1978 World Road Cycling Championships
| Host City | Nürburgring |
|---|---|
| Country |  GER |
| Held | 23 – 27 August 1978 |
| Competitors | 22 |
| Countries | 8 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Race Individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Road Race Individual Amateurs | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Road Race Individual Junior | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Road Race Team | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Road Race Individual | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |  NED |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |  URS |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Switzerland |  SUI |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany | GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Italy |  ITA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | East Germany |  GDR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Poland |  POL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Denmark |  DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Race Individual, Men | Gerard Knetemann |
NED
|
Francesco Moser |
ITA
|
Jørgen Marcussen |
DEN
|
| Road Race Individual Amateurs, Men | Gilbert Glaus |
SUI
|
Krzysztof Sujka |
POL
|
Stefan Mutter |
SUI
|
| Road Race Individual Junior, Men | Vladimir Makarkin |
URS
|
Hubert Denstedt |
GDR
|
Thomas Landis |
SUI
|
| Road Race Team, Men | Netherlands |
NED
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
Switzerland |
SUI
|
| Road Race Individual, Women | Beate Habetz |
GER
|
Cornelia Hage-Van Oosten |
NED
|
Emanuella Lorenzon |
ITA
|