Cycling World Championship - Road
Region:	Every year on a different location. At least once per seven years outside Europe
Date:	Differed troughout history, recent years early October
Type:	Championship (One-day race)
History
First Edition:	1927
Number of Editions:	71
First Winner:	Alfredo Binda (Italy)
Most Wins:	Alfredo Binda (Italy), Rik Van Steenbergen (Belgium), Eddy Merckx (Belgium) and Óscar Freire (Spain), 3 times

The first professional World Cycling Championship took place in 1927 at the Nürburgring in Germany and was won by Alfredo Binda, of Italy. It is organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and the winner has the right to wear the rainbow jersey for a full year. Unlike other UCI-sanctioned races, the World Cycling Championship is organized by nationality, not by commercial teams. The race is usually held towards the end of the season, usually following the Vuelta a Espana. The primary event is a 'massed start' road race, with the winner the first across the line at the completion of the full race distance. There are also world cycling championships for track cycling and individual time trial (ITT) disciplines, among others.

The World Time-Trial Championship, an ITT event, is usually held on the same week and venue. The winner of this event also earns the right to wear a slightly different rainbow jersey in ITT events for a full year.

The World Cycling Championship, along with the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, forms the Triple Crown of Cycling.

Contents

1 Palmares 1.1 World Cycling Champions: 1.2 World Time-Trial Champions: 2 See Also

Palmares

World Cycling Champions:

• 1927, Nürburgring, Germany,- Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
• 1928, Budapest, Hungary - Georges Ronsse , (Belgium)
• 1929, Zürich, Switzerland - Georges Ronsse , (Belgium)
• 1930, Liège, Belgium - Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
• 1931, Copenhagen, Denmark - Learco Guerra , (Italy)
• 1932, Rome, Italy - Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
• 1933, Montlhery , France - Georges Speicher , (France)
• 1934, Leipzig, Germany - Karel Kaers , (Belgium)
• 1935, Floreffe, Belgium - Jean Aerts , (Belgium)
• 1936, Bern, Switzerland - Antonin Magne , (France)
• 1937, Copenhagen, Denmark - Eloi Meulenberg , (Belgium)
• 1938, Valkenburg, Netherlands - Marcel Kint , (Belgium)

No championships 1939-1945 due to World War II

• 1946, Zürich, Switzerland - Hans Knecht , (Switzerland)
• 1947, Rheims, France - Theo Middelkamp , (Netherlands)
• 1948, Valkenburg, Netherlands - Briek Schotte, (Belgium)
• 1949, Copenhagen, Denmark - Rik Van Steenbergen, (Belgium)
• 1950, Moorslede, Belgium - Briek Schotte, (Belgium)
• 1951, Varese, Italy - Ferdi Kubler , (Switzerland)
• 1952, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Heinz Müller , (Federal Republic of Germany)
• 1953, Lugano, Switzerland - Fausto Coppi, (Italy)
• 1954, Solingen, Germany - Louison Bobet, (France)
• 1955, Frascati, Italy - Stan Ockers, (Belgium)
• 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark - Rik Van Steenbergen, (Belgium)
• 1957, Waregem, Belgium - Rik Van Steenbergen, (Belgium)
• 1958, Rheims, France - Ercole Baldini , (Italy)
• 1959, Zandvoort, Netherlands - André Darrigade , (France)
• 1960, Karl-Marx-Stadt, German Democratic Republic - Rik Van Looy , (Belgium)
• 1961, Bern, Switzerland - Rik Van Looy , (Belgium)
• 1962, Salò di Garda, Italy - Jean Stablinski , (France)
• 1963, Ronse, Belgium - Benoni Beheyt , (Belgium)
• 1964, Sallanches , France - Jan Janssen , (Netherlands)
• 1965, San Sebastian, Spain - Tom Simpson, (United Kingdom)
• 1966, Nürburgring, Federal Republic of Germany - Rudi Altig, (Federal Republic of Germany)
• 1967, Heerlen, Netherlands - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
• 1968, Imola, Italy - Vittorio Adorni , (Italy)
• 1969, Zolder, Belgium - Harm Ottenbros , (Netherlands)
• 1970, Leicester, Great Britain - Jean-Pierre Monséré, (Belgium)
• 1971, Mendrisio, Switzerland - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
• 1972, Gap, France - Marino Basso , (Italy)
• 1973, Barcelona, Spain - Felice Gimondi, (Italy)
• 1974, Montreal, Canada - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
• 1975, Yvoir, Belgium - Hennie Kuiper , (Netherlands)
• 1976, Ostuni, Italy - Freddy Maertens , (Belgium)
• 1977, San Christóbal, Venezuela - Francesco Moser , (Italy)
• 1978, Nürburgring, Federal Republic of Germany - Gerrie Knetemann, (Netherlands)
• 1979, Valkenburg, Netherlands - Jan Raas , (Netherlands)
• 1980, Sallanches , France - Bernard Hinault, (France)
• 1981, Prague, Czechoslovakia - Freddy Maertens , (Belgium)
• 1982, Goodwood , United Kingdom - Giuseppe Saronni , (Italy)
• 1983, Altenrhein , Switzerland - Greg LeMond, (United States)
• 1984, Barcelona, Spain - Claude Criquielion , (Belgium)
• 1985, Giavera di Montello , Italy - Joop Zoetemelk, (Netherlands)
• 1986, Colorado Springs, United States - Moreno Argentin , (Italy)
• 1987, Villach, Austria - Stephen Roche, (Ireland)
• 1988, Ronse, Belgium - Maurizio Fondriest , (Italy)
• 1989, Chambéry, France - Greg LeMond, (United States)
• 1990, Utsunomiya, Japan - Rudy Dhaenens , (Belgium)
• 1991, Stuttgart, Germany - Gianni Bugno , (Italy)
• 1992, Benidorm, Spain - Gianni Bugno , (Italy)
• 1993, Oslo, Norway - Lance Armstrong, (United States)
• 1994, Agrigento, Italy - Luc Leblanc , (France)
• 1995, Duitama, Colombia - Abraham Olano , (Spain)
• 1996, Lugano, Switzerland - Johan Museeuw, (Belgium)
• 1997, San Sebastian, Spain - Laurent Brochard , (France)
• 1998, Valkenburg, Netherlands - Oskar Camenzind , (Switzerland)
• 1999, Verona, Italy - Óscar Freire, (Spain)
• 2000, Plouay, France - Romans Vainsteins , (Latvia)
• 2001, Lisbon, Portugal - Óscar Freire, (Spain)
• 2002, Zolder, Belgium - Mario Cipollini, (Italy)
• 2003, Hamilton, Canada - Igor Astarloa , (Spain)
• 2004, Verona, Italy - Óscar Freire, (Spain)
• 2005, Madrid, Spain -
• 2006, Salzburg, Austria -

World Time-Trial Champions:

• 1994, Catania, Italy - Chris Boardman, (United Kingdom)
• 1995, Paipa-Tunja , Colombia - Miguel Indurain, (Spain)
• 1996, Lugano, Switzerland - Alex Zülle , (Switzerland)
• 1997, San Sebastian, Spain - Laurent Jalabert, (France)
• 1998, Valkenburg, Netherlands - Abraham Olano , (Spain)
• 1999, Treviso, Italy - Jan Ullrich, (Germany)
• 2000, Plouay, France, - Serhiy Honchar , (Ukraine)
• 2001, Lisbon, Portugal, - Jan Ullrich, (Colombia)
• 2002, Zolder, Belgium - Santiago Botero, (Colombia)
• 2003, Hamilton, Canada - Michael Rogers (Australia) (David Millar won the race, but later confessed having used Epogen. Therefore the UCI decided to grant the title to second-placed Rogers.)
• 2004, Bardolino , Italy - Michael Rogers, (Australia)
• 2005, Madrid, Spain -
• 2006, Salzburg, Austria -

See Also

• Curse of the Rainbow Jersey
• GP Wolber