cross world champion in his fourth participation. It was his third consecutive podium finish.[4]
Men's Elite
| RANK | 1960 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Rolf Wolfshohl (BRD) | 00:57:11 | |
| Arnold Hungerbühler (SUI) | + 0:14 | |
| Robert Aubry (FRA) | + 1:00 | |
| 4. | Antonio Barrutia (ESP) | + 1:15 |
| 5. | Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (BEL) | + 1:46 |
| 6. | Pierre Kumps (BEL) | + 1:50 |
| 7. | Renato Longo (ITA) | + 2:11 |
| 8. | Roger De Clercq (BEL) | + 3:12 |
| 9. | Roland Boschetti (ITA) | + 3:12 |
| 10. | José Luis Talamillo (ESP) | + 4:21 |
Notes
- ^ "World Championship 1960". FirstCycling.com. 21 December 2025.
- ^ "UCI World Championships Cyclocross 1960 - Results". cyclocross24.com. 1 December 2022.
- ^ "1960 » UCI World Championship (WC)". procyclingstats.com. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "World Championschip Cyclo-Cross". wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 21 December 2025.