| Venue: | Nürburgring, Germany |
| Date: | 28 August 1966 |
| Previous: | Lasarte-Oria 1965 |
| Next: | Heerlen 1967 |
The 1966 UCI Road World Championships took place on 28 August 1966 at the Nürburgring, Germany.
| Race: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze : | Time | |
| Men | |||||||
| Men's road race | Rudi Altig | 7 h 21 min 10s | Jacques Anquetil | m.t. | Raymond Poulidor | m.t. | |
| Amateurs' road race | Evert Dolman | - | Les West | - | Willy Skibby | - | |
| Team time trial | - | - | - | ||||
| Women | |||||||
| Women's road race | Yvonne Reynders | - | Keetie van Oosten-Hage | - | Aino Puronen | - | |