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Road Race World Champions
November, 2023
| UCI Road Race World Champions, 1927 - present. List of Cycling Greats and top Countries of Cycling. |
| Year | Course | Nationality | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Glasgow, Sco. | Netherlands | Mathieu Van der Poel |
| 2022 | Woolongong, Aus. | Belgium | Remco Evenepoel |
| 2021 | Flanders, Bel. | France | Julian Alaphilippe |
| 2020 | Imola, Italy | France | Julian Alaphilippe |
| 2019 | Yorkshire, G.B. | Denmark | Mads Pedersen |
| 2018 | Innsbruck, Aut. | Spain | Alejandro Valverde |
| 2017 | Bergen, Nor. | Slovakia | Peter Sagan |
| 2016 | Doha, Qatar | Slovakia | Peter Sagan |
| 2015 | Richmond, USA | Slovakia | Peter Sagan |
| 2014 | Ponferrada, Spain | Poland | Michal Kwatkowski |
| 2013 | Toscana, Italy | Portugal | Alberto F. da Costa |
| 2012 | Limberg, Neth. | Belgium | Philippe Gilbert |
| 2011 | Copenhagen, Den. | Great Britain | Mark Cavendish |
| 2010 | Melbourne, Aus. | Norway | Thor Hushovd |
| 2009 | Mendrisio, Swi. | Australia | Cadel Evans |
| 2008 | Varese, Italy | Italy | Alessandro Ballan |
| 2007 | Stuttgart, Ger. | Italy | Paolo Bettini |
| 2006 | Salzburg, Aus. | Italy | Paolo Bettini |
| 2005 | Madrid, Spain | Belgium | Tom Boonen |
| 2004 | Verona, Italy | Spain | Oscar Freire |
| 2003 | Hamilton, Can. | Spain | Igor Astarloa |
| 2002 | Zolder, Bel. | Italy | Mario Cipollini |
| 2001 | Lisbon, Por. | Spain | Oscar Freire |
| 2000 | Plouay, Fra. | Latvia | Romans Vainsteins |
| 1999 | Verona, Italy | Spain | Oscar Freire |
| 1998 | Valkenburg, Neth. | Switzerland | Oscar Camenzind |
| 1997 | San Sebastian, Spain | France | Laurent Brochard |
| 1996 | Lugano, Swi. | Belgium | Johan Museeuw |
| 1995 | Bogota, Col. | Spain | Abraham Olano |
| 1994 | Agrigento, Italy | France | Luc LeBlanc |
| 1993 | Oslo, Nor. | USA |
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| 1992 | Benidorm, Spain | Italy | Gianni Bugno |
| 1991 | Stuttgart, Ger. | Italy | Gianni Bugno |
| 1990 | Utsunomiya, Japan | Belgium | Rudy Dhaenens |
| 1989 | Chambery, Fra. | USA | Greg Lemond |
| 1988 | Ronse, Bel. | Italy | Mauricio Fondriest |
| 1987 | Villach, Aus. | Ireland | Stephen Roche |
| 1986 | Colorado Springs, USA | Italy | Argentin Moreno |
| 1985 | Giavera Montello, Italy | Netherlands | Zoetemelk Joop |
| 1984 | Barcelona, Spain | Belgium | Claude Criquielion |
| 1983 | Altenrhein, Swi. | USA | Greg Lemond |
| 1982 | Goodwood, G.B. | Italy | Giuseppe Saronni |
| 1981 | Prague, Cze. | Belgium | Freddy Maertens |
| 1980 | Sallanches, Fra. | France | Bernard Hinault |
| 1979 | Valkenburg, Neth. | Netherlands | Jan Raas |
| 1978 | Nurburgring, Ger. | Netherlands | Gerrie Knetemann |
| 1977 | San Cristobal, Ven. | Italy | Francesco Moser |
| 1976 | Ostuni, Italy | Belgium | Freddy Maertens |
| 1975 | Yvoir, Bel. | Netherlands | Hennie Kuiper |
| 1974 | Montreal, Can. | Belgium | Eddy Merckx |
| 1973 | Montjuich, Spain | Italy | Felice Gimondi |
| 1972 | Gap, Fra. | Italy | Marino Basso |
| 1971 | Mendrisio, Swi. | Belgium | Eddy Merckx |
| 1970 | Leicester, GB | Belgium | Jean-Pierre Monsere |
| 1969 | Zolder, Bel. | Netherlands | Harm Ottenbros |
| 1968 | Imola, Italy | Italy | Vittorio Adorni |
| 1967 | Heerlen, Neth. | Belgium | Eddy Merckx |
| 1966 | Nurburgring, Ger. | Germany | Rudi Altig |
| 1965 | Lasarte, Spain | Great Britain | Tom Simpson |
| 1964 | Sallanches, Fra. | Netherlands | Jan Janssen |
| 1963 | Ronse, Bel. | Belgium | Benoni Beheyt |
| 1962 | Salo, Italy | France | Jean Stablinski |
| 1961 | Bern, Swi. | Belgium | Rik van Looy |
| 1960 | Sachsenring, Ger. | Belgium | Rik van Looy |
| 1959 | Zandvoort, Neth. | France | Andre Darrigade |
| 1958 | Reims, Fra. | Italy | Ercole Baldini |
| 1957 | Waregem, Bel. | Belgium | Rik van Steenbergen |
| 1956 | Ballerup, Den. | Belgium | Rik van Steenbergen |
| 1955 | Frascati, Italy | Belgium | Stan Ockers |
| 1954 | Sollingen, Ger. | France | Louison Bobet |
| 1953 | Lugano, Swi. | Italy | Fausto Coppi |
| 1952 | Luxembourg, Lux. | Germany | Heinz Muller |
| 1951 | Varese, Italy | Switzerland | Ferdi Kubler |
| 1950 | Moorslede, Bel. | Belgium | Briek Schotte |
| 1949 | Copenhagen, Den. | Belgium | Rik van Steenbergen |
| 1948 | Valkenburg, Neth. | Belgium | Briek Schotte |
| 1947 | Reims, Fra. | Netherlands | Theo Middelkamp |
| 1946 | Zurich, Swi. | Switzerland | Hans Knecht |
| 1938 | Valkenburg, Neth. | Belgium | Marcel Kint |
| 1937 | Copenhagen, Den. | Belgium | Eloi Meulenberg |
| 1936 | Bern, Swi. | France | Antonin Magne |
| 1935 | Florette, Bel. | Belgium | Jean Aerts |
| 1934 | Leipzig, Ger. | Belgium | Karel Kaers |
| 1933 | Monthlery, Fra. | France | Georges Speicher |
| 1932 | Roma, Italy | Italy | Alfredo Binda |
| 1931 | Copenhagen, Den. | Italy | Learco Guerra |
| 1930 | Liege, Bel. | Italy | Alfredo Binda |
| 1929 | Zurich, Swi. | Belgium | Georges Ronsse |
| 1928 | Budapest, Hun. | Belgium | Georges Ronsse |
| 1927 | Nurburgring, Ger. | Italy | Alfredo Binda |
References:
Road Race Champions: UCI news article
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