1966 World Road Championships, Official Race Poster, Winner – Rudi Altig

This original event poster from the 1966 UCI Road World Championships is a bold, high-contrast piece that captures the energy and motion of professional cycling. Designed in a dynamic black-and-white style, it features a pack of riders in motion, their forms abstracted to emphasize speed and movement. The only splashes of color are the bright blue titles and the iconic rainbow stripes of the World Champion, along with the Martini International Club sponsor logo in the lower right corner.

The poster advertises the full slate of championship events: the 100 km amateur team time trial in Cologne on August 25, followed by the individual amateur, women’s, and professional men’s races at the Nürburgring on August 27–28. The 1966 championships crowned some of the most iconic riders of the era: Rudi Altig of West Germany claimed victory in the men’s professional road race in front of a home crowd, defeating Jacques Anquetil (France) and Raymond Poulidor (France). Yvonne Reynders of Belgium won the women’s road race, while the amateur men’s title went to Evert Grasmann of the Netherlands.