title: 1989 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
text: # 1989 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
  
  The men's road race at the 1989 UCI Road World Championships was the 56th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 27 August 1989, in Chambéry, France over a distance of 259.35 kilometres (161.15 mi).
  
  190 riders started, there were 42 classified finishers, and the winner's average speed was 38.33 km/h (23.82 mph).
  
  The race was won by Greg LeMond of the United States. By winning the race, LeMond achieved two cycling doubles: This was his second World Championship road race win, following his victory at the 1983 event. He was also the World Championship road race and a Grand Tour winner in the same year, after his success at the 1989 Tour de France.
  
  ## Final classification
  
  | Rank | Rider | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Greg LeMond (USA) | 6h 45' 59" |
  | | Dimitri Konyshev (URS) | + 0" |
  | | Sean Kelly (IRL) | + 0" |
  | 4 | Steven Rooks (NED) | + 0" |
  | 5 | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) | + 3" |
  | 6 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | + 3" |
  | 7 | Martin Earley (IRL) | + 10" |
  | 8 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | + 10" |
  | 9 | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | + 10" |
  | 10 | Claude Criquielion (BEL) | + 10" |
  