1989 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The men's road race at the 1989 UCI Road World Championships was the 56th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 27 August 1989, in Chambéry, France over a distance of 259.35 kilometres (161.15 mi).^[1]

Men's Individual Road Race

1989 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates	27 August 1989
Stages	1
Distance	259.35 km (161.2 mi)
Winning time	6h 45' 59"
Medalists
Gold  Greg LeMond (USA) (United States)    Silver  Dimitri Konyshev (URS) (Soviet Union)    Bronze  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Ireland)
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190 riders started, there were 42 classified finishers, and the winner's average speed was 38.33 km/h (23.82 mph).^[2]

The race was won by Greg LeMond of the United States. By winning the race, LeMond achieved two cycling doubles: This was his second World Championship road race win, following his victory at the 1983 event. He was also the World Championship road race and a Grand Tour winner in the same year, after his success at the 1989 Tour de France.^{[citation needed]}

Final classification

General classification (1–10)^[3] Rank Rider Time     Greg LeMond (USA) 6h 45' 59"     Dimitri Konyshev (URS) + 0"     Sean Kelly (IRL) + 0" 4   Steven Rooks (NED) + 0" 5   Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) + 3" 6   Laurent Fignon (FRA) + 3" 7   Martin Earley (IRL) + 10" 8   Gianni Bugno (ITA) + 10" 9   Rolf Sørensen (DEN) + 10" 10   Claude Criquielion (BEL) + 10"

References

1. "1989 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
2. . Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.
3. "1989 World Championship". First Cycling. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

Further reading

• Fotheringham, William (28 August 2019). "Thirty years ago: UCI Road World Championships 1989, Chambéry France". Prendas Ciclismo. Retrieved 10 April 2020.