| Venue | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 31 August–3 September 2017 |
| Nations participating | 38 |
| Cyclists participating | 277 |
| Events | 5 |
The 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships is the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place on the roads of Pietermaritzburg in South Africa from 31 August to 3 September 2017. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 |  Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 |  Colombia (COL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 |  South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 |  Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 51 | 49 | 44 | 144 | |
38 nations participated. [3]
Argentina Australia 
Austria 
Belgium Brazil 
Burkina Faso Canada Colombia 
Costa Rica 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Dominican Republic Spain 
Estonia Finland France Great Britain Germany 
Greece 
India Ireland Italy Japan 
Lebanon 
Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Peru Poland Portugal South Africa Russia Switzerland Slovakia Sweden Ukraine United States 
Venezuela 
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