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The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual world championship for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships include championships for elite men's road race and individual time trial. In addition, U-23 world championship events are held for the same events in the same manner for cyclists under the age of 23 years old.
- The winner of the UCI Road World Championships Road Race is considered the World Cycling Champion (or World Road Cycling Champion) and earns the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey for a full year in road race or stage events. The event is a single 'massed start' road race, the winner being the first across the line at the completion of the full race distance.
- The winner of the UCI Road World Championships Time Trial is considered the World Time Trial Champion and earns the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey for a full year in individual time trial (ITT) events or stages (for example, the prologue and ITT stages at the Tour de France or other stage races).
Both the road race and individual time trial events are competed by riders organized by national cycling teams versus commercially sponsored or trade teams, which is the standard in professional cycling.
[edit] History
The first professional World Cycling Championship took place in 1927 at the Nürburgring in Germany and was won by Alfredo Binda, of Italy. The recent years, the race is held towards the end of the European season, usually following the Vuelta a España. The event can be held over either a relatively flat course which favors cycling sprinters (such as 2005 champion Tom Boonen), or over a hilly course (Salzburg 2006) which favors more of a climbing specialist or all-round type of cyclist.
The elite men's race is usually won by riders on the UCI ProTour or its predecessor, the UCI World Cup. However, in the past there were separate events for amateur riders, mainly from Eastern bloc countries.
For men at the elite professional level, the World Cycling Championship, along with the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, forms the Triple Crown of Cycling.
[edit] Other world cycling championships
This article contains a list of winners for the men's elite road race and individual time trial. For the elite women's events in bicycle road racing and track cycling, see:
For other cycling championships, see:
[edit] Palmares
[edit] World Cycling Champions
Only four cyclists have successfully defended their title (three Belgians and one Italian): Georges Ronsse (Belgium, 1928-29); Rik Van Steenbergen (Belgium, 1956-57); Rik Van Looy (Belgium, 1960-61); Gianni Bugno (Italy, 1991-92).
| Year | Venue | World Road Race Champion | Country
|
| 1927
| Nürburgring, Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
| Alfredo Binda
| Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy
|
| 1928
| Budapest, Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
| Georges Ronsse
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1929
| Zürich, Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
| Georges Ronsse
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1930
| Liège, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
| Alfredo Binda
| Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy
|
| 1931
| Copenhagen, Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
| Learco Guerra
| Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy
|
| 1932
| Rome, Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy
| Alfredo Binda
| Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy
|
| 1933
| Montlhery, Image:Flag of France.svg France
| Georges Speicher
| Image:Flag of France.svg France
|
| 1934
| Leipzig, Image:Flag of Germany 1933.svg Germany
| Karel Kaers
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1935
| Floreffe, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
| Jean Aerts
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1936
| Bern, Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
| Antonin Magne
| Image:Flag of France.svg France
|
| 1937
| Copenhagen, Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
| Eloi Meulenberg
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1938
| Valkenburg, Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
| Marcel Kint
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
|
| No championships 1939-1945
due to World War II
|
| 1946
| Zürich, Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
| Hans Knecht
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
|
| 1947
| Rheims, Image:Flag of France.svg France
| Theo Middelkamp
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
|
| 1948
| Valkenburg, Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
| Briek Schotte
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1949
| Copenhagen, Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
| Rik Van Steenbergen
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1950
| Moorslede, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
| Briek Schotte
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1951
| Varese, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Ferdi Kubler
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
|
| 1952
| Luxembourg, Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
| Heinz Müller
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
|
| 1953
| Lugano, Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
| Fausto Coppi
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1954
| Solingen, Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
| Louison Bobet
| Image:Flag of France.svg France
|
| 1955
| Frascati, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Stan Ockers
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1956
| Copenhagen, Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
| Rik Van Steenbergen
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1957
| Waregem, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
| Rik Van Steenbergen
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1958
| Rheims, Image:Flag of France.svg France
| Ercole Baldini
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1959
| Zandvoort, Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
| André Darrigade
| Image:Flag of France.svg France
|
| 1960
| Karl Marx Stadt, Image:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
| Rik Van Looy
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1961
| Bern, Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
| Rik Van Looy
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1962
| Salò, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Jean Stablinski
| Image:Flag of France.svg France
|
| 1963
| Ronse, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
| Benoni Beheyt
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1964
| Sallanches, Image:Flag of France.svg France
| Jan Janssen
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
|
| 1965
| San Sebastian, Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
| Tom Simpson
| Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
|
| 1966
| Nürburgring, Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
| Rudi Altig
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
|
| 1967
| Heerlen, Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
| Eddy Merckx
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1968
| Imola, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Vittorio Adorni
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1969
| Zolder, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
| Harm Ottenbros
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
|
| 1970
| Leicester, Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
| Jean-Pierre Monséré
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1971
| Mendrisio, Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
| Eddy Merckx
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1972
| Gap, Image:Flag of France.svg France
| Marino Basso
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1973
| Barcelona, Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
| Felice Gimondi
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1974
| Montreal, Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
| Eddy Merckx
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1975
| Yvoir, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
| Hennie Kuiper
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
|
| 1976
| Ostuni, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Freddy Maertens
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1977
| San Cristóbal, Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
| Francesco Moser
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1978
| Nürburgring, Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
| Gerrie Knetemann
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
|
| 1979
| Valkenburg, Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
| Jan Raas
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
|
| 1980
| Sallanches, Image:Flag of France.svg France
| Bernard Hinault
| Image:Flag of France.svg France
|
| 1981
| Prague, Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
| Freddy Maertens
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1982
| Goodwood, Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
| Giuseppe Saronni
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1983
| Altenrhein, Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
| Greg LeMond
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
|
| 1984
| Barcelona, Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
| Claude Criquielion
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1985
| Giavera del Montello, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Joop Zoetemelk
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
|
| 1986
| Colorado Springs, Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
| Moreno Argentin
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1987
| Villach, Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
| Stephen Roche
| Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
|
| 1988
| Ronse, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
| Maurizio Fondriest
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1989
| Chambéry, Image:Flag of France.svg France
| Greg LeMond
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
|
| 1990
| Utsunomiya, Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Japan
| Rudy Dhaenens
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1991
| Stuttgart, Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
| Gianni Bugno
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1992
| Benidorm, Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
| Gianni Bugno
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 1993
| Oslo, Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
| Lance Armstrong
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
|
| 1994
| Agrigento, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Luc Leblanc
| Image:Flag of France.svg France
|
| 1995
| Duitama, Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
| Abraham Olano
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
|
| 1996
| Lugano, Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
| Johan Museeuw
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 1997
| San Sebastian, Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
| Laurent Brochard
| Image:Flag of France.svg France
|
| 1998
| Valkenburg, Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
| Oskar Camenzind
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
|
| 1999
| Verona, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Óscar Freire
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
|
| 2000
| Plouay, Image:Flag of France.svg France
| Romans Vainsteins
| Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
|
| 2001
| Lisbon, Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
| Óscar Freire
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
|
| 2002
| Zolder/Hasselt Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
| Mario Cipollini
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
| 2003
| Hamilton Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
| Igor Astarloa
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
|
| 2004
| Verona, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Óscar Freire
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
|
| 2005
| Madrid, Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
| Tom Boonen
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
|
| 2006
| Salzburg, Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
| Paolo Bettini
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
|
[edit] World Time-Trial Champions
| Year | Venue | World Time Trial Champion | Country
|
| 1994
| Catania, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Chris Boardman
| Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
|
| 1995
| Paipa-Tunja, Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
| Miguel Indurain
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
|
| 1996
| Lugano, Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
| Alex Zülle
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
|
| 1997
| San Sebastian, Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
| Laurent Jalabert
| Image:Flag of France.svg France
|
| 1998
| Valkenburg, Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
| Abraham Olano
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
|
| 1999
| Treviso, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Jan Ullrich
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
|
| 2000
| Plouay, Image:Flag of France.svg France
| Serhiy Honchar
| Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
|
| 2001
| Lisbon, Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
| Jan Ullrich
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
|
| 2002
| Zolder/Hasselt, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
| Santiago Botero
| Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
|
| 2003
| Hamilton, Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
| Michael Rogers
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
|
| 2004
| Bardolino, Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
| Michael Rogers
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
|
| 2005
| Madrid, Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
| Michael Rogers
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
|
| 2006
| Salzburg, Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
| Fabian Cancellara
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
|
† David Millar won the race, but later confessed having used Epogen.
Therefore the UCI decided to grant the title to second-placed Rogers.
[edit] Country wins
- 25 wins : 25 road race; 0 time trial : Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
- 17 wins : 17 road race; 0 time trial : Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- 9 wins : 8 road race; 1 time trial : Image:Flag of France.svg France
- 7 wins : 7 road race; 0 time trial : Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- 7 wins : 5 road race; 2 time trial : Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
- 5 wins : 3 road race; 2 time trial : Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
- 4 wins : 2 road race; 2 time trial : Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- 3 wins : 3 road race; 0 time trial : Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
- 3 wins : 0 road race; 3 time trial : Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
- 2 wins : 1 road race; 1 time trial : Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
- 1 win : 1 road race; 0 time trial : Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
- 1 win : 1 road race; 0 time trial : Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
- 1 win : 0 road race; 1 time trial : Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- 1 win : 0 road race; 1 time trial : Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Note: This Cycling World Championship country-wins list shown here represent only the above two major professional road cycling disciplines, road race and time trial.
[edit] See also
cs:Mistrovství světa v silniční cyklistice
da:VM i landevejscykling
de:Straßen-Radweltmeisterschaft
es:Campeonato mundial de ciclismo en ruta
eu:Txirrindularitzako Munduko Txapelketak
fr:Championnats du monde de cyclisme sur route
it:Campionato del mondo di ciclismo su strada
he:אליפות העולם באופניים (כביש)
nl:Wereldkampioenschap wielrennen
ja:世界選手権自転車競技大会
pl:Mistrzostwa świata w kolarstwie szosowym
sv:VM i cykel
th:การแข่งขันจักรยานชิงแชมป์โลก
