World Championships Road Race Elite Men Home
2009 - Mendrisio , Switzerland  
1. Cadel Evans   Australia
2. Aleksandr Kolobnev Russia
3. Joaquim Rodriguez Spain
2008 - Varese , Italy  
1. Alessandro Ballan Italy
2. Damiano Cunego Italy
3. Matti Breschel Denmark
2007 - Stuttgart , Germany  
1. Paolo Bettini   Italy
2. Alexandr Kolobnev Russia
3. Stefan Schumacher Germany
2006 - Salzburg , Austria  
1. Paolo Bettini   Italy
2. Erik Zabel Germany
3. Alejandro Valverde Spain
2005 - Madrid , Spain  
1. Tom Boonen   Belgium
2. Alejandro Valverde Spain
3. Anthony Geslin France
2004 - Verona , Italy  
1. Oscar Freire   Spain
2. Erik Zabel Germany
3. Luca Paolini Italy
2003 - Hamilton , Canada  
1. Igor Astarloa   Spain
2. Alejandro Valverde Spain
3. Peter van Petegem Belgium
2002 - Zolder/Hasselt , Belgium  
1. Mario Cipollini   Italy
2. Robbie McEwen Australia
3. Erik Zabel Germany
2001 - Lisbon , Portugal  
1. Oscar Freire   Spain
2. Paolo Bettini Italy
3. Andrej Hauptman Slovenia
2000 - Plouay , France  
1. Romans Vainsteins   Latvia
2. Zbigniew Spruch Poland
3. Oscar Freire Spain
1999 - Verona , Italy  
1. Oscar Freire   Spain
2. Markus Zberg Switzerland
3. Jean-Cyril Robin France
1998 - Valkenburg , The Netherlands  
1. Oscar Camenzind   Switzerland
2. Peter van Petegem Belgium
3. Michele Bartoli Italy
1997 - San Sebastián , Spain  
1. Laurent Brochard   France
2. Bo Hamburger Denmark
3. Leon van Bon The Netherlands
1996 - Lugano , Switzerland  
1. Johan Museeuw   Belgium
2. Mauro Gianetti Switzerland
3. Michele Bartoli Italy
1995 - Duitama , Colombia  
1. Abraham Olano   Spain
2. Miguel Indurain Spain
3. Marco Pantani Italy
1994 - Agrigento , Italy  
1. Luc Leblanc   France
2. Claudio Chiappucci Italy
3. Richard Virenque France
1993 - Oslo , Norway  
1. Lance Armstrong   USA
2. Miguel Indurain Spain
3. Olaf Ludwig Germany
1992 - Benidorm , Spain  
1. Gianni Bugno   Italy
2. Laurent Jalabert France
3. Dimitri Konychev Russia
1991 - Stuttgart , Germany  
1. Gianni Bugno   Italy
2. Steven Rooks The Netherlands
3. Miguel Indurain Spain
1990 - Utsunomiya , Japan  
1. Rudy Dhaenens   Belgium
2. Dirk De Wolf Germany
3. Gianni Bugno Italy
1989 - Chambery , France  
1. Greg LeMond   USA
2. Dimitri Konychev Russia
3. Sean Kelly Ireland
1988 - Ronse , Belgium  
1. Maurizio Fondriest   Italy
2. Martial Gayant France
3. Juan Fernandez Spain
1987 - Villach , Austria  
1. Stephen Roche   Ireland
2. Moreno Argentin Italy
3. Juan Fernandez Spain
1986 - Colorado Springs , USA  
1. Moreno Argentin   Italy
2. Charly Mottet France
3. Giuseppe Saronni Italy
1985 - Giavera di Montello , Italy  
1. Joop Zoetemelk   The Netherlands
2. Greg LeMond USA
3. Moreno Argentin Italy
1984 - Barcelona , Spain  
1. Claude Criquielion   Belgium
2. Claudio Corti Italy
3. Steve Bauer Canada
1983 - Altenrhein , Switzerland  
1. Greg LeMond   USA
2. Adri van der Poel The Netherlands
3. Stephen Roche Ireland
1982 - Goodwood , United Kingdom  
1. Giuseppe Saronni   Italy
2. Greg LeMond USA
3. Sean Kelly Ireland
1981 - Prague , Czech Republic  
1. Freddy Maertens   Belgium
2. Giuseppe Saronni Italy
3. Bernard Hinault France
1980 - Sallanches , France  
1. Bernard Hinault   France
2. Gianbattista Baronchelli Italy
3. Juan Fernandez Spain
1979 - Valkenburg , The Netherlands  
1. Jan Raas   The Netherlands
2. Dietrich Thurau Germany
3. Jean-Rene Bernaudeau France
1978 - Nürburgring , Germany  
1. Gerrie Knetemann   The Netherlands
2. Francesco Moser Italy
3. Jorgen Marcussen Denmark
1977 - San Cristobal , Venezuela  
1. Francesco Moser   Italy
2. Dietrich Thurau Germany
3. Franco Bitossi Italy
1976 - Ostuni , Italy  
1. Freddy Maertens   Belgium
2. Francesco Moser Italy
3. Tino Conti Italy
1975 - Yvoir , Belgium  
1. Hennie Kuiper   The Netherlands
2. Roger de Vlaeminck Belgium
3. Jean-Pierre Danguillaume France
1974 - Montreal , Canada  
1. Eddy Merckx   Belgium
2. Raymond Poulidor France
3. Mariano Martínez France
1973 - Barcelona , Spain  
1. Felice Gimondi   Italy
2. Freddy Maertens Belgium
3. Luis Ocaña Spain
1972 - Gap , France  
1. Marino Basso   Italy
2. Franco Bitossi Italy
3. Cyrille Guimard France
1971 - Mendrisio , Switzerland  
1. Eddy Merckx   Belgium
2. Felice Gimondi Italy
3. Cyrille Guimard France
1970 - Leicester , United Kingdom  
1. Jean-Pierre Monseré   Belgium
2. Leif Mortensen Denmark
3. Felice Gimondi Italy
1969 - Zolder , Belgium  
1. Harm Ottenbros   The Netherlands
2. Julien Stevens Belgium
3. Michele Dancelli Italy
1968 - Imola , Italy  
1. Vittorio Adorni   Italy
2. Herman van Springel Belgium
3. Michele Dancelli Italy
1967 - Heerlen , The Netherlands  
1. Eddy Merckx   Belgium
2. Jan Janssen The Netherlands
3. Ramón Sáez Spain
1966 - Nürburgring , Germany  
1. Rudi Altig   Germany
2. Jacques Anquetil France
3. Raymond Poulidor France
1965 - San Sebastián , Spain  
1. Tom Simpson   Great Britain
2. Rudi Altig Germany
3. Roger Swerts Belgium
1964 - Sallanches , France  
1. Jan Janssen   The Netherlands
2. Vittorio Adorni Italy
3. Raymond Poulidor France
1963 - Ronse , Belgium  
1. Benoni Beheyt   Belgium
2. Rik van Looy Belgium
3. Jo de Haan The Netherlands
1962 - Salò di Garda , Italy  
1. Jean Stablinski   France
2. Seamus Elliott Ireland
3. Jos Hoevenaers Belgium
1961 - Bern , Switzerland  
1. Rik van Looy   Belgium
2. Nino Defilippis Italy
3. Raymond Poulidor France
1960 - Karl-Marx-Stadt , Germany  
1. Rik van Looy   Belgium
2. André Darrigade France
3. Pino Cerami Belgium
1959 - Zandvoort , The Netherlands  
1. André Darrigade   France
2. Michele Gismondi Italy
3. Noël Foré Belgium
1958 - Reims , France  
1. Ercole Baldini   Italy
2. Louison Bobet France
3. André Darrigade France
1957 - Waregem , Belgium  
1. Rik Van Steenbergen   Belgium
2. Louison Bobet France
3. André Darrigade France
1956 - Copenhagen , Denmark  
1. Rik Van Steenbergen   Belgium
2. Rik van Looy Belgium
3. Gerrit Schulte The Netherlands
1955 - Frascati , Italy  
1. Stan Ockers   Belgium
2. Jean-Pierre Schmitz Luxembourg
3. Germain Derycke Belgium
1954 - Solingen , Germany  
1. Louison Bobet   France
2. Fritz Schaer Switzerland
3. Charly Gaul Luxembourg
1953 - Lugano , Switzerland  
1. Fausto Coppi   Italy
2. Germain Derycke Belgium
3. Stan Ockers Belgium
1952 - Luxembourg , Luxembourg  
1. Heinz Müller   Germany
2. Gottfried Weilemann Switzerland
3. Ludwig Hormann Germany
1951 - Varese , Italy  
1. Ferdi Kübler   Switzerland
2. Fiorenzo Magni Italy
3. Antonio Bevilacqua Italy
1950 - Moorslede , Belgium  
1. Briek Schotte   Belgium
2. Theo Middelkamp The Netherlands
3. Ferdi Kübler Switzerland
1949 - Copenhagen , Denmark  
1. Rik Van Steenbergen   Belgium
2. Ferdi Kübler Switzerland
3. Fausto Coppi Italy
1948 - Valkenburg , The Netherlands  
1. Briek Schotte   Belgium
2. Apo Lazarides France
3. Lucien Teisseire France
1947 - Reims , France  
1. Theo Middelkamp   The Netherlands
2. Albert Sercu Belgium
3. Sjef Janssen The Netherlands
1946 - Zürich , Switzerland  
1. Hans Knecht   Switzerland
2. Marcel Kint Belgium
3. Rik Van Steenbergen Belgium
1938 - Valkenburg , The Netherlands  
1. Marcel Kint   Belgium
2. Paul Egli Switzerland
3. Leo Amberg Switzerland
1937 - Copenhagen , Denmark  
1. Eloi Meulenberg   Belgium
2. Emil Kijewski Germany
3. Paul Egli Switzerland
1936 - Bern , Switzerland  
1. Antonin Magne   France
2. Aldo Bini Italy
3. Theo Middelkamp The Netherlands
1935 - Floreffe , Belgium  
1. Jean Aerts   Belgium
2. Luciano Montero Spain
3. Gustave Danneels Belgium
1934 - Leipzig , Germany  
1. Karel Kaers   Belgium
2. Learco Guerra Italy
3. Gustave Danneels Belgium
1933 - Montlhéry , France  
1. Georges Speicher   France
2. Antonin Magne France
3. Marinus Valentijn The Netherlands
1932 - Rome , Italy  
1. Alfredo Binda   Italy
2. Remo Bertoni Italy
3. Nicolas Frantz Luxembourg
1931 - Copenhagen , Denmark  
1. Learco Guerra   Italy
2. Ferdinand Le Drogo France
3. Albert Büchi Switzerland
1930 - Luik , Belgium  
1. Alfredo Binda   Italy
2. Learco Guerra Italy
3. Georges Ronsse Belgium
1929 - Zürich , Switzerland  
1. Georges Ronsse   Belgium
2. Nicolas Frantz Luxembourg
3. Alfredo Binda Italy
1928 - Budapest , Hungary  
1. Georges Ronsse   Belgium
2. Herbert Nebe Germany
3. Bruno Wolke Germany
1927 - Nürburgring , Germany  
1. Alfredo Binda   Italy
2. Costante Girardengo Italy
3. Domenico Piemontesi Italy