World Cycling Championship

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)

• 1973 - Felice Gimondi[?], (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 -