| Pushpin Map: | France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes#France |
| Pushpin Label: | Sallanches |
| Venue: | Sallanches, France |
| Coordinates: | 45.9372°N 6.6328°W |
| Date: | 30-31 August 1980 |
| Events: | 2 |
| Previous: | Valkenburg 1979 |
| Next: | Prague 1981 |
The 1980 UCI Road World Championships took place from 30-31 August 1980 in Sallanches, France. Only two races took place because of the Moscow Olympics. It was one of the toughest World Championship courses ever, featuring nearly 6000m of climbing over 20 laps of a 13 km course.
| Race: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze : | Time | |
| Men | |||||||
| Men's road race | Bernard Hinault | 7.32'16" | Gianbattista Baronchelli | 1'01" | Juan Fernández Martín | 4'25" | |
| Women | |||||||
| Women's road race | Beth Heiden | 1.45'15" | Tuulikki Jahre | same time | Mandy Jones | same time | |