The 1998 World Road Racing Championship was held from October 4 to 11 in the community of Valkenbürg en de Göl , the Netherlands .
Winners
| Bike race | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Men | ||||||
| Bike race | Oscar Kamenzind Switzerland | 6h01'30 " | Peter van Petegem Belgium | + 23 " | Michele Bartoli Italy | + 24 " |
| Geet | Abraham Olano Spain | 54'32 " | Melkior Mauri Spain | + 37 " | Sergey Gonchar Ukraine | + 47 " |
| Women | ||||||
| Bike race | Diana Gilute Lithuania | 2h35'35 " | Leontin van Morsel Netherlands | the same time | Hanka Kupfernagel Germany | the same time |
| Geet | Leontin van Morsel Netherlands | 31'51 " | Zulfiya Zabirova Russia | the same time | Hanka Kupfernagel Germany | + 2 " |
| Men up to 23 years old | ||||||
| Bike race | Ivan Basso Italy | 4h30 " | Rinaldo Nocentini Italy | + 16 " | Danilo Di Luca Italy | the same time |
| Geet | Tour Hushovd Norway | 43'19 " | Frederick Fino France | + 11 " | Gianmario Ortenzi Italy | + 16 " |
| Juniors (boys) | ||||||
| Bike race | Mark Scanlon Ireland | 2h54'36 " | Filippo Pozzato Italy | the same time | Eduard Kivishchov Russia | the same time |
| Geet | Fabian cancellara Switzerland | 29'39 " | Thorsten Hickman Germany | + 2 " | Filippo Pozzato Italy | + 7 " |
| Juniors (girls) | ||||||
| Bike race | Tina Liebig Germany | 1h46'51 " | Olga Zabelinskaya Russia | the same time | Natalie Bates Australia | the same time |
| Geet | Beatrix Warrack Germany | 23'22 " | Olga Zabelinskaya Russia | + 6 " | Genevieve Jinson Canada | + 24 " |