Interview with the two 1974 UCI Road World Champions
On 25 August 1974, Belgian Eddy Merckx won the Men Elite road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Montreal (Canada), the day after French rider Geneviève Gambillon was crowned Women Elite UCI World Champion.
Fifty years on, the two winners look back at that memorable weekend, which marked the event's first foray outside Europe.
From 20 to 27 September 2026, the UCI Road World Championships will return to Montreal, one week after the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (UCI WorldTour).