The first professional
World Cycling Championship took place in
1927 at the
Nürburgring in
Germany and was won by
Alfredo Binda, of
Italy.
The World Cycling Championship, along with the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, forms the Triple Crown of Cycling.
World Cycling Champions:
- 1927 - Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
- 1928 - Georges Ronsse[?], (Belgium)
- 1929 - Georges Ronsse[?], (Belgium)
- 1930 - Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
- 1931 - Learco Guerra[?], (Italy)
- 1932 - Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
- 1933 - Georges Speicher[?], (France)
- 1934 - Karel Kaers[?], (Belgium)
- 1935 - Jean Aerts[?], (Belgium)
- 1936 - Antonin Magne[?], (France)
- 1937 - Eloi Meulenberg[?], (Belgium)
- 1938 - Marcel Kint[?], (Belgium)
No championships 1939-1945 due to World War II
- 1946 - Hans Knecht[?], (Switzerland)
- 1947 - T. Middelkamp[?], (Netherlands)
- 1948 - Briek Schotte[?], (Belgium)
- 1949 - Rik Van Steenbergen, (Belgium)
- 1950 - Briek Schotte[?], (Belgium)
- 1951 - Ferdi Kubler[?], (Switzerland)
- 1952 - Heinz Müller[?], (Germany)
- 1953 - Fausto Coppi[?], (Italy)
- 1954 - Louison Bobet[?], (France)
- 1955 - Stan Ockers[?], (Belgium)
- 1956 - Rik Van Steenbergen, (Belgium)
- 1957 - Rik Van Steenbergen, (Belgium)
- 1958 - Ercole Baldini[?], (Italy)
- 1959 - André Darrigade[?], (France)
- 1960 - Rik Van Looy[?], (Belgium)
- 1961 - Rik Van Looy[?], (Belgium)
- 1962 - Jean Stablinski[?], (France)
- 1963 - Benoni Beheyt[?], (Belgium)
- 1964 - Jan Janssen[?], (Netherlands)
- 1965 - Tom Simpson[?], (Great Britain)
- 1966 - Rudi Altig[?], (Germany)
- 1967 - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
- 1968 - Vittorio Adorni[?], (Italy)
- 1969 - Harm Ottenbros[?], (Netherlands)
- 1970 - Jean-Pierre Monsere[?], (Belgium)
- 1971 - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
- 1972 - Marino Basso[?], (Italy)
- 1974 - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
- 1975 - Hennie Kuiper[?], (Netherlands)
- 1976 - Freddy Maertens[?], (Belgium)
- 1977 - Francesco Moser[?], (Italy)
- 1978 - Gerrie Knetemann[?], (Netherlands)
- 1979 - Jan Raas[?], (Netherlands)
- 1980 - Bernard Hinault[?], (France)
- 1981 - Freddy Maertens[?], (Belgium)
- 1982 - Giuseppe Saronni[?], (Italy)
- 1983 - Greg Lemond[?], (United States)
- 1984 - Claude Criquielion[?], (Belgium)
- 1985 - Joop Zoetemelk[?], (Netherlands)
- 1986 - Moreno Argentin[?], (Italy)
- 1987 - Stephen Roche[?], (Ireland)
- 1988 - Maurizio Fondriest[?], (Italy)
- 1989 - Greg Lemond[?], (United States)
- 1990 - Rudy Dhaenens[?], (Belgium)
- 1991 - Gianni Bugno[?], (Italy)
- 1992 - Gianni Bugno[?], (Italy)
- 1993 - Lance Armstrong, (United States)
- 1994 - Luc Leblanc[?], (France)
- 1995 - Abraham Olano[?], (Spain)
- 1996 - Johan Museeuw[?], (Belgium)
- 1997 - Laurent Brochard[?], (France)
- 1998 - Oskar Camenzind[?], (Switzerland)
- 1999 - Óscar Freire[?], (Spain)
- 2000 - Romans Vainsteins[?], (Latvia)
- 2001 - Óscar Freire[?], (Spain)
- 2002 - Mario Cipollini[?], (Italy)
- 2003 -