Cycling World Champions - Road events

Before World War II

1927 in Nurbrugring Germany 

Professional Road Race: Alfredo Binda (Italy, 6:37:29)
Amateur Road Race: Jean Aerts (Belgium,-)

1928 in  Budapest Hungary

Professional Road Race: Georges Ronsse (Belgium, 6:20:10)
Amateur Road Race: Allegro Grandi (Italy)

1929 in Zurich Switzerland

Professional Road Race: Georges Ronsse (Belgium, 6:48:05)
Amateur Road Race: Piero Bertolazzo (Italy)

1930 in Liege Belgium

Professional Road Race: Alfredo Binda (Italy, 7:30:45)
Amateur Road Race: Giuseppe Martano (Italy)

1931 in Copenhagen Denmark

Professional Road Race: Learco Guerra (Italy, 4:53:43)
Amateur Road Race: Henry Hansen (Denmark)

1932 in Rome Italy

Professional Road Race: Alfredo Binda (Italy, 7:01:28)
Amateur Road Race: Giuseppe Martano (Italy)

1933 in Montlhery France

Professional Road Race: Georges Speicher (France, 7:08:58)
Amateur Road Race: Paul Egli (Switzerland)

1934 in Leipzig Germany

Professional Road Race: Karel Kaers (Belgium, 5:45:15)
Amateur Road Race: Kees Pellenaars (Netherlands)

1935 in Floreffe Belgium

Professional Road Race: Jean Aerts (Belgium, 6:05:19)
Amateur Road Race: Ivo Mancini (Italy)

1936 in Bern Switzerland

Professional Road Race: Antonin Magne (France, 5:53:32)
Amateur Road Race: Edward Buchwalder (Switzerland)

1937 in Copenhagen Denmark

Professional Road Race: Eloi Meulenberg  (Belgium, 7:59:48)
Amateur Road Race: Adolfo Leoni (Italy)

1938 in Valkenburg Netherlands

Professional Road Race: Marcel Kint (Belgium, 7:53:25)
Amateur Road Race: Hans Knecht (Switzerland)

Post-World War II (1946 and beyond)

1946 in Zurich Switzerland

Professional Road Race: Hans Knecht (Switzerland, 7:24:28)
Amateur Road Race: Henry Aubry (France)

1947 in Reims France

Professional Road Race: Theo Middelkamp (Netherlands, 7:28:17)
Amateur Road Race: Alfio Ferrari (Italy)

1948 in Valkenburg Netherlands

Professional Road Race: Briek Schotte (Belgium, 7:28:17)
Amateur Road Race: Harry Snell (Sweden)

1949 in Copenhagen Denmark

Professional Road Race: Rik van Steenbergen (Belgium, 7:34:44)
Amateur Road Race: Henk Faanhof (Netherlands)

1950 in Moorslede Belgium 

Professional Road Race: Briek Schotte (Belgium, 7:49:54)
Amateur Road Race: Jan Hoobin (Austria)

1951 in Varese Italy

Professional Road Race: Ferdi Kubler (Switzerland, 7:49:54)
Amateur Road Race: Gianni Ghidini (Italy)

1952 in Luxembourg Luxembourg

Professional Road Race: Heinz Muller (West Germany, 7:49:54)
Amateur Road Race: Luciano Giancola (Italy)

1953 in Lugano Switzerland

Professional Road Race: Fausto Coppi (Italy, 7:30:59)
Amateur Road Race: Ricardo Filippi (Italy)

1954 in Sollingen West Germany

Professional Road Race: Louison Bobet (France, 7:24:36)
Amateur Road Race: Emiel van Cauter (Belgium)

1955 in Frascati Italy

Professional Road Race: Stan Ockers (Belgium, 8:43:29)
Amateur Road Race: Sante Ranucci (Italy)

1956 in Copenhagen Denmark

Professional Road Race: Rik van Steenbergen (Belgium, 7:26:15)
Amateur Road Race: Frans Mahn (Netherlands)

1957 in Waregem Belgium

Professional Road Race: Rik van Steenbergen (Belgium, 7:43:10)
Amateur Road Race: Louis Prost (Belgium)

1958 in Reims France

Men's Professional Road Race: Ercole Baldini (7:29:32)
Men's Amateur Road Race: Gustav-Adolf Schur (East Germany)
Women's Road Race: Elsie Jacobs (Luxembourg, 1:50:05)

1959 in Zandvoort Netherlands

Men's Professional Road Race: Andre Darrigade (France, 7:30:43)
Amateur Road Race: Gustav Adolv Schur (East Germany)
Women's Road Race: Yvonne Reynders (Belgium)

1959 in Sachsenring & Leipzig East Germany

Men's Professional Road Race: Rik Van Looy (Belgium, 7:47:2)
Men's Amateur Road Race: Bernhard Eckstein (East Germany)
Women's Road Race: Beryl Burton (Great Britain)

1960 in Sachsenring-Leipzig, East Germany

Men's road race: Rik Van Looy (Belgium)
Ameteur's road race: Bernhard Eckstein (East Germany)
Women's road race: Beryl Burton (Great Britain)

1961 in Berne Switzerland

Men's road race: Rik Van Looy (Belgium)
Amateur's road race: Jean Jourden (France)
Women's road race: Yvonne Reynders (Belgium)

1962 in Salo Italy

Men's road race: Jean Stablisnki (France)
Amateur's road race: Renato Boncioni (Italy)
100km tam mountain race: Italy
Women's road race: Marie-Rose Gaillard (Belgium)

1963 in Renaix Belgium

Men's road race: Benoni Beheyt (Belgium)
Amateur's road race: Flaviano Vicentini (Italy)
Amateur's team mountain race: France
Women's road race: Yvonne Reynders (Belgium)

1964 in Sallanches France

Men's road race: Jan Janssen (Netherlands)
Amateur's road race: Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
100km team mountain race: Itay
Women's road race: Emilia Sonka (Soviet Union)

1965 in Lasarte-Oria Spain

Men's road race: Tom Simpson (Great Britain)
Amateur's road race: Jacques Botherel (France)
100km team mountain race: Italy
Women's road race: Elisabeth Eicholz (East Germany)

1966 in Nurbrugring, West Germany

Men's road race: Rudi Altig (West Germany)
Amateur's road race: Evert Dolman (Netherlands)
100km team mountain race: Denmark
Women's road race: Yvonne Reynders (Belgium)

1967 in Heerlen, Netherlands

Men's road race: Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
Amateur's road race: Graham Webb (Great Britain)
100km team mountain race: Sweden 
Women's road race: Beryl Burton (Great Britain)

1968 in Imola Italy

Men's road race: Vittorio Adorni (Italy)
Amateur's road race: Vittorio Marcelli (Italy)
100km team mountain race: Sweden
Women's road race: Keetie van Oosten-Hage (Netherlands)

1969 in Zolder Belgium

Men's road race: Harm Ottenbros (Netherlands)
Amateur's road race: Leif Mortensen (Denmark)
100km team mountain race: Sweden
Women's road race: Audrey McElmury (United States)

1970 in Leicester United Kingdom

Men's road race: Jean-Pierre Monsere (Belgium)
Amateur's road race: Jorgen Schmidt (Denmark)
100km team mountain race; Soviet Union
Women's road race: Anna Konkina (Soviet Union)

1971 in Mendrizio Switzerland

Men's road race: Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
Amateur's road race: Regis Ovion (France)
100km team mountain race: Belgium
Women's road race: Anna Konkina (Soviet Union)

1972 in Gap France

Men's road race: Marino Basso (Italy)
Women's road race: Genevieve Gambillon (France)

1973 in Montjuich Spain

Men's road race: Felice Gimondi (Italy)
Amateur's road race: Ryszard Szurkowski (Poland)
100km team mountain race: Poland
Women's road race: Nicole Vandenbroeck (Belgium)

1974 in Montreal Canada

Men's road race: Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
Amateur's road race: Janusz Kowalski (Belgium)
100km team mountain race: Sweden
Women's road race: Genevieve Gambillon (France)

1975 in Mettet and Yvoir Belgium

Men's road race: Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands)
Amateur's road race: Andre Gevers (Netherlands)
100km team mountain race: Poland
Women's road race: Tinneke Fopma (Netherlands)

1976 in Ostuni Italy

Men's road race: Freddy Maertens (Belgium)
Women's road race: Keetie van Oosten-Hage (Netherlands)

1977 in San Cristobal Venezuela

Men's road race: Francesco Moser (Itay)
Amateur's road race: Claudio Conti (Italy)
100km team mountain race: Soviet Union
Women's road race: Josiane Bost (France)

1978 in Nurburg West Germany

Men's road race: Gerry Knetemann (Netherlands)
Amateur's road race: Gilbert Glaus (Switzerland)
100km team mountain race: Netherlands
Women's road race: Beate Habetz (West Germany)

1979 in Valkenburg Netherlands

Men's road race: Jan Raas (Netherlands)
Amateur's road race: Gianni Giacomini (Italy)
100km team mountain race: East Germany
Women's road race: Petra De Bruin (Netherlands)

1980 in Sallanches France

Men's road race: Bernard Hinault (France)
Women's road race: Beth Heiden (United States)

1981 in Prague Czechoslovakia

Men's road race: Freddy Maertens (Belgium)
Amateur's road race: Andrei Vedernikov (Soviet Union)
100km team mountain race: East Germany
Women's road race: Ute Enzanauer (West Germany)

1982 in Goodwood United Kingdom

Men's road race: Giuseppe Saronni (Italy)
Amateur's road race: Bernd Drogan (East Germany)
100km team mountain race: Netherlands
Women's road race: Mandy Jones (Great Britain)

1983 in Altenrhein Switzerland

Men's road race: Gred LeMond (United States)
Amateur's road race: Uwe Reeb (East Germany)
100km team mountain race: Soviet Union
Women's road race: Marianne Berglund (Switzerland)

1984 in Barcelona Spain

Men's road race; Claude Criquielion (Belgium)

1985 in Giavera del Montello Italy
Men's road race: Joop Zoetemelk (Netherlands)
Amateur's road race: Lech Piasecki (Poland)
100km team mountain race: Soviet Union
Women's road race: Jeannie Longo (France)

1986 in Colorado Springs United States

Men's road race: Moreno Argentin (Italy)
Amateur's road race: Uwe Ampler (East Germany)
100km team mountain race: Netherlands
Women's road race: Jeannie Longo (France)

1987 in Villach Austria

Men's road race: Stephen Roche (Republic of Ireland)
Men's Team Time Trial: Italy
Amateur's road race: Richard Vivien (France)
Women's road race: Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (France)
Women's Team Time Trial: Soviet Union

1988 in Ronse Belgium

Men's professional road race: Maurizio Fondriest (Italy)
Women's Team Time Trial: Italy

1989 in Chambery France

Men's professional road race: Greg LeMond (United States)
Men's Team Time Trial: East Germany
Men's Amateur Road Race: Joachim Halupczok (Poland)
Women's road race: Jeannie Longo (France)
Women's Team Time Trial: Soviet

1990 in Utsunomiya Japan

Men's professional road race: Rudy Dhaenens (Belgium)
Men's team time trial: Soviet Union
Men's amateur road race: Mirco Gualdi (Italy)
Women's road race: Cathernine Marsal (France)
Women's team time trial: Netherlands

1991 in Stuttgart Germany

Men's professional road race: Gianni Bugno (Italy)
Men's team time trial: Italy
Men's amateur road race: Victor Rjaksinski (Ukraine)
Women's road race: Leontien van Moorsel (Netherlands)
Women's team time trial: France

1992 in Benidorm Spain

Men's professional road race: Gianni Bugno (Italy)
Women's team time trial: United States

1993 in Oslo Norway

Men's road race: Lance Armstrong (United States)
Men's team time trial: Italy
Men's amateur road race: Jan Ullrich (Germany)
Women's road race: Leontien van Moorsel (Netherlands)
Women's team time trial: Russia

1994 in Agrigento Italy

Men's road race: Luc Leblanc (France)
Men's individual time trial: Chris Boardman (United Kingdom)
Men's team time trial: Italy
Amateur road race: Alex Pedersen (Denmark)
Women's road race: Monica Valvik (Norway)
Women's individual time trial: Karen Kurreck (United States)
Women's team time trial: Russia

1995 in Duitama Colombia

Men's road race: Abraham Olano (Spain)
Men's individual time trial: Miguel Indurain (Spain)
Amateur road race: Danny Nelissen (Netherlands)
Women's road race: Jeannie Longo (France)
Women's individual time trial: Jeannie Longo (France)

1996 in Lugano Switzerland

Men's road race: Johan Museeuw (Belgium)
Men's individual time trial: Alex Zulle (Switzerland)
Men's U23 road race: Giuliano Figueras (Italy)
Men's U23 individual time trial: Luca Sironi (Italy)
Women's road race: Barbara Heeb (Switzerland)
Women's individual time trial: Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (France)

 to be continued...