Men's Road Race History: 1927: Germany, Nurburgring, 182.48 kms 1. Alfredo Binda (Ita) 2. C Girardengo (Ita) 3. Dom Piemontesi (Ita) 4. Gaetano Belloni (Ita) 5. Jean Aerts (Bel) 1928: Hungary, Budapest, 192 kms 1. Georges Ronsse (Bel) 2. Herbert Nebe (Ger) 3. Bruno Wolke (Ger) 4. Jef Dervaes (Bel) 5. Walter Cap (Aut) 1929: Switzerland, Zurich, 200 kms 1. Georges Ronsse (Bel) 2. Nicolas Frantz (Lux) 3. Alfredo Binda (Ita) 4. Jef Dervaes (Bel) 5. Leon Frascarelli (Ita) 1930: Belgium, Liège, 210 kms 1. Alfredo Binda (Ita) 2. Learco Uerra (Ita) 3. Georges Ronsse (Bel) 4. Kurt Stoepel (Ger) 5. Allegro Grandi (Ita) 1931: Denmark, Kobenhavn, 172 kms 1. Learco Guerra (Ita) 2. Ferdinand Le Drogo (Fra) 3. Albert Buechi (Swi) 4. Fabio Battesin (Ita) 5. Max Bulla (Aut) 1932: Italy, Roma, 206.1 kms 1. Alfredo Binda (Ita) 2. Remo Bertoni (Ita) 3. Nicolas Frantz (Lux) 4. Ricardo Montero (Spa) 5. Learco Guerra (Ita) 1933: France, Monthléry, 250 kms 1. Georges Speicher (Fra) 2. Antonin Magne (Fra) 3. Marin Valentin (Ned) 4. Alfred Haemerlinck (Bel) 5. Alfred Schepers (Bel) 1934: Germany, Leipzig, 225.8 kms 1. Karel Kaers (Bel) 2. Learco Guerra (Ita) 3. Gustaaf Danneels (Bel) 4. Gerhard Huschke (Ger) 5. Gerrit Van der Ruit (Ned) 1935: Belgium, Florette, 216 kms 1. Jean Aerts (Bel) 2. Luciano Montero (Spa) 3. Gustaaf Danneels (Bel) 4. Aldo Bini (Ita) 5. Leo Amberg (Swi) 1936: Switzerland, Berne, 218.4 kms 1. Antonin Magne (Fra) 2. Aldo Bini (Ita) 3. Theo Middelkamp (Ned) 4. Paul Egli (Swi) 5. Werner Hansen (Den) 1937: Denmark, Kobenhavn, 297.5 kms 1. Eloi Meulenberg (Bel) 2. Emil Kijewski (Ger) 3. Paul Egli (Swi) 4. Jean Majerus (Lux) 5. Georges Speicher (Fra) 1938: Netherlands, Valkenburg, 273 kms 1. Marcel Kint (Bel) 2. Paul Egli (Swi) 3. Leo Amberg (Swi) 4. Piet Vannek (Ned) 5. Edward Vissers (Bel) 1946: Switzerland, Zurich, 270 kms 1. Hans Knecht (Swi) 2. Marcel Kint (Bel) 3. Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) 4. Mario Ricci (Ita) 5. Gerrit Schulte (Ned) 1947: France, Reims, 274.035 kms 1. Theo Middelkamp (Ned) 2. Albert Sercu (Bel) 3. Jef Jansen (Ned) 4. Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) 5. Ed Fachleiter (Fra) 1948: Netherlands, Valkenburg, 266.8 kms 1. Briek Schotte (Bel) 2. Apo Lazarides (Fra) 3. Luc Teisseire (Fra) 4. Luciano Maggini (Ita) 5. Marcel Dupont (Bel) 1949: Denmark, Kobenhavn, 290 kms 1. Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) 2. Ferdi Kubler (Swi) 3. Fausto Coppi (Ita) 4. Briek Schotte (Bel) 5. Gerrit Schulte (Ned) 1950: Belgium, Moorslede, 284 kms 1. Briek Schotte (Bel) 2. Theo Middelkamp (Ned) 3. Ferdi Kubler (Swi) 4. Gerrit Schulte (Ned) 5. Louison Bobet (Fra) 1951: Italy, Varèse, 295.2 kms 1. Ferdi Kubler (Swi) 2. Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) 3. Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita) 4. Jos De Feyter (Bel) 5. Gerrit Voortig (Ned) 1952: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 280 kms 1. Heinz Muller (Ger) 2. Gottfried Weilemann (Swi) 3. Ludwig Hormann (Ger) 4. Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) 5. Robert Varnajo (Fra) 1953: Switzerland, Lugano, 270 kms 1. Fausto Coppi (Ita) 2. Germain Derijcke (Bel) 3. Stan Ockers (Bel) 4. Michele Gismondi (Ita) 5. Nino Defilippis (Ita) 1954: Germany, Sollingen, 240 kms 1. Louison Bobet (Fra) 2. Fritz Schar (Swi) 3. Charly Gaul (Lux) 4. Michele Gismondi (Ita) 5. Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1955: Italy, Frascati, 293.132 kms 1. Stan Ockers (Bel) 2. Jean-Paul Schmitz (Lux) 3. Germain Derijcke (Bel) 4. Gastone Nencini (Ita) 5. Marcel Janssens (Bel) 1956: Denmark, Ballerup, 285.12 kms 1. Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) 2. Rik Van Looy (Bel) 3. Gerrit Schulte (Ned) 4. Stan Ockers (Bel) 5. Fred Debruyne (Bel) 1957: Belgium, Waregem, 285.6 kms 1. Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) 2. Louison Bobet (Fra) 3. André Darrigade (Fra) 4. Rik Van Looy (Bel) 5. Fred De Bruyne (Bel) 1958: France, Reims, 276.794 kms 1. Ercole Baldini (Ita) 2. Louison Bobet (Fra) 3. André Darrigade (Fra) 4. Vito Favero (Ita) 5. Jean Forestier (Fra) 1959: Netherlands, Zandwoort, 292.033 kms 1. André Darrigade (Fra) 2. Michele Gismondi (Ita) 3. Noel Fore (Bel) 4. Tom Simpson (GB) 5. Diego Ronchini (Ita) 1960: Germany, Sachsenring, 279.392 km 1. Rik Van Looy (Bel) 2. André Darrigade (Fra) 3. Pino Cerami (Bel) 4. Imerio Massignan (Ita) 5. Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1961: Switzerland, Berne, 285.252 kms 1. Rik Van Looy (Bel) 2. Nino Defilippis (Ita) 3. Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 4. José Bernardez (Spa) 5. Jo De Roo (Ned) 1962: Italy, Salo, 296.24 kms 1. Jean Stablinski (Fra) 2. Seamus Elliott (Ire) 3. Jos Hoevenaers (Bel) 4. Rolf Wolfshohl (Ger) 5. Arnoldo Pambianco (Ita) 1963: Belgium, Ronse, 278.8 kms 1. Benoni Beheyt (Bel) 2. Rik Van Looy (Bel) 3. Jo De Haan (Ned) 4. André Darrigade (Fra) 5. Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1964: France, Sallanches, 290 kms 1. Jan Janssen (Ned) 2. Vittorio Adorni (Ita) 3. Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 4. Tom Simpson (GB) 5. Italo Zilioli (Ita) 1965: Spain, Lasarte, 267.4 kms 1. Tom Simpson (GB) 2. Rudi Altig (Ger) 3. Roger Swerts (Bel) 4. Peter Post (Ned) 5. Karl-Heinz Kunde (Ger) 1966: Germany, Nurburgring, 273.72 kms 1. Rudi Altig (Ger) 2. Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 3. Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 4. Gianni Motta (Ita) 5. Jean Stablinski (Fra) 1967: Netherlands, Heerlen, 265.18 kms 1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 2. Jan Janssen (Ned) 3. Ramon Saez (Spa) 4. Gianni Motta (Ita) 5. declassified 1968: Italy, Imola, 277.308 kms 1. Vittorio Adorni (Ita) 2. Herman Van Springel (Bel) 3. Michele Dancelli (Ita) 4. Franco Bitossi (Ita) 5. Vito Tacone (Ita) 1969: Belgium, Zolder, 262.86 kms 1. Harm Ottenbros (Ned) 2. Julien Stevens (Bel) 3. Michele Dancelli (Ita) 4. Guido Reybrouck (Bel) 5. Roger Swerts (Bel) 1970: Great Britain, Leicester, 271.96 kms 1. J-P Monsere (Bel) 2. Leif Mortensen (Den) 3. Felice Gimondi (Ita) 4. Leslie West (GB) 5. Charles Rouxel (Fra) 1971: Switzerland, Mendrisio, 268.8 kms 1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 2. Felice Gimondi (Ita) 3. Cyril Guimard (Fra) 4. Giancarlo Polidori (Ita) 5. Georges Pintens (Bel) 1972: France, Gap, 272.574 kms 1. Marino Basso (Ita) 2. Franco Bitossi (Ita) 3. Cyril Guimard (Fra) 4. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 5. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1973: Spain, Montjuich, 248.659 kms 1. Felice Gimondi (Ita) 2. Freddy Maertens (Bel) 3. Luis Ocana (Spa) 4. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 5. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1974: Canada, Montréal, 262.5 kms 1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 2. Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 3. Mariano Martinez (Fra) 4. G. Santambrogio (Ita) 5. Bernard Thevenet (Fra) 1975: Belgium, Yvoir, 266 kms 1. Hennie Kuiper (Ned) 2. Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) 3. J-P Danguillaume (Fra) 4. Pedro Torres (Spa) 5. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1976: Italy, Ostuni, 288 kms 1. Freddy Maertens (Bel) 2. Francesco Moser (Ita) 3. Tino Conti (Ita) 4. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 5. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1977: Venezuela, San Cristobal, 255 kms 1. Francesco Moser (Ita) 2. Dietrich Thurau (Ger) 3. Franco Bitossi (Ita) 4. Hennie Kuiper (Ned) 5. Domingo Perurena (Spa) 1978: Germany, Nurburgring, 273.72 kms 1. Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) 2. Francesco Moser (Ita) 3. Jorgen Marcussen (Den) 4. Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) 5. Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1979: Netherlands, Valkenburg, 274.8 kms 1. Jan Raas (Ned) 2. Dietrich Thurau (Ger) 3. JR Bernaudeau (Fra) 4. André Chalmel (Fra) 5. Henk Lubberding (Ned) 1980: France, Sallanches, 268 kms 1. Bernard Hinault (Fra) 2. G Baronchelli (Ita) 3. Juan Fernandez (Spa) 4. Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) 5. Jonathan Boyer (USA) 1981: Czechoslovakia, Prague, 281.4 kms 1. Freddy Maertens (Bel) 2. Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) 3. Bernard Hinault (Fra) 4. Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle (Fra) 5. Guido Vancalster (Bel) 1982: Great Britain, Goodwood, 275.13 kms 1. Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) 2. Greg Lemond (USA) 3. Sean Kelly (Ire) 4. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 5. Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 1983: Switzerland, Altenrhein, 269.892 kms 1. Greg Lemond (USA) 2. Adri Van Der Poel (Ned) 3. Stephen Roche (Ire) 4. Faustino Ruperez (Spa) 5. Claude Criquielion (Bel) 1984: Spain, Barcelona, 255.55 kms 1. Claude Criquielion (Bel) 2. Claudio Corti (Ita) 3. Steve Bauer (Can) 4. Hubert Seiz (Swi) 5. Bernard Bourreau (Fra) 1985: Italy, Giavera Montello, 265.5 kms 1. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 2. Greg Lemond (USA) 3. Moreno Argentin (Ita) 4. Marc Madiot (Fra) 5. Harald Maier (Aut) 1986: USA, Colorado Springs, 261 kms 1. Moreno Argentin (Ita) 2. Charles Mottet (Fra) 3. Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) 4. Juan Fernandez (Spa) 5. Sean Kelly (Ire) 1987: Germany, Villach, 276 kms 1. Stephen Roche (Ire) 2. Moreno Argentin (Ita) 3. Juan Fernandez (Spa) 4. Rolf Golz (Ger) 5. Sean Kelly (IRL) 1988: Belgium, Ronse, 274 kms 1. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) 2. Martial Gayant (Fra) 3. Juan Fernandez (Spa) 4. Hartmut Boelts (RFA) 5. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) 1989: France, Chambéry, 259.35 kms 1. Greg Lemond (USA) 2. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) 3. Sean Kelly (IRL) 4. Steven Rooks (Ned) 5. Thierry Claveyrolat (Fra) 1990: Japan, Utsunomiya, 261 kms 1. Rudy Dhaenens (Bel) 2. Dirk de Wolf (Bel) 3. Gianni Bugno (Ita) 4. Greg Lemond (USA) 5. Sean Kelly (Ire) 1991: Germany, Stuttgart, 252.8 kms 1. Gianni Bugno (Ita) 2. Steven Rooks (Ned) 3. Miguel Indurain (Spa) 4. Alvaro Mejia (Col) 5. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) 1992: Spain, Benidorm, 261.6 kms 1. Gianni Bugno (Ita) 2. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 3. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) 4. Tony Rominger (Swi) 5. Steven Rooks (Ned) 1993: Norway, Oslo, 257.6 kms 1. Lance Armstrong (USA) 2. Miguel Indurain (Spa) 3. Olaf Ludwig (Ger) 4. Johan Museeuw (Bel) 5. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) 1994: Sicily, Agrigiento, 251.8 kms 1. Luc Leblanc (Fra) 2. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) 3. Richard Virenque (Fra) 4. Massimo Ghirotto (Ita) 5. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) 1995: Colombia, Bogota, 265.5 kms 1. Abraham Olano (Spa) 2. Miguel Indurain (Spa) 3. Marco Pantani (Ita) 4. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) 5. Pascal Richard (Swi) 1996: Switzerland, Lugano, 252 kms 1. Johan Museeuw (Bel) 2. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) 3. Michele Bartoli (Ita) 4. Axel Merckx (Bel) 5. Richard Virenque (Fra) 1997: Spain, San Sebastian, 256 kms 1. Laurent Brochard (Fra) 2. Bo Hamburger (Den) 3. Leon Vanbon (Ned) 4. Udo Bölts (Ger) 5. Melchior Mauri Prat (Spa) 1998: Holland, Valkenburg, 258 kms 1. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) 2. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) 3. Michele Bartoli (Ita) 4. Lance Armstrong (USA) 5. Niki Aebersold (Swi)