World Road Cycling Championships

Sport Cycling
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1921—2024
Editions 99
Competitors 1572
Countries 65

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1921 World Road Cycling Championships Kobenhavn DEN 4 August 1921 1 3 3
1922 World Road Cycling Championships Liverpool GBR 3 August 1922 1 3 1
1923 World Road Cycling Championships Zürich SUI 25 August 1923 1 3 2
1924 World Road Cycling Championships Paris FRA 2 August 1924 1 3 2
1925 World Road Cycling Championships Apeldoorn NED 22 August 1925 1 3 3
1926 World Road Cycling Championships Milano ITA 29 July 1926 1 3 2
1927 World Road Cycling Championships Nürburgring GER 21 July 1927 2 6 3
1928 World Road Cycling Championships Budapest HUN 16 August 1928 2 6 3
1929 World Road Cycling Championships Zürich SUI 17 August 1929 2 6 4
1930 World Road Cycling Championships Liège BEL 30 August 1930 2 6 3
1931 World Road Cycling Championships Kobenhavn DEN 26 August 1931 2 6 4
1932 World Road Cycling Championships Roma ITA 31 August 1932 2 6 4
1933 World Road Cycling Championships Montlhéry FRA 12 – 14 August 1933 2 6 4
1934 World Road Cycling Championships Leipzig GER 18 August 1934 2 6 4
1935 World Road Cycling Championships Floreffe BEL 18 August 1935 2 6 5
1936 World Road Cycling Championships Bern SUI 5 September 1936 2 6 4
1937 World Road Cycling Championships Kobenhavn DEN 23 – 24 August 1937 2 6 5
1938 World Road Cycling Championships Valkenburg NED 3 – 4 September 1938 2 6 3
1946 World Road Cycling Championships Zürich SUI 31 August – 1 September 1946 2 6 3
1947 World Road Cycling Championships Reims FRA 2 – 3 August 1947 2 6 3
1948 World Road Cycling Championships Valkenburg NED 21 – 22 August 1948 2 6 3
1949 World Road Cycling Championships Kobenhavn DEN 20 – 21 August 1949 2 6 5
1950 World Road Cycling Championships Moorslede BEL 19 – 20 August 1950 2 6 6
1951 World Road Cycling Championships Varese ITA 1 – 2 September 1951 2 6 3
1952 World Road Cycling Championships Luxembourg LUX 23 – 24 August 1952 2 6 5
1953 World Road Cycling Championships Lugano SUI 29 – 30 August 1953 2 6 2
1954 World Road Cycling Championships Solingen GER 21 – 22 August 1954 2 6 6
1955 World Road Cycling Championships Frascati ITA 27 – 28 August 1955 2 6 3
1956 World Road Cycling Championships Ballerup DEN 25 – 26 August 1956 2 6 2
1957 World Road Cycling Championships Waregem BEL 17 – 18 August 1957 2 6 4
1958 World Road Cycling Championships Reims FRA 30 – 31 August 1958 3 9 6
1959 World Road Cycling Championships Zandvoort NED 15 – 16 August 1959 3 9 6
1960 World Road Cycling Championships Karl-Marx-Stadt GDR 13 – 14 August 1960 3 9 4
1961 World Road Cycling Championships Bern SUI 2 – 3 September 1961 3 9 5
1962 World Road Cycling Championships Salò di Garda ITA 29 August – 2 September 1962 4 20 7
1963 World Road Cycling Championships Ronse BEL 10 – 11 August 1963 4 21 6
1964 World Road Cycling Championships Sallanches FRA 3 – 6 September 1964 4 21 7
1965 World Road Cycling Championships San Sebastián ESP 2 – 5 September 1965 4 20 8
1966 World Road Cycling Championships Nürburgring GER 25 – 28 August 1966 4 21 8
1967 World Road Cycling Championships Heerlen NED 31 August – 3 September 1967 4 21 9
1968 World Road Cycling Championships Imola ITA 31 August – 1 September 1968 1 3 2
1968 World Road Cycling Championships Montevideo URU 7 – 10 November 1968 3 16 6
1969 World Road Cycling Championships Zolder BEL 10 August 1969 1 3 3
1969 World Road Cycling Championships Brünn TCH 22 – 24 August 1969 3 17 7
1970 World Road Cycling Championships Leicester GBR 13 – 16 August 1970 4 21 6
1971 World Road Cycling Championships Mendrisio SUI 4 – 5 September 1971 4 21 7
1972 World Road Cycling Championships Gap FRA 5 – 6 August 1972 2 6 3
1973 World Road Cycling Championships Barcelona ESP 29 August – 2 September 1973 4 19 8
1974 World Road Cycling Championships Montreal CAN 21 – 25 August 1974 4 21 8
1975 World Road Cycling Championships Yvoir BEL 27 – 31 August 1975 5 24 8
1976 World Road Cycling Championships Ostuni ITA 4 – 5 September 1976 3 9 4
1977 World Road Cycling Championships San Cristóbal VEN 22 – 26 August 1977 5 24 10
1978 World Road Cycling Championships Nürburgring GER 23 – 27 August 1978 5 22 8
1979 World Road Cycling Championships Valkenburg NED 22 – 26 August 1979 5 22 9
1980 World Road Cycling Championships Sallanches FRA 30 – 31 August 1980 3 9 8
1981 World Road Cycling Championships Prague TCH 26 – 30 August 1981 5 24 9
1982 World Road Cycling Championships Goodwood GBR 1 – 5 September 1982 5 24 9
1983 World Road Cycling Championships Altenrhein SUI 31 August – 4 September 1983 5 24 11
1984 World Road Cycling Championships Barcelona ESP 2 September 1984 2 6 5
1985 World Road Cycling Championships Giavera del Montello ITA 29 August – 1 September 1985 5 24 10
1986 World Road Cycling Championships Colorado Springs USA 27 August – 7 September 1986 5 22 7
1987 World Road Cycling Championships Villach AUT 5 – 6 September 1987 7 39 10
1988 World Road Cycling Championships Ronse BEL 27 – 28 August 1988 4 21 7
1989 World Road Cycling Championships Chambéry FRA 23 – 27 August 1989 7 36 9
1990 World Road Cycling Championships Utsunomiya JPN 31 August – 2 September 1990 7 39 9
1991 World Road Cycling Championships Stuttgart GER 21 – 25 August 1991 7 39 12
1992 World Road Cycling Championships Benidorm ESP 5 – 6 September 1992 4 21 7
1993 World Road Cycling Championships Oslo NOR 25 – 29 August 1993 7 39 11
1994 World Road Cycling Championships Agrigento ITA 21 – 28 August 1994 10 45 14
1995 World Road Cycling Championships Duitama COL 4 – 8 October 1995 9 24 12
1996 World Road Cycling Championships Lugano SUI 9 – 13 October 1996 10 28 11
1997 World Road Cycling Championships San Sebastián ESP 7 – 12 October 1997 10 30 17
1998 World Road Cycling Championships Valkenburg NED 4 – 11 October 1998 10 26 14
1999 World Road Cycling Championships Verona ITA 4 – 10 October 1999 10 25 12
2000 World Road Cycling Championships Plouay FRA 10 – 15 October 2000 10 29 19
2001 World Road Cycling Championships Lisbon POR 9 – 14 October 2001 10 26 16
2002 World Road Cycling Championships Zolder/Hasselt BEL 8 – 13 October 2002 10 29 13
2003 World Road Cycling Championships Hamilton CAN 7 – 12 October 2003 10 30 12
2004 World Road Cycling Championships Verona ITA 27 September – 3 October 2004 10 27 15
2005 World Road Cycling Championships Madrid ESP 20 – 25 September 2005 10 28 17
2006 World Road Cycling Championships Salzburg AUT 19 – 24 September 2006 10 29 15
2007 World Road Cycling Championships Stuttgart GER 25 – 30 September 2007 10 30 14
2008 World Road Cycling Championships Varese ITA 23 – 28 September 2008 10 29 14
2009 World Road Cycling Championships Mendrisio SUI 23 – 27 September 2009 10 28 16
2010 World Road Cycling Championships Geelong AUS 29 September – 3 October 2010 10 29 16
2011 World Road Cycling Championships Kobenhavn DEN 19 – 25 September 2011 10 30 10
2012 World Road Cycling Championships Valkenburg NED 15 – 23 September 2012 12 59 19
2013 World Road Cycling Championships Firenze ITA 21 – 29 September 2013 12 61 24
2014 World Road Cycling Championships Ponferrada ESP 21 – 28 September 2014 12 60 20
2015 World Road Cycling Championships Richmond USA 19 – 27 September 2015 12 59 21
2016 World Road Cycling Championships Doha QAT 9 – 16 October 2016 12 63 18
2017 World Road Cycling Championships Bergen NOR 17 – 24 September 2017 12 58 18
2018 World Road Cycling Championships Innsbruck AUT 22 – 30 September 2018 12 60 17
2019 World Road Cycling Championships Yorkshire GBR 22 – 29 September 2019 11 46 10
2020 World Road Cycling Championships Imola ITA 24 – 27 September 2020 4 356 54
2021 World Road Cycling Championships Flanders BEL 19 – 26 September 2021 11 44 15
2022 World Road Cycling Championships Wollongong AUS 18 – 25 September 2022 13 45 13
2023 World Road Cycling Championships Glasgow GBR 6 – 13 August 2023 13 53 16
2024 World Road Cycling Championships Zürich SUI 21 – 29 September 2024 13 44 13

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Italy ITA 86 78 77 241
2 Netherlands NED 59 55 47 161
3 Belgium BEL 56 46 45 147
4 France FRA 50 50 43 143
5 Germany GER 44 46 53 143
6 United States USA 28 32 22 82
7 Great Britain GBR 25 20 22 67
8 Australia AUS 24 35 30 89
9 Switzerland SUI 23 30 28 81
10 Denmark DEN 23 21 23 67
11 Soviet Union URS 14 22 19 55
12 Russia RUS 13 18 13 44
13 Spain ESP 12 16 20 48
14 East Germany GDR 10 4 5 19
15 Norway NOR 10 3 9 22
16 Poland POL 9 8 8 25
17 Sweden SWE 9 6 11 26
18 Ukraine UKR 6 10 6 22
19 Lithuania LTU 6 3 7 16
20 New Zealand NZL 4 3 3 10
21 Slovakia SVK 4 3 2 9
22 Slovenia SLO 4 2 4 10
23 Belarus BLR 3 1 2 6
24 Canada CAN 2 3 8 13
25 Luxembourg LUX 2 3 4 9
26 Czech Republic CZE 2 3 2 7
27 Ireland IRL 2 2 3 7
28 Austria AUT 2 1 6 9
29 Colombia COL 2 1 2 5
30 Kazakhstan KAZ 2 0 2 4
31 Portugal POR 1 3 1 5
32 Hungary HUN 1 2 1 4
33 Latvia LAT 1 1 0 2
34 Uzbekistan UZB 1 0 0 1
35 Czechoslovakia TCH 0 2 3 5
36 South Africa RSA 0 2 2 4
37 Finland FIN 0 1 2 3
38 Brazil BRA 0 1 0 1
= Eritrea ERI 0 1 0 1
= Republic of Moldova MDA 0 1 0 1
= Tunisia TUN 0 1 0 1
42 Estonia EST 0 0 2 2
43 Albania ALB 0 0 1 1
= Croatia CRO 0 0 1 1
= Uruguay URU 0 0 1 1