1981 World Road Cycling Championships
| Host City | Prague |
|---|---|
| Country |  TCH |
| Held | 26 – 30 August 1981 |
| Competitors | 24 |
| Countries | 9 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Race Individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Road Race Individual Amateurs | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | Soviet Union |  URS |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Belgium |  BEL |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Switzerland |  SUI |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | East Germany |  GDR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Germany |  GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France |  FRA |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Italy |  ITA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | TCH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | United States |  USA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Race Individual, Men | Freddy Maertens |
BEL
|
Giuseppe Saronni |
ITA
|
Bernard Hinault |
FRA
|
| Road Race Individual Amateurs, Men | Andrey Vedernikov |
URS
|
Rudy Rogiers |
BEL
|
Gilbert Glaus |
SUI
|
| Road Race Individual Junior, Men | Beat Schumacher |
SUI
|
Oleg Chuzhda |
URS
|
Philippe Bouvatier |
FRA
|
| Road Race Team, Men | East Germany |
GDR
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
| Road Race Individual, Women | Ute Enzenauer |
GER
|
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli |
FRA
|
Connie Carpenter-Phinney |
USA
|