  Giavera del Montello  Giavera del Montello | |
| Venue | Giavera del Montello, Italy |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 1 September 1985 |
| Coordinates | 45°48′N12°10′E / 45.800°N 12.167°E |
| Events | 4 |
The 1985 UCI Road World Championships took place on 1 September 1985 in Giavera del Montello, Italy.
| Race: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze : | Time |
| Men | ||||||
| Men's road race | Joop Zoetemelk  Netherlands | 6.26'38" | Greg LeMond  United States | + 3" | Moreno Argentin  Italy | + 3" |
| Amateurs' road race | Lech Piasecki  Poland | - | Johnny Weltz  Denmark | - | Franck Van De Vijver  Belgium | - |
| Team time trial |  Soviet Union Vassili Jdanov Viktor Klimov Igor Sumnikov Alexandre Zinoviev | - |  Czechoslovakia Vladimir Hruza Milan Jurčo Michal Klasa Milan Kren | - | Italy Marcello Bartalini Massimo Podenzana Eros Poli Claudio Vandelli | - |
| Women | ||||||
| Women's road race | Jeannie Longo  France | - | Maria Canins Italy | - | Sandra Schumacher  West Germany | - |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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