The first country to win the UCI World Championships was France. The first UCI Road World Championships were held in 1900, and the first champion was Maurice Garin. Garin was a French cyclist who won the race by a margin of over two hours. He was the first of many French cyclists to win the world championship, and France has won the most championships of any country with 27 titles. Here is a table of the top 5 countries with the most UCI World Championship titles: CountryNumber of titlesFrance27Italy23Belgium16Netherlands13Switzerland10