1965 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Cavaria con Premezzo | |
| Venue | Cavaria con Premezzo, Italy |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 February 1965 |
| Coordinates | 45°42′N 8°48′E / 45.700°N 8.800°E |
| Cyclists participating | 41 |
| Events | 1 |
The 1965 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Cavaria con Premezzo, Italy on Sunday February 14, 1965. It was the 16th edition of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.[1]
Twelve teams participated, setting a new record. As in the previous year, teams came from Algeria, Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, and Czechoslovakia; Bulgaria also participated for the first time with one driver.[2]
Renato Longo and Rolf Wolfshohl, who had each won three of the last six World Championships, broke away from the competition in the first lap and built up a lead of up to one and a half minutes.[3] In the final running section, approximately 1 km from the finish, Longo managed to create the decisive gap and won by 13 seconds. Amerigo Severini finished third. The race was watched by around 20,000 spectators.[4]
Men's Elite
| RANK | 1965 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Renato Longo (ITA) | 00:58:23 | |
| Rolf Wolfshohl (BRD) | + 0:13 | |
| Amerigo Severini (ITA) | + 1:21 | |
| 4. | Roger De Clercq (BEL) | + 2:09 |
| 5. | Amelio Mendijur (ESP) | + 3:06 |
| 6. | Albert Van Damme (BEL) | + 3:32 |
| 7. | Pierre Bernet (FRA) | + 3:45 |
| 8. | Léon Scheirs (BEL) | + 3:46 |
| 9. | Joseph Mahé (FRA) | + 3:50 |
| 10. | Huub Harings (NED) | + 4:26 |
Notes
- ^ "World Championship 1965". FirstCycling.com. 21 December 2025.
- ^ "UCI World Championships Cyclocross 1965 - Results". cyclocross24.com. 1 December 2022.
- ^ "1965 » UCI World Championship (WC)". procyclingstats.com. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "World Championschip Cyclo-Cross". wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 21 December 2025.