Freddy Maertens, 1974 World Championship Road Race, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaFelice Gimondi and Eddy Merckx in action on the climb of Voie Camillien Houde.
The 1974 UCI Road World Championships took place on 25 August 1974 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal and the 1976 Summer Olympics follows a similar course to this World Championship.[2] It was the 47th edition of the tournament and the first to be hosted outside Europe.
^Dick Chapman (August 26, 1974). "Cycling titan Eddy Merckx winner of 'formidable' Mount Royal Marathon". The Montreal Gazette. p. 14. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
^"Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Montréal bring WorldTour to Canada". CyclingNews. 7 September 2012.