World Road Cycling Championships

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
2025 World Road Cycling Championships	Kigali	RWA	21 – 28 September 2025	13	49	18

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Italy	ITA	87	79	78	244
2	Netherlands	NED	61	56	48	165
3	Belgium	BEL	57	47	47	151
4	France	FRA	51	52	44	147
5	Germany	GER	44	46	53	143
6	United States	USA	28	33	22	83
7	Great Britain	GBR	27	20	22	69
8	Australia	AUS	25	36	30	91
9	Switzerland	SUI	24	31	30	85
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	13	17	22	52
14	Sweden	SWE	10	6	11	27
15	East Germany	GDR	10	4	5	19
16	Norway	NOR	10	3	10	23
17	Poland	POL	9	8	9	26
18	Ukraine	UKR	6	10	6	22
19	Lithuania	LTU	6	3	7	16
20	Slovenia	SLO	5	2	4	11
21	New Zealand	NZL	4	5	3	12
22	Slovakia	SVK	4	5	2	11
23	Canada	CAN	3	3	8	14
24	Belarus	BLR	3	1	2	6
25	Luxembourg	LUX	2	3	4	9
26	Czech Republic	CZE	2	3	2	7
27	Ireland	IRL	2	2	4	8
28	Austria	AUT	2	1	7	10
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