Road Cycling World Championships 1972 at Gap (fra) Men: Road Race August 6: (Gap, 272.5 km) 1. Marino Basso (ita) 7h05:59 2. Franco Bitossi (ita) s.t. 3. Cyrille Guimard (fra) s.t. 4. Eddy Merckx (bel) s.t. 5. Joop Zoetemelk (net) s.t. 6. Michele Dancelli (ita) s.t. 7. Leif Mortensen (den) s.t. 8. Frans Verbeeck (bel) s.t. 9. Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (fra) + 1:07 10. Felice Gimondi (ita) s.t.