The 2002 World Road Racing Championship was held from October 8 to 13 in Zolder ( Belgium ).
Winners
| Bike race | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Men | ||||||
| Bike race | Mario Cipollini Italy | 5h30'3 " | Robbie McEwan Australia | the same time | Eric Zabel Germany | the same time |
| Geet | Santiago Botero Colombia | 48'08 " | Michael Rich Germany | +8 " | Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano Spain | +17 " |
| Women | ||||||
| Bike race | Suzanne Jungskog Sweden | 2h59'15 " | Nicole Brandley Switzerland | the same time | Joan Somarriba Spain | the same time |
| Geet | Zulfiya Zabirova Russia | 30'2 " | Nicole Brandley Switzerland | +14 " | Karin Tyurig Switzerland | +15 " |
| Men up to 23 years old | ||||||
| Bike race | Francesco Kikki Italy | 3h36'28 " | Francisco Gutierrez Spain | the same time | David losley Switzerland | the same time |
| Geet | Thomas Wightkus Lithuania | 38'40 " | Alexander Bespalov Russia | +41 " | Sergio Paulinho Portugal | + 1'28 " |
| Juniors (boys) | ||||||
| Bike race | Arno Gerard France | 2h50'17 " | Yucca Vastaranta Finland | the same time | Nicholas Sanderson Australia | the same time |
| Geet | Mikhail Ignatiev Russia | 30'58 " | Mark Jamieson Australia | +18 " | Vincenzo Nibali Italy | +30 " |
| Juniors (girls) | ||||||
| Bike race | Suzanne de Gude Netherlands | 1h59 ' | Claudia Stumpf Germany | the same time | Monica Holler Sweden | the same time |
| Geet | Anna Zunyo Italy | 15'54 " | Tatyana Guderzo Italy | +6 " | Claudia Hecht Germany | +7 " |