Most wins
3
Alfredo Binda
Different winners
73
winners
Editions played
92
Editions
Complete honours by season
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tadej Pogačar | Remco Evenepoel | Ben Healy |
| 2024 | Tadej Pogačar | Ben O'Connor | Mathieu van der Poel |
| 2023 | Mathieu van der Poel | Wout van Aert | Tadej Pogačar |
| 2022 | Remco Evenepoel | Christophe Laporte | Michael Matthews |
| 2021 | Julian Alaphilippe | Dylan van Baarle | Michael Valgren |
| 2020 | Julian Alaphilippe | Wout van Aert | Marc Hirschi |
| 2019 | Mads Pedersen | Matteo Trentin | Stefan Küng |
| 2018 | Alejandro Valverde | Romain Bardet | Michael Woods |
| 2017 | Peter Sagan | Alexander Kristoff | Michael Matthews |
| 2016 | Peter Sagan | Mark Cavendish | Tom Boonen |
| 2015 | Peter Sagan | Michael Matthews | Ramūnas Navardauskas |
| 2014 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Simon Gerrans | Alejandro Valverde |
| 2013 | Rui Costa | Joaquim Rodríguez | Alejandro Valverde |
| 2012 | Philippe Gilbert | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Alejandro Valverde |
| 2011 | Mark Cavendish | Matthew Goss | André Greipel |
| 2010 | Thor Hushovd | Matti Breschel | Allan Davis |
| 2009 | Cadel Evans | Alexandr Kolobnev | Joaquim Rodríguez |
| 2008 | Alessandro Ballan | Damiano Cunego | Matti Breschel |
| 2007 | Paolo Bettini | Alexandr Kolobnev | Stefan Schumacher |
| 2006 | Paolo Bettini | Erik Zabel | Alejandro Valverde |
| 2005 | Tom Boonen | Alejandro Valverde | Anthony Geslin |
| 2004 | Óscar Freire | Erik Zabel | Luca Paolini |
| 2003 | Igor Astarloa | Alejandro Valverde | Peter Van Petegem |
| 2002 | Mario Cipollini | Robbie McEwen | Erik Zabel |
| 2001 | Óscar Freire | Paolo Bettini | Andrej Hauptman |
| 2000 | Romāns Vainšteins | Zbigniew Spruch | Óscar Freire |
| 1999 | Óscar Freire | Markus Zberg | Jean-Cyril Robin |
| 1998 | Oscar Camenzind | Peter Van Petegem | Michele Bartoli |
| 1997 | Laurent Brochard | Bo Hamburger | Léon van Bon |
| 1996 | Johan Museeuw | Mauro Gianetti | Michele Bartoli |
| 1995 | Abraham Olano | Miguel Induráin | Marco Pantani |
| 1994 | Luc Leblanc | Claudio Chiappucci | Richard Virenque |
| 1993 | Lance Armstrong | Miguel Induráin | Olaf Ludwig |
| 1992 | Gianni Bugno | Laurent Jalabert | Dimitri Konychev |
| 1991 | Gianni Bugno | Steven Rooks | Miguel Induráin |
| 1990 | Rudy Dhaenens | Dirk De Wolf | Gianni Bugno |
| 1989 | Greg LeMond | Dimitri Konychev | Sean Kelly |
| 1988 | Maurizio Fondriest | Martial Gayant | Juan Fernández |
| 1987 | Stephen Roche | Moreno Argentin | Juan Fernández |
| 1986 | Moreno Argentin | Charly Mottet | Giuseppe Saronni |
| 1985 | Joop Zoetemelk | Greg LeMond | Moreno Argentin |
| 1984 | Claude Criquielion | Claudio Corti | Steve Bauer |
| 1983 | Greg LeMond | Adri van der Poel | Stephen Roche |
| 1982 | Giuseppe Saronni | Greg LeMond | Sean Kelly |
| 1981 | Freddy Maertens | Giuseppe Saronni | Bernard Hinault |
| 1980 | Bernard Hinault | Gianbattista Baronchelli | Juan Fernández |
| 1979 | Jan Raas | Dietrich Thurau | Jean-René Bernaudeau |
| 1978 | Gerrie Knetemann | Francesco Moser | Jørgen Marcussen |
| 1977 | Francesco Moser | Dietrich Thurau | Franco Bitossi |
| 1976 | Freddy Maertens | Francesco Moser | Tino Conti |
| 1975 | Hennie Kuiper | Roger De Vlaeminck | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume |
| 1974 | Eddy Merckx | Raymond Poulidor | Mariano Martínez |
| 1973 | Felice Gimondi | Freddy Maertens | Luis Ocaña |
| 1972 | Marino Basso | Franco Bitossi | Cyrille Guimard |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx | Felice Gimondi | Cyrille Guimard |
| 1970 | Jean-Pierre Monseré | Leif Mortensen | Felice Gimondi |
| 1969 | Harm Ottenbros | Julien Stevens | Michele Dancelli |
| 1968 | Vittorio Adorni | Herman Van Springel | Michele Dancelli |
| 1967 | Eddy Merckx | Jan Janssen | Ramón Sáez |
| 1966 | Rudi Altig | Jacques Anquetil | Raymond Poulidor |
| 1965 | Tom Simpson | Rudi Altig | Roger Swerts |
| 1964 | Jan Janssen | Vittorio Adorni | Raymond Poulidor |
| 1963 | Benoni Beheyt | Rik Van Looy | Jo de Haan |
| 1962 | Jean Stablinski | Shay Elliott | Jos Hoevenaers |
| 1961 | Rik Van Looy | Nino Defilippis | Raymond Poulidor |
| 1960 | Rik Van Looy | André Darrigade | Pino Cerami |
| 1959 | André Darrigade | Michele Gismondi | Noël Foré |
| 1958 | Ercole Baldini | Louison Bobet | André Darrigade |
| 1957 | Rik Van Steenbergen | Louison Bobet | André Darrigade |
| 1956 | Rik Van Steenbergen | Rik Van Looy | Gerrit Schulte |
| 1955 | Stan Ockers | Jean-Pierre Schmitz | Germain Derycke |
| 1954 | Louison Bobet | Fritz Schär | Charly Gaul |
| 1953 | Fausto Coppi | Germain Derycke | Stan Ockers |
| 1952 | Heinz Müller | Gottfried Weilenmann Jr. | Ludwig Hörmann |
| 1951 | Ferdinand Kübler | Fiorenzo Magni | Antonio Bevilacqua |
| 1950 | Briek Schotte | Theo Middelkamp | Ferdinand Kübler |
| 1949 | Rik Van Steenbergen | Ferdinand Kübler | Fausto Coppi |
| 1948 | Briek Schotte | Apo Lazaridès | Lucien Teisseire |
| 1947 | Theo Middelkamp | Albert Sercu | Sjefke Janssen |
| 1946 | Hans Knecht | Marcel Kint | Rik Van Steenbergen |
| 1938 | Marcel Kint | Paul Egli | Leo Amberg |
| 1937 | Éloi Meulenberg | Emil Kijewski | Paul Egli |
| 1936 | Antonin Magne | Aldo Bini | Theo Middelkamp |
| 1935 | Jean Aerts | Luciano Montero | Gustave Danneels |
| 1934 | Karel Kaers | Learco Guerra | Gustave Danneels |
| 1933 | Georges Speicher | Antonin Magne | Marinus Valentijn |
| 1932 | Alfredo Binda | Remo Bertoni | Nicolas Frantz |
| 1931 | Learco Guerra | Ferdinand Le Drogo | Albert Büchi |
| 1930 | Alfredo Binda | Learco Guerra | Georges Ronsse |
| 1929 | Georges Ronsse | Nicolas Frantz | Alfredo Binda |
| 1928 | Georges Ronsse | Herbert Nebe | Bruno Wolke |
| 1927 | Alfredo Binda | Costante Girardengo | Domenico Piemontesi |
Detailed statistics
🏆 Most wins
Alfredo Binda
3
Eddy Merckx
3
Óscar Freire
3
Peter Sagan
3
Rik Van Steenbergen
3
Frequently asked questions
Who has won Road World Championships the most times?
Alfredo Binda holds the record with 3 victories in this competition.
Who won Road World Championships in 2025?
The 2025 edition of Road World Championships was won by Tadej Pogačar.
How many editions of Road World Championships have been held?
Road World Championships has 92 editions on record.
How many different riders have won Road World Championships?
73 different riders have won Road World Championships.
Who are the most decorated riders at Road World Championships?
The most decorated riders at Road World Championships are: Alfredo Binda (3), Eddy Merckx (3), Óscar Freire (3).