It took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 31 August and 1 September 1946.

It was the third time the championships were organized in Zürich, after the 1923 and 1929 editions.

[1] The course, with Zürich as both start and finish place, was around 189km for the amateurs and 270km for professional cyclists.

[2] Winner Hans Knecht finished with an average speed of 36.448 km/h.

[3] In the same period, the 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Oerlikon Velodrome in Zürich.