Denmark at the UCI Road World Championships is an overview of the Danish results at the UCI Road World Championships. The Danish competitors are selected by coaches of the Danish Cycling Federation. Denmark was one of the founding nations of the World Championships, and were the hosts of the first edition ever, the 1921 UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen. This event only consisted of one race, the men's amateur road race, in which the Danes also won their first ever medal at the World Championships, a silver medal for Willum Nielsen. Since then, Denmark has won a total of 55 medals at the World Championships, including 19 gold medals. Many of these have been won at home soil in Copenhagen, where six editions of the World Championships have been held.
Henry Hansen, winner of the 1931 men's amateur road race, and Denmark's first ever UCI Road World Champion.
Mads Pedersen, the only Danish winner of the men's professional road race.
Ole Ritter, silver medalist at the 1962 men's amateur road race.
The 2013 UCI Road World Championships took place in Tuscany, Italy, between 22 and 29 September 2013.
The finish of all events
Ellen van Dijk from the Netherlands won two gold medals. She won the women's time trial and with Specialized–lululemon the women's team time trial.
2013 UCI Road World Championships