The 1972 UCI Road World Championships took place from 5-6 August 1972 in Gap, France. Only two professional races took place due to the Munich Olympics.

Race:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze :	Time
Men's race
Men's road race details	Marino Basso  Italy	7 h 05 min 59s	Franco Bitossi  Italy	-	Cyrille Guimard  France	-
Women's race
Women's road race	Geneviève Gambillon  France	-	Lubov Zadoroznaya  Soviet Union	-	Anna Konkina  Soviet Union	-

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy (ITA)	1	1	0	2
2	France (FRA)	1	0	1	2
3	Soviet Union (URS)	0	1	1	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

• Men's road cycling results
• Women's road cycling results
• (in Italian) Results at sportpro.it