  Benidorm  Benidorm | |
| Venue | Benidorm, Spain |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°32′03″N0°07′53″W / 38.53417°N 0.13139°W Coordinates: 38°32′03″N0°07′53″W / 38.53417°N 0.13139°W |
| Events | 2 |
The 1992 UCI Road World Championships took place in Benidorm, Spain. Because this was an Olympic year, all the Olympic events served as World Championships, which left just the Professional road race and the Women's Team Time Trial to be contested.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race [1] | Gianni Bugno  Italy | 6h 34' 28" | Laurent Jalabert  France | s.t. | Dimitri Konyshev  Russia | s.t. |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Team Time Trial [2] |  United States Bunki Bankaitis-Davis Jan Bolland Jeanne Golay Eve Stephenson | 1h 03' 30" | France Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Catherine Marsal Corinne Legal Cécile Odin | + 13" | Russia Nadezhda Kibardina Natalya Grinina Gulnara Fatkullina Aleksandra Koliaseva | + 46" |
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