Zolder has also been used for cycling events including the UCI Road World Championships twice in; 1969 and 2002 and the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 1970 and 2002.
In addition, they enrolled Road Cycling World Champion Romāns Vainšteins, sprinter Robbie McEwen, classics specialist Servais Knaven, and Frenchman Richard Virenque who just returned from doping suspension.
The stadium was named after the rainbow jersey worn by the cycling road world championship, since it was inaugurated to host the 1957 UCI Road World Championships.
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The Women's Individual Road Race at the 1996 UCI Road World Championships was held in October 1996 in Lugano, Switzerland, over a total distance of 100.8 kilometres.
The Men's Under-23 Individual Time Trial at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships was held on Tuesday October 6, 1998 from Maastricht to Vilt, Netherlands, over a total distance of 32.9 kilometres.
She came second in the 1969 world road championship in Czechoslovakia, 1m 10s behind Audrey McElmury.
Cerami was 3rd in the 1960 World Championship Road Race behind Rik Van Looy of Belgium and Frenchman André Darrigade.
The UCI Road World Championships for women made its debut in Reims, France in 1958.