World Championships Road Race 1961
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rik VAN LOOY | Belgium | 7h46'35" |
| 2. | Nino DEFILIPPIS | Italy | |
| 3. | Raymond POULIDOR | France | |
| 4. | José BERNÁRDEZ BOLUJA | Spain | |
| 5. | Jo DE ROO | Netherlands | |
| 6. | Jean STABLINSKI | France | |
| 7. | Joseph PLANCKAERT | Belgium | |
| 8. | Gastone NENCINI | Italy | |
| 9. | Tom SIMPSON | Great Britain | |
| 10. | Hans JUNKERMANN | Germany | |
| 11. | Piet RENTMEESTER | Netherlands | |
| 12. | Angelo CONTERNO | Italy | |
| 13. | Jacques ANQUETIL | France | |
| 14. | Imerio MASSIGNAN | Italy | |
| 15. | Michel STOLKER | Netherlands | 33" |
| 16. | Diego RONCHINI | Italy | |
| 17. | Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES | Spain | 37" |
| 18. | Ercole BALDINI | Italy | |
| 19. | Frans DE MULDER | Belgium | |
| 20. | Kurt GIMMI | Switzerland | |
| 21. | Robert CAZALA | France | |
| 22. | Arnaldo PAMBIANCO | Italy | |
| 23. | Bas MALIEPAARD | Netherlands | |
| 24. | Willy SCHROEDERS | Belgium | 52" |
| 25. | Sigi RENZ | Germany | 19'14" |
| 26. | Michel VAN AERDE | Belgium | |
| 27. | Niels BAUNSØE | Denmark | |
| 28. | Wilfried THALER | Austria | |
| 29. | Freddy RÜEGG | Switzerland | |
| 30. | Attilio MORESI | Switzerland | |
| 31. | Rolf MAURER | Switzerland | |
| 32. | Rolf GRAF | Switzerland |
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Race information
Start, finish: Bern - Bern
Distance: 285.2 km
Date: 3 September 1961