The 2002 UCI Road World Championships took place in the region of Limburg, Belgium, between 8 and 13 October 2002. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.
Events summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's events | ||||||
| Men's road race |
Mario Cipollini Italy |
5h30'3" | Robbie McEwen Australia |
s.t. | Erik Zabel Germany |
s.t. |
| Men's time trial |
Santiago Botero Colombia |
48'08" | Michael Rich Germany |
+ 8" | Igor González de Galdeano Spain |
+ 17" |
| Women's events | ||||||
| Women's road race |
Susanne Ljungskog Sweden |
2h59'15" | Nicole Brändli Switzerland |
s.t. | Joane Somarriba Spain |
s.t. |
| Women's time trial |
Zoulfia Zabirova Russia |
30'2" | Nicole Brändli Switzerland |
+ 14" | Karin Thürig Switzerland |
+ 15" |
| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Men's under-23 road race |
Francesco Chicchi Italy |
3h36'28" | Francisco Gutierrez Spain |
s.t. | David Loosli Switzerland |
s.t. |
| Men's under-23 time trial |
Tomas Vaitkus Lithuania |
38'40" | Alexander Bespalov Russia |
+ 41" | Sérgio Paulinho Portugal |
+ 1'28" |
| Men's Junior Events | ||||||
| Men's Junior Road Race |
Arnaud Gérard France |
2h50'17" | Jukka Vastaranta Finland |
s.t. | Nicolas Sanderson Australia |
s.t. |
| Men's Junior Time Trial |
Mikhail Ignatiev Russia |
28'30" | Mark Jamieson Australia |
+ 10" | Vincenzo Nibali Italy |
+ 25" |
| Women's Junior Events | ||||||
| Women's Junior Road Race |
Suzanne de Goede Netherlands |
1h59' | Claudia Stumpf Germany |
s.t. | Monica Holler Sweden |
s.t. |
| Women's Junior Time Trial |
Anna Zugno Italy |
15'54" | Tatiana Guderzo Italy |
+ 6" | Claudia Hecht Germany |
+ 7" |