The race was held as an individual time trial rather than a mass start.

The championship took place on Wednesday 26 August 1931 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

[1] The race was won by Learco Guerra of Italy.

The professional riders had to cover a distance of 170 kilometres, on the Copenhagen-Ringsted-Bårse-Kuge-Copenhagen route.

Italy's Learco Guerra won in 4 h 53 min 43 s, more than four minutes ahead of Ferdinand Le Drogo of France and Swiss cyclist Albert Büchi.