The Slovakia National Road Race Championships take place annually and decide the national champion for the year in various categories. The winner of the championship gains the right to wear a distinctive jersey with a Slovak flag during races.
The Slovakia National Road Race Championships take place annually and decide the national champion for the year in various categories. The winner of the championship gains the right to wear a distinctive jersey with a Slovak flag during races.
| Wins | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Peter Sagan | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| 5 | Ján Valach | 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 |
| Martin Riška | 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 | |
| 4 | Juraj Sagan | 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 |
This section contains the list of Slovak road race champions. Since the year 2000, the Slovak championships were combined with the national championships of the Czech Republic. The column Overall winner shows the winner of the joint championship
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2003 [4] | Pavol Juráš |
| 2004 [5] | Marien Hecl |
| 2005 [6] | Martin Velits |
| 2006 [7] | Martin Velits |
| 2007 [8] | Ivan Viglaský |
| 2008 [9] | Martin Kostelničák |
| 2009 [1] | Matej Vyšňa |
| 2010 [10] | Jakub Novák |
| 2011 [11] | Martin Mahďar |
| 2012 [12] | Michal Habera |
| 2013 [13] | Erik Baška |
| 2014 | Ľuboš Malovec |
| 2015 | Erik Baška |
| 2016 | Ľuboš Malovec |
| 2017 | Juraj Bellan |
| 2018 | Matúš Štoček |
| 2019 | Samuel Oros |
| 2020 | Lukáš Kubiš |
| 2021 | Tobias Vančo |
| 2022 | Lukáš Kubiš |
| 2023 | Simon Gottstein |
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