# Spain at the UCI Road World Championships

Spain at the UCI Road World Championships is an overview of the Spanish results at the UCI Road World Championships. The Spanish competitors are selected by coaches of the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation. Apart from cycling events at the four-yearly Summer Olympics, the only times that road cyclists appear in proper national selections (instead of in commercial cycling teams) of one or multiple athletes are the yearly UCI Road World Championships. Because of this, all Spanish national road cycling teams (either elite, amateur or younger teams) only compete as such during one day per year. The nation's first medal, a silver, was earned by Luciano Montero in the men's road race in 1935.

## List of medalists

This is a list of all Spanish medals (including elite, amateur, under-23 and junior races). Since the 2012 UCI Road World Championships there is the men's and women's team time trial event for trade teams and these medals are included under the UCI registration country of the team. Note that in these events also foreign cyclists can belong to the "national" team.
| Medal | Championship | Name | Event |
| Silver | 1935 Floreffe | Luciano Montero (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Silver | 1964 Sallanches | Spain Ginés García José Goyeneche Ramón Sáez Luis Santamarina | Men's 100km team mountains race |
| Silver | 1965 Lasarte-Oria | José Manuel Lasa (ESP) | Men's amateur road race |
| Silver | 1965 Lasarte-Oria | Spain Ventura Díaz José Manuel López José Manuel Lasa Domingo Perurena | Men's team time trial |
| Bronze | 1967 Heerlen | Ramón Sáez (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 1971 Mendrisio | José Viejo (ESP) | Men's amateur road race |
| Bronze | 1973 Barcelona | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 1980 Sallanches | Juan Fernández (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 1987 Villach | Juan Fernández (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 1988 Ronse | Juan Fernández (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 1991 Stuttgart | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Silver | 1993 Oslo | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Gold | 1995 Duitama | Abraham Olano (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Gold | 1995 Duitama | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Men's time trial |
| Silver | 1995 Duitama | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Silver | 1995 Duitama | Abraham Olano (ESP) | Men's time trial |
| Silver | 1997 San Sebastián | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Men's under-23 road race |
| Bronze | 1997 San Sebastián | Maria Cagigas (ESP) | Women's junior time trial |
| Gold | 1998 Valkenburg | Abraham Olano (ESP) | Men's time trial |
| Silver | 1998 Valkenburg | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | Men's time trial |
| Gold | 1999 Treviso-Verona | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Gold | 1999 Treviso-Verona | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | Men's under-23 time trial |
| Bronze | 2000 Plouay | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Gold | 2001 Lisbon | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 2001 Lisbon | Teodora Ruano (ESP) | Women's time trial |
| Silver | 2002 Limburg | Francisco Gutiérrez (ESP) | Men's under-23 road race |
| Bronze | 2002 Limburg | I. González de Galdeano (ESP) | Men's time trial |
| Bronze | 2002 Limburg | Joane Somarriba (ESP) | Women's road race |
| Gold | 2003 Hamilton | Igor Astarloa (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Gold | 2003 Hamilton | Joane Somarriba (ESP) | Women's time trial |
| Silver | 2003 Hamilton | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Gold | 2004 Verona | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Silver | 2005 Madrid | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Silver | 2005 Madrid | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | Men's time trial |
| Silver | 2005 Madrid | Joane Somarriba (ESP) | Women's time trial |
| Bronze | 2006 Salzburg | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 2009 Mendrisio | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 2012 Valkenburg | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Silver | 2013 Tuscany | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 2013 Tuscany | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 2014 Ponferrada | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Men's road race |
| Bronze | 2015 Richmond | Movistar Team Andrey Amador (CRC) Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) Alex Dowsett (GBR) Ion Izagirre (ESP) Adriano Malori (ITA) Jasha Sütterlin (GER) | Men's team time trial |
| Bronze | 2016 Qatar | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Men's time trial |
| Gold | 2018 Innsbruck | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Men's road race |
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## Most successful Spanish competitors

The list don't include the men's amateur events
| Name | Medals | Championships |
| Óscar Freire | 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze | 1999 Treviso-Verona – Men's road race 2001 Lisbon – Men's road race 2004 Verona – Men's road race 1997 San Sebastián – Men's under-23 road race 2000 Plouay – Men's road race |
| Abraham Olano | 2 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze | 1995 Duitama – Men's road race 1998 Valkenburg – Men's time trial 1995 Duitama – Men's time trial |
| Alejandro Valverde | 1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze | 2018 Innsbruck – Men's road race 2003 Hamilton – Men's road race 2005 Madrid – Men's road race 2006 Salzburg – Men's road race 2012 Valkenburg – Men's road race 2013 Tuscany – Men's road race 2014 Ponferrada – Men's road race |
| Miguel Indurain | 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze | 1995 Duitama – Men's time trial 1993 Oslo – Men's road race 1995 Duitama – Men's road race 1991 Suttgart – Men's road race |
| Joane Somarriba | 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze | 2003 Hamilton – Women's time trial 2005 Madrid – Women's time trial 2002 Limburg – Women's road race |

## Medals by discipline

Updated after 2018 UCI Road World Championships
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Men's (professional) road race | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| Men's time trial | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Women's time trial | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Men's under-23 road race | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Men's team time trial | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Men's amateur road race | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Men's under-23 time trial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100 km mountains race | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Women's road race | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Women's junior time trial | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 15 | 19 | 44 |