Italy at the UCI Road World Championships is an overview of the Italian results at the UCI Road World Championships. The Italian national team is traditionally one of the most successful in the history of the sport, particularly in the men's elite road race.

Medals by discipline Note: Table counts reflect the listed medalists below. The four main Senior (Elite) events are highlighted at the top of the table. Updated after the 2026 UCI Road World Championships.

Event Total Men's road race 19 21 16 56 Men's time trial 2 5 2 9 Women's road race 6 6 14 26 Women's time trial 0 1 1 2 Men's national team time trial (1962–1994) 7 3 4 14 Women's national team time trial (1987–1994) 1 1 2 4 Mixed team relay 1 1 2 4 Men's under-23 road race 7 6 4 17 Men's under-23 time trial 4 2 2 8 Women's under-23 road race 0 0 0 0 Women's under-23 time trial 1 0 1 2 Men's junior road race 12 10 9 31 Men's junior time trial 2 2 3 7 Women's junior road race 5 8 9 22 Women's junior time trial 4 4 2 10 Total 71 70 71 212

Most successful athletes The following table lists Italian cyclists who have won at least one gold medal or multiple medals at the UCI Road World Championships.

Updated to 2026.

Ecco la tabella con le righe riordinate secondo il medagliere "all'italiana" applicato ai totali generali (Total: prima maggior numero di ori, poi argenti, poi bronzi):

+ Italian multi-medalists at the UCI Road World Championships Athlete Speciality Period Individual Team / Relay Total Tot Tot Total Filippo Ganna Time Trial / Mixed 2019–2026 2 3 1 6 1 1 2 4 3 4 3 10 Alfredo Binda Road Race 1927–1932 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 Gianfranco Contri Team Time Trial 1991–1994 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 Paolo Bettini Road Race 2001–2007 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 Gianni Bugno Road Race 1990–1992 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 Giorgia Bronzini Road Race 2007–2011 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 Pietro Guerra Team Time Trial 1964–1966 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 Luciano Dalla Bona Team Time Trial 1964–1966 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 Cristian Salvato Team Time Trial 1993–1994 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 Luca Colombo Team Time Trial 1991–1994 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 Maria Canins Road Race / TTT 1982–1989 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 6 Francesco Moser Road Race 1976–1978 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 Learco Guerra Road Race 1930–1934 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 Elisa Longo Borghini Road Race / Mixed 2012–2026 0 0 4 4 1 1 2 4 1 1 6 8 Roberta Bonanomi Team Time Trial 1987–1993 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 4 Moreno Argentin Road Race 1985–1987 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 Felice Gimondi Road Race 1970–1973 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 Giuseppe Saronni Road Race 1981–1986 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 Tatiana Guderzo Road Race 2004–2018 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 Matteo Sobrero Mixed 2021–2026 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 Eros Poli Team Time Trial 1985–1987 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 Francesca Galli Team Time Trial 1987–1989 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 Monica Bandini Team Time Trial 1987–1989 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 Vittorio Adorni Road Race 1964–1968 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Mario Maino Team Time Trial 1962–1963 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 Dino Zandegù Team Time Trial 1962–1963 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 Danilo Grassi Team Time Trial 1962–1963 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 Mario Scirea Team Time Trial 1986–1987 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 Flavio Vanzella Team Time Trial 1986–1987 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 Vittoria Guazzini Mixed 2022–2026 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 Alessandra Cappellotto RR / TT / TTT 1993–1997 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 Mattia Cattaneo Mixed 2024–2026 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 Mino Denti Team Time Trial 1965–1966 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 Fausto Coppi Road Race 1949–1953 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Edoardo Affini Time Trial / Mixed 2021–2024 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 3 6 Morena Tartagni Road Race 1968–1971 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 Franco Bitossi Road Race 1972–1977 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Noemi Cantele Road Race / Time Trial 2009 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Elena Cecchini Mixed 2021–2022 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 Massimo Podenzana Team Time Trial 1985–1986 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 Michele Dancelli Road Race 1968–1969 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Michele Bartoli Road Race 1996–1998 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Benito Pigato Team Time Trial 1967–1968 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 Vittorio Marcelli Team Time Trial 1967–1968 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 Flavio Martini Team Time Trial 1967–1968 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2

Medalists by event

Men's events Road race The men's road race is Italy's most successful discipline, yielding a total of 56 medals (19 gold, 21 silver, 16 bronze). Starting with a podium sweep at the inaugural 1927 edition, highlights include Alfredo Binda's record three titles and back-to-back gold medals by Gianni Bugno (1991–1992) and Paolo Bettini (2006–2007). Medal Championship Name 1927 Nürburgring Alfredo Binda 1927 Nürburgring Costante Girardengo 1927 Nürburgring Domenico Piemontesi 1929 Zürich Alfredo Binda 1930 Liège Alfredo Binda 1930 Liège Learco Guerra 1931 Copenhagen Learco Guerra 1932 Rome Alfredo Binda 1932 Rome Remo Bertoni 1934 Leipzig Learco Guerra 1936 Bern Aldo Bini 1949 Copenhagen Fausto Coppi 1951 Varese Fiorenzo Magni 1951 Varese Antonio Bevilacqua 1953 Lugano Fausto Coppi 1958 Reims Ercole Baldini 1959 Zandvoort Michele Gismondi 1961 Bern Nino Defilippis 1964 Sallanches Vittorio Adorni 1968 Imola Vittorio Adorni 1968 Imola Michele Dancelli 1969 Zolder Michele Dancelli 1970 Leicester Felice Gimondi 1971 Mendrisio Felice Gimondi 1972 Gap Marino Basso 1972 Gap Franco Bitossi 1973 Barcelona Felice Gimondi 1976 Ostuni Francesco Moser 1976 Ostuni Tino Conti 1977 San Cristóbal Francesco Moser 1977 San Cristóbal Franco Bitossi 1978 Nürburgring Francesco Moser 1980 Sallanches Gianbattista Baronchelli 1981 Prague Giuseppe Saronni 1982 Chichester Giuseppe Saronni 1984 Barcelona Claudio Corti 1985 Giavera del Montello Moreno Argentin 1986 Colorado Springs Moreno Argentin 1986 Colorado Springs Giuseppe Saronni 1987 Villach Moreno Argentin 1988 Ronse Maurizio Fondriest 1990 Utsunomiya Gianni Bugno 1991 Stuttgart Gianni Bugno 1992 Benidorm Gianni Bugno 1994 Agrigento Claudio Chiappucci 1995 Duitama Marco Pantani 1996 Lugano Michele Bartoli 1998 Valkenburg Michele Bartoli 2001 Lisbon Paolo Bettini 2002 Zolder Mario Cipollini 2004 Verona Luca Paolini 2006 Salzburg Paolo Bettini 2007 Stuttgart Paolo Bettini 2008 Varese Alessandro Ballan 2008 Varese Damiano Cunego 2019 Harrogate Matteo Trentin

Time trial The men's time trial has yielded 9 medals (2 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze) for Italy, largely dominated by Filippo Ganna, who won back-to-back world titles in 2020 and 2021. Medal Championship Name 1994 Agrigento Andrea Chiurato 2015 Richmond Adriano Malori 2019 Harrogate Filippo Ganna 2020 Imola Filippo Ganna 2021 Flanders Filippo Ganna 2023 Glasgow Filippo Ganna 2024 Zurich Filippo Ganna 2024 Zurich Edoardo Affini 2026 Montreal Filippo Ganna

National team time trial (discontinued) The men's national team time trial was contested 27 times between 1962 and 1994 before being discontinued. Italy was one of the most dominant nations in the event, securing 14 medals (7 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze).

Medal Championship Team 1962 Salò di Garda Mario Maino, Antonio Tagliani, Dino Zandegù, Danilo Grassi 1963 Ronse Mario Maino, Pasquale Fabbri, Danilo Grassi, Dino Zandegù 1964 Sallanches Severino Andreoli, Luciano Dalla Bona, Pietro Guerra, Ferruccio Manza 1965 San Sebastián Pietro Guerra, Luciano Dalla Bona, Mino Denti, Giuseppe Soldi 1966 Nürburgring Attilio Benfatto, Luciano Dalla Bona, Mino Denti, Pietro Guerra 1967 Heerlen Lorenzo Bosisio, Benito Pigato, Vittorio Marcelli, Flavio Martini 1968 Imola Vittorio Marcelli, Flavio Martini, Giovanni Bramucci, Benito Pigato 1977 San Cristóbal Mirko Bernardi, Mauro De Pellegrini, Vito Da Ros, Dino Porrini 1985 Giavera del Montello Marcello Bartalini, Massimo Podenzana, Eros Poli, Claudio Vandelli 1986 Colorado Springs Eros Poli, Massimo Podenzana, Mario Scirea, Flavio Vanzella 1987 Villach Roberto Fortunato, Eros Poli, Mario Scirea, Flavio Vanzella 1991 Stuttgart Flavio Anastasia, Luca Colombo, Gianfranco Contri, Andrea Peron 1993 Oslo Cristian Salvato, Gianfranco Contri, Rossano Brasi, Rosario Fina 1994 Agrigento Cristian Salvato, Gianfranco Contri, Gianluca Colombo, Dario Andriotto

Women's events

Road race The women's road race has been a major source of success for Italy, claiming 25 medals (6 gold, 6 silver, 13 bronze). Highlights include back-to-back titles by Giorgia Bronzini (2010–2011) and Alessandra Cappellotto becoming Italy's first female road race world champion in 1997.

Medal Championship Name 1968 Imola Morena Tartagni 1970 Leicester Morena Tartagni 1971 Mendrisio Morena Tartagni 1976 Ostuni Laura Bissoli 1978 Nürburgring Eva Lorenzo 1982 Chichester Maria Canins 1983 Altenrhein Maria Canins 1985 Giavera del Montello Maria Canins 1989 Chambéry Maria Canins 1990 Utsunomiya Luisa Seghezzi 1997 San Sebastián Alessandra Cappellotto 2004 Verona Tatiana Guderzo 2007 Stuttgart Marta Bastianelli 2007 Stuttgart Giorgia Bronzini 2009 Mendrisio Tatiana Guderzo 2009 Mendrisio Noemi Cantele 2010 Geelong Giorgia Bronzini 2011 Copenhagen Giorgia Bronzini 2012 Valkenburg Elisa Longo Borghini 2013 Florence Rossella Ratto 2018 Innsbruck Tatiana Guderzo 2020 Imola Elisa Longo Borghini 2021 Flanders Elisa Balsamo 2022 Wollongong Silvia Persico 2024 Zurich Elisa Longo Borghini 2026 Montreal Elisa Longo Borghini

Time trial The women's time trial has brought Italy only 2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze).

Medal Championship Name 1996 Lugano Alessandra Cappellotto 2009 Mendrisio Noemi Cantele

National team time trial (discontinued) The women's national team time trial was contested 8 times between 1987 and 1994 before being discontinued. Italy enjoyed great success in the discipline, securing 4 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), highlighted by the world title in 1988 featuring Maria Canins and Roberta Bonanomi.

Medal Championship Team 1987 Villach Francesca Galli, Roberta Bonanomi, Imelda Chiappa, Monica Bandini 1988 Ronse Monica Bandini, Roberta Bonanomi, Maria Canins, Francesca Galli 1989 Chambéry Monica Bandini, Roberta Bonanomi, Maria Canins, Francesca Galli 1993 Oslo Roberta Bonanomi, Alessandra Cappellotto, Michela Fanini, Fabiana Luperini

Mixed events Mixed team relay Introduced in 2019, the mixed team relay has seen Italy become a consistent contender, securing 4 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze). Key pillars Filippo Ganna and Elisa Longo Borghini featured in all four podium performances, culminating in Italy's first world title in 2026.

Medal Championship Name 2021 Flanders Marta Cavalli, Elena Cecchini, Elisa Longo Borghini, Edoardo Affini, Filippo Ganna, Matteo Sobrero 2022 Wollongong Edoardo Affini, Matteo Sobrero, Filippo Ganna, Elisa Longo Borghini, Elena Cecchini, Vittoria Guazzini 2024 Zurich Edoardo Affini, Mattia Cattaneo, Filippo Ganna, Elisa Longo Borghini, Soraya Paladin, Gaia Realini 2026 Montreal Mattia Cattaneo, Filippo Ganna, Matteo Sobrero, Vittoria Guazzini, Elisa Longo Borghini, Monica Trinca Colonel

Under-23 events Men's Under-23 road race Medal Championship Name 1996 Lugano Giuliano Figueras 1996 Lugano Roberto Sgambelluri 1996 Lugano Luca Sironi 1998 Valkenburg Ivan Basso 1998 Valkenburg Rinaldo Nocentini 1998 Valkenburg Danilo Di Luca 1999 Verona Leonardo Giordani 1999 Verona Luca Paolini 2000 Plouay Lorenzo Bernucci 2001 Lisbon Giampaolo Caruso 2002 Zolder Francesco Chicchi 2008 Varese Simone Ponzi 2015 Richmond Simone Consonni 2016 Doha Jakub Mareczko 2019 Harrogate Samuele Battistella 2021 Flanders Filippo Baroncini 2025 Kigali Lorenzo Finn

Men's Under-23 time trial Medal Championship Name 1996 Lugano Luca Sironi 1996 Lugano Roberto Sgambelluri 1997 San Sebastián Fabio Malberti 1998 Valkenburg Gian-Mario Ortenzi 2004 Verona Vincenzo Nibali 2008 Varese Adriano Malori 2023 Glasgow Lorenzo Milesi 2026 Montreal Nicolas Milesi

Women's Under-23 road race