- Six men have successfully defended their title: Georges Ronsse (Belgium, 1928–29); Rik Van Steenbergen (Belgium, 1956– 57); Rik van Looy (Belgium, 1960–61); Gianni Bugno (Italy, 1991–92); Paolo Bettini (Italy, 2006–07) ; Peter Sagan (Slovakia, 2015-17). Five women have defended their title: Marianna Vos (Netherlands 2012-2013), Giorgia Bronzini (Italy, 2010 – 2011), Susanne Ljungskog (Sweden, 2002-2003), Jeannie Longo (France, 1985 -1990), Anna Konkina (RUS, 1970-1971).
- Spaniard Alejandro Valverde has the most total medals by any one individual with six, although he has never won the rainbow jersey (2 silver 2003, 2005 and 4 bronze – 2006, 2012–14).
- Switzerland has hosted the Championships 10 times. Aigle will host in 2020 as well.
- Italy is the most successful country with 141 medals won. Australia ranks 15th with 23 medals.
- Jeannie Longo (France) has the most Championships of any athlete with 5.
- The countries with the most Elite Women titles are France (10 titles), the Netherlands (9 titles), and Belgium (6 titles).
UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HOST CITIES:
- 2013 : Florence
- 2014 : Ponferrada
- 2015 : Richmond
- 2016 : Doha
- 2017 : Bergen
- 2018 : Innsbruck
- 2019 : Yorkshire
- 2020: Aigle Martigny
- 2021: Flanders
- 2022: Wollongong
- 2023: Glasgow
- 2024: Zurich
