| Venue: | Mendrisio, Switzerland |
| Date: | 4-5 September 1971 |
| Previous: | Leicester 1970 |
| Next: | Gap 1972 |
The 1971 UCI Road World Championships took place from 4-5 September 1971 in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
| Race: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze : | Time | |
| Men | |||||||
| Men's road race | Eddy Merckx | 6 h 39 min 06s | Felice Gimondi | m.t. | Cyrille Guimard | + 1 min 13s | |
| Amateurs' road race | Régis Ovion | - | Freddy Maertens | - | José Viejo | - | |
| Team time trial | - | - | - | ||||
| Women | |||||||
| Women's road race | Anna Konkina | - | Morena Tartagni | - | Keetie van Oosten-Hage | - | |